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	Shree Ghanapathy Temple - Hindu Deities
		The main deity in the Shree Ghanapathy Temple is Lord Ganesha.
		In Hindu mythology, Lord Ganesha is the first son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi (a form of Universal Mother).
		The Navagrahas or the nine planets of the sun are regarded by Hindus to shape the lives of individuals, nations and the course of history.
	www.ghanapathytemple.org.uk /deities (0 words)

	Hindu deities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Within Hinduism a large number of personalities or 'forms' are worshipped as deities or murtis with the belief that these beings are either: aspects of the supreme Brahman; avatars of the supreme being (Bhagavan); or significantly powerful entities known as devas.
		In some respects, the Hindu concept of avatara is similar to the belief found in Christianity that God came to the earth in the form of Jesus.
		Smartism, a denomination of Hinduism is a monist as well as a monotheist religion that understands different deities as representing various aspects and principles of one supreme entity, Brahman or parabrahman.
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	Hindu God Shiva,Lord Shiva,Hindu Trinity,Hindu Mythology,Hindu Deities,Hindu Gods
		The Hindu Trinity comprises three deities that represent the three aspects of the Supreme Being.
		It is believed that it is the energy from the dance that sustains the universe.
		According to Hindu mythology, during the churning of the milk ocean, the Hindu God Shiva swallowed the poison that came up, to protect the cosmos.
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	Hindu temples - HinduWiki
		A Hindu temple is a house of worship for the followers of Hinduism.
		An essential feature of all mandirs is the presence of elaborate murtis of the Hindu deity to whom the temple is dedicated.
		Hindu temples are known by different names in different parts of the world, depending upon the native language.
	www.hinduwiki.com /index.php/Hindu_temples (612 words)

	Meeting God \| American Museum of Natural History
		Hinduism is not an organized religion, but rather a compilation of hundreds, even thousands, of smaller belief systems.
		Perhaps this is why Hinduism seems so complex to outsiders, who devised the term "Hindu," meaning "of India," in an attempt to describe the culture.
		Hinduism's complexity stems from the many forms of three primary deities: Shiva, Creator and Destroyer of all Existence, Vishnu, Protector or Preserver of the Universe and Shakti, the Divine Feminine.
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	Hindu deities - Information from Reference.com
		Although Hindus may worship deities other than their chosen idol from time to time as well, depending on the occasion and their personal inclinations, it is not expected that they will worship—or even know about—every form of God.
		Hindus generally choose one concept of God (e.g., Krishna, Rama, Shiva, or Kali) and cultivate devotion to that chosen form, while at the same time respecting the chosen ideals of other people.
		In some respects, the Hindu concept of avatara is similar to the belief found in Christianity that God came to the earth in the form of Jesus.
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	Hindu Deities
		Hindus declare that there is only one Supreme Being and He is the God of all religions.
		Hindu religion is often labeled as a religion of 330 million gods.
		According to the Hindu scriptures, living beings are not apart from God, since He lives in each and every one of them in the form of atman (BG 10.39).
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	Hindu Deities 4
		Sita and Rama are the model wife and husband in the Hindu tradition.
		Sanskrit, the ancient sacred language of Hinduism, is said to have been created by her.
		Her vehicle is usually shown as a peacock but she may also be seen with a swan or a goose, the vehicles associated with her consort, Brahma.
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	Hinduism — Infoplease.com
		Hinduism is based on the concept of reincarnation, in which all living beings, from plants on earth to gods above, are caught in a cosmic cycle of becoming and perishing.
		Hinduism - Hinduism Hinduism, Western term for the religious beliefs and practices of the vast majority of...
		Hinduism: Early Hinduism - Early Hinduism Hinduism is a synthesis of the religion brought into India by the Aryans (c.1500...
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	Appendix B: Hindu Deities, Sages and Saints Who were not Brahmins (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He is considered the most popular deity of Hindus, and revealed the ‘Bhagavad Gita’, which is the bedrock of modern Hinduism, and summarizes the philosophical teachings of all Hindu scriptures in a masterful manner.
		He is considered as a representation of the ‘Destroyer’ aspect of God and is one of the chief Hindu deities.
		All Hindu monastic orders trace their lineage from him and a popular saying goes: “vyasocchishtam jagatsarvam” meaning that so great was the learning Rishi Veda Vyasa, that even his voluminous writings represent only the periphery of his knowledge.
	vishalagarwal.voiceofdharma.com /articles/scriptures/vajrasuchika/appendixb.htm (1268 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Deities
		Hindus worship various gods depending on the characteristics they wish to emulate and according to their needs.
		Vishnu is the second god in the Hindu triumvirate, or Trimurti and is therefore one of the most important characters in Indian mythology.
		She is one of the most popular goddesses of Hindu mythology and is known as the goddess of wealth, knowledge and purity.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/hinduism/deities (199 words)

