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Hindu deities

Hinduism is an alternatively monist and monotheist religion that understands different deities as representing various aspects and principles of one supreme entity, Brahman or parabrahman.

The Trinity

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva

Vedic Deities

• Indra
• Surya
• Agni
• Vayu
• Varuna
• Yama
• Kubera
• Soma
• Mitra
• Kama
• Gayatri
• Aditi
• Ushas
• Sarasvati

Avatars of Vishnu

• Matsya (the Fish)
• Kurma (the Tortoise)
• Varaha (the Boar)
• Narasimha (Half Lion, Half Man)
• Vamana (The Brahmin Dwarf)
• Parashurama (The Warrior)
• Rama (The King and Pinnacle of Dharma)
• Krishna (Purnavatar or the Full, Plenary, Ultimate Avatar)
• Buddha (The Enlightened One) more commonly known by Hindus as Buddhadev (Lord/God Buddha)
• Kalki (The Final Avatar as Man on White Horse)

Relatives

• Ganesha
• Parvati
• Karttikeya
• Sita
• Hanuman

Mother goddesses

• Shakti
• Devi
• Kali
• Durga
• Lakshmi
• Amman

Topics in Hinduism
Primary Scriptures:	Vedas | Upanishads | Itihasa (Ramayana & Mahabharata) | Bhagavad Gita
Other texts:	Tantras | Sutras | Puranas | Brahma Sutras | Hatha Yoga Pradipika | Yoga Sutra
Concepts:	Brahman | Dharma | Karma | Moksha | Maya Punarjanma | Samsara
Schools & Systems:	Early Hinduism | Samkhya | Nyaya | Vaisheshika Yoga | Mimamsa | Vedanta | Tantra | Bhakti
Traditional Practices:	Jyotish | Ayurveda
Rituals:	Aarti | Darshan | Puja | Satsang | Thaal | Yagnya
Gurus and Saints:	Sankara | Ramakrishna | Vivekananda | Aurobindo Ramana Maharshi | Sivananda
Denominations:	Vaishnavism | Shaivism | Shaktism Agama Hindu Dharma | Contemporary movements