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Hindu
Gods and Hindu Goddesses
"There
can really be as many Hindu Gods as there are devotees to suit the moods,
feelings, emotions & social background of the devotees." Sri
RamaKrishna
The Hindu
Pantheon of Gods is vast. But in fact Hindus are a monotheistic
religion worshipping 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, and Ganesh 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 represents one aspect of
Brahman. Shiva takes on the destructive aspect of Brahman.
Vishnu preserves the working order of the universe. Each Hindu God
is one tiny aspect of the Supreme Being.
Below are listed many of the most well known Hindu gods within the Hindu
pantheon:
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