	Hinduism and the Hindu Deities - Pagan
		Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world, with somewhere along the lines of 750 million followers.
		There is no one defining text that Hinduism is based on, and many sects and variations continue to flourish to this day.
		The main deity of Hinduism is viewed as being a tri-fold god.
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	Kashmir: Religious Practices
		Thus, Hindu worship of deities is monotheistic polytheism and not simple polytheism.
		The Hindu deity in a human form but with the head of an elephant - represents the power of the Supreme Being that removes obstacles and ensures success in human endeavors.
		Hindu Dharma explains the symbolism of the Hindu deities and includes nine beautiful color pictures of the popular Hindu deities.
	www.ikashmir.net /deities/index.html (1036 words)

	Hindu Gods (Deities) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Each of the six religions of Hinduism would call by different names and would put forward different philosophies, but all agree that there is one and only one Supreme God.
		It is in fact the specialty of Hinduism that it lets multiple perspectives of the God to coexist on its platform, all sharing the same common dharma.
		The God is worshipped in multiple perpectives, names in Hinduism that has six major religions in it.
	www.shaivam.org /hipgods.htm (356 words)

	Hindu deities - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		Hinduism is a monist and monotheist religion that understands different deities as representing various aspects and principles of one supreme entity, Brahman or parabrahman.
		Narada, an ancient sage (probably a personification of the cloud, the water-giver), is considered as the messenger between the gods and men, and as having sprung from the forehead of Brahma.
		These deities represent forces of nature or devas and are not equivalent to Brahman represented as Vishnu or Shiva.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Hindu_godforms (245 words)

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	Hinduism Today \| Aug 1999
		The concern of the protesters was that Hindu deities, who are real beings, not be treated by the show's producers in the same way they have treated the fictional, made-up gods they have written into the plot or the mythical Greek gods whom no one worships and whom even the Greeks accept as mythical.
		One of the main concerns voiced by protesters was that they did not want Hindu deities and Hindu scriptures to be reduced to the level of myths or fiction.
		Hinduism Today missed the most important story of all connected with the "Xena" episode, and that is the manner in which so many Hindu leaders from so many different organizations from various sampradayas were able to put aside their religious and philosophical differences and work hand-in-hand for a greater cause.
	www.hinduismtoday.com /archives/1999/8/1999-8-05.shtml (1085 words)

	David Frawley - Hinduism : The Eternal Tradition - Hinduism And Sanatana Dharma (Pg35)
		As Hinduism has been the main religion of India for thousands of years, there is a tendency to identify the backward social condition of India with Hinduism.
		Though the majority of people in India are Hindus and its recent political leaders have been primarily of Hindu ancestry, there has been little of the Hindu religion and its spiritual values in the political or educational systems, particularly since Gandhi.
		To associate them with Hinduism as a religion would be like to associate the widespread use of drugs and sexual promiscuity with the predominant Christian religion of the West today.
	www.hindubooks.org /david_frawley/hinduism/hinduism_and_sanatana_dharma/page35.htm (343 words)

