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	Hindu Hierarchs Goddesses Gods
		Hinduism was a family of myriad faiths that range from an absolute monistic triad, (Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer) to a pluralistic Hindu theism (the Supreme Being manifests as many gods and goddesses).
		Mentioned in the Vedas and other Hinduism texts as a water, fertility, and spiritual warrior goddess, she was depicted in sculptures and reliefs as the embodiment of the unconquerable female and family unity.
		Mentioned in the Rig Veda and other Hinduism texts as a pure river waters and fertile prosperity goddess, she was depicted in sculptures as the embodiment of a speech Vagdevi and a wisdom Brahmi.
	www.blessingscornucopia.com /Hinduism_Hindu_Vedic_Vedas_Hindu_Hierarchs_Goddesses_Gods.htm (1899 words)

	Indian Heritage - Hindu Gods & Goddesses
		Hinduism is supposed to be 'apauruseya', i.e., of impersonal origin and so also are the Gods of Hinduism.
		The Hindu scriptures were eloquent while describing the qualities of God.
		The main Hindu Gods as we accept today can be broadly classified as Saiva Gods (Siva, His consort, His sons, His other forms), Vaishnava Gods (Vishnu, His consort, His various avatharams)and Sakthi or Saktha (Forms of Goddess Sakthi).
	www.saigan.com /heritage/gods.htm (237 words)

	Hindu Gods and Goddesses,Hindu Gods,Hindu Goddesses,Hindu Deities
		However, in fact, at the heart of this religion, is simply the Hindu Trinity that comprises Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Shiva.
		This Hindu Goddess was born from the water pot in which Brahma washed his feet.
		She is the Hindu goddess of food and cooking, and is an incarnation of Parvati (also known as Durga), the consort of Lord Shiva.
	www.india-crafts.com /articles/hindu-gods-and-goddesses.html (955 words)

	www.hindu.org - Temples & Ashrams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hindu Temple Of Kentucky: This Temple is an epitome of beauty and serenity and is dedicated to over a dozen HINDU Gods.
		Hindu Temple Society of Capital District, Albany - The Hindu Temple Society of Capital District, Inc. located in Loudonville, NY is a place of worship for local devotees of the Hindu religion.
		Hindu Temple Of Central Texas - Serving the Hindu public of Austin, Texas with regular abhishekams to Lord Ganesha.
	www.hindu.org /temples-ashrams (3138 words)

	The Body and Soul Center - Hindu Gods & Goddesses Page
		Hindus worship many gods but believe all of them to be manifestations of a single godhead.
		It is said that the impersonal Godhead (brahman) becomes accessible to all by manifesting as a personal god (ishta devata), a household god (graha devata), a family god (kula devata), a village god (grama devata), a cosmic god (param ishwara) and as the soul (atma).
		Hindu theism resulted in the "bhakti" revolution that propagated passionate devotion to a personal god as the means to live a materially and spiritually fulfilled life.
	www.bodyandsoulcenter.com /hgod.html (814 words)

	Hindu Goddesses
		Hinduism is in vogue in the West: it's far-out, spiritual, anti-materialism, sexual, ascetic and--best of all--not our parents' religion.
		Hinduism is an ancient faith, formed by the amalgamation of the matriarchal Goddess faith of the Dravidians and the patriarchal warrior faith of the Aryans.
		Her name means, literally, "Goddess." She is the sum total of all existence; all derives from Her and all ultimately returns to Her.
	www.geocities.com /Wellesley/1582/hindug.html (1011 words)

	Goddesses
		The names of many Goddesses have been inherited by the contemporary Western world as relics, dusty curiosities to be occasionally dusted off, displayed for the amusement, and then put away again.
		Whether one considers the ancient Goddesses living entities, or manifestations of a Unitary One, or psychological archetypes, or models of feminine potential, is irrelevant: They are re-entering our modern lives, and bringing with Them all of Their vitality, anger, power, sensuality, charisma and wisdom.
		Women's fight for political and economic justice has also sparked the return of the Goddesses; as women struggled with institutions and individuals, they were often confronted with established, patriarchal, religiously-justified images of Woman as weak, apathetic, mild, and so on.
	www.geocities.com /Wellesley/1582/goddesses.html (691 words)

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		And this is why Hinduism is called a Living Idea, guided by the sum total of human wisdom that is not considered to be embodied in one person, or one book, or one period of human history.
		Hinduism is one of the few religions in which worship of independent Goddesses survives.
		This Goddess who was Durga approached the heavens occupied by Mahisha and challenged him to come and battle with her.
	www.hinduweb.org /home/history/sudheerb/practices3.htm (5611 words)

	Wisdom Goddesses - Mahavidyas and the Assertion of Femininity in Indian Thought
		Iconographically this Goddess is shown seated on