Learn About Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Hindu god Shiva is the most popular of all the Hindu deities. Shiva the Destroyer is the lord who is responsible for maintaining the cycle of existence; beginning and conclusion.
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Ganesh Remover of Obstacles

Hindu god Ganesh is the god of wisdom and success. Known as "The Remover of Obstacles" he is invoked before starting a venture to ease the path from difficulties.
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Vishnu The Preserver

Hindu god Vishnu is one of the principle deities of Hinduism and part of the Trimurti. Lord Vishnu is responsible for upholding the moral order, or dharma of the universe.
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Nataraja Dancing Lord Shiva Nataraja Dancing Lord Shiva

Lord Shiva as Hindu god Nataraja represents the apocalypse and creation as he dances away the illusory world of Maya, transforming it into power and enlightenment.
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Krishna Divine Cow Herder Krishna Divine Cow Herder

Hindu god Krishna is widely revered as one of the most popular of all Indian divinities. Lord Krishna is worshipped as the eighth incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.
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Parvati Benign Aspect of Devi

Hindu goddess Parvati is the benevolent aspect of the female form of mother Devi. Devi Parvati is known as "daughter of the mountain".
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Hanuman Monkey God

The Hindu God Hanuman is the monkey deity renowned for his courage, power, and faithful selfless service. He is the divine companion of the god Rama.
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Lakshmi GODDESS OF WISDOM

Hindu goddess Lakshmi, also called Laxmi, is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, luxury, beauty, fertility, and auspiciousness.
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Saraswati Goddess of Wisdom

Saraswati, goddess of knowledge and the arts, embodies the wisdom of Devi. She is the river of consciousness that enlivens creation.
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Durga The Unconquerable

The Hindu Goddess Durga is the most splendid manifestation of Devi. Goddess Durga contains within her the power of all the Hindu gods combined.
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Brahma God of Creation

Brahma is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti. The others two Hindu Gods in the Trimurti are Vishnu and Shiva. Brahmas consort is Saraswati.
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Kali Malevolent Form of Devi

To aid her son in his endeavor to rid the three worlds of the multiplying demon, Raktabija, Parvati entered the cosmic battlefield as the dreaded goddess Kali - dark as death.
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Murugan God of War

Hindu god Murugan has many nicknames but his most common is Skanda. As far as Indian history goes, Skanda began his existence basically from the beginning.
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Shakti Feminine Energy

The Shakta tradition glorifies Devi, the consort of Shiva, as the World Mother who, as Hindu goddess Shakti, is the energy giving power behind all creation.
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Patanjali Father of Yoga

Pantanjali's most known accomplishment is the compilation of the Yoga Sutras. He is also the assumed writer of work on the ancient Indian medicine system.
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""There can really be as many Hindu Gods as there are devotees to suit the moods, feelings, emotions & social background of the devotees."

~Sri Rama Krishna~

The Pantheon of Hindu Gods is vast. Yet, in fact, Hindus are a monotheistic religion worshiping one God. Hindus believe that there is only one ultimate reality; Brahman.

Brahman is a supreme spirit that permeates everything. Brahman is entirely impersonal, and entirely impossible to describe. Everything in the universe is part of Brahman, but Brahman is more than the sum of everything in the universe.

The Hindu gods; Shiva, Parvati, Krishna, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Ganesh, Nataraja, Devi, Saraswati, Shakti, Buddha, Kali, Murugan, Patanjali, and Hanuman serve as a way in which devotees can see, touch and feel this unknowable God, Brahman. They give the layperson a tangible, knowable aspect of the Supreme Being.

Each of the Hindu Gods represent one aspect of Brahman. Each Hindu God of the trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are each part of the godhead and each are responsible for one aspect of him. Brahma is the creator and creates all things in the cosmos. Shiva takes on the destructive aspect of Brahman. Vishnu preserves the Dharma, the working order of the universe. Each Hindu God is one aspect of the Supreme Being.

By Kyle Tortora, [email protected]

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