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		photographs of images of Hindu deities to support teaching the 5-14 Religious and Moral Education programme from the Religious Education Section of the University of Strathclyde...
		He is the war God, the Hindu equivalent of Mars and Ares...
		He is the second member of the Hindu Trinity, with Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva as the other...
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	The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities, Vol. 1: The Pantheon of the Mantramahodadhi/The Iconography of Hindu Tantric ...
		As in other Tantric texts, the deity descriptions of the MM are not presented for their own sake but are included in the context of ritual worship to enable the worshipper to visualize the deity.
		Then, each set of extracts of deity descriptions is first presented in a compact and readable tabular presentation which gives an overview and summary of all of the deity descriptions in that extract and their primary iconographie features.
		It may be speculated that the selection of deities that is presented by each of these texts represents the tastes, predilections, and sectarian proclivities of its author(s), or alternatively, an impulse toward a certain kind of "catholicity" that strives for a certain kind of nonsectarian inclusiveness.
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	Hindu Gods and Hindu Goddesses : overview of the gods and goddesses of Hinduism
		Another important subject related to Hindu Gods and Goddesses is Bhakti Yoga.
		There is a remarquable religious tolerance embedded within the pantheon of countless Hindu gods and goddesses, allowing anyone to experience the divine in the way that suits best at a particular time.
		This also explains how it is possible for many different Hindu gods and goddesses to be worshipped by members of one and the same Hindu family.
	www.sanatansociety.org /hindu_gods_and_goddesses.htm (716 words)

	Hindu deities
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		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 Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow
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	God in Hindu Dharma and Representation in Temples
		The Hindu Trinity, forms of Gods and Goddesses, the Avatars of Lord Vishnu, the Devatas, Planet and Animal Deities are all presented with their image representation.
		If you have ever wondered, if Hindus worship one God or many Gods, why do Hindus worship images and icons, why does the God in Hindu dharma have multiple names and multiple forms of God, then this is the where, we hope, you will find answers.
		Hinduism also has many dual male-female forms like Radha-Krishna, Sita-Rama, Uma-Mahesh, and Lakshmi -Narayan in which the female form is usually addressed first.
	www.hindunet.org /god (0 words)

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		The day coincides with the Hindu New Year and another popular festival known as Diwali or “the Festival of Lights.” Since goddess Kali represents material time, it is appropriate that her holiday is celebrated at the juncture between the old and new years.
		It should be noted that Hindu deities are often worshiped in many different forms and features, including married or unmarried, in accordance with the particular mood and tradition of the devotee.
		Hindu philosophy acknowledges many different levels of worship and for this reason, religious and sectarian tolerance is an important Hindu precept.
	www.galva108.org /deities.html (12548 words)

	Hindu Gods and Goddesses - ReligionFacts
		Devotion to these various deities is based primarily on one's region and needs, and even when devotion is given to only one, the existence of others is acknowledged.
		Hindu worship virtually always involves sculptures and images, to which offerings are made and rituals are performed.
		The "Destroyer" and one of the chief deities of Hinduism.
	www.religionfacts.com /hinduism/deities.htm (212 words)

	Hinduism, Hindu, Hindu gods and goddesses, Hindu holiday traditions, Hindu rituals -- Beliefnet.com
		Explore the central tenets of this faith, including its teachings on the nature of a deity, the origin of the universe, the existence of evil, and more.
		It may not be the month-long, raucous Diwali they had in India, but Hindus in the U.S still make this important holiday special.
		The message of the Hindu baby-naming ceremony remains simple, despite the glitz of computer horoscopes and temple websites.
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		To understand Hindu Deities, it is important to understand the Hindu concept of the divine.
		Krishna and Rama are two very well known deities whom you can find out more about at (put link here) and (put link here).
		He is the elephant-headed deity who gives and removes obstacles and helps people on the road to success.
	www.msu.edu /~willickd/hinduintro.htm (441 words)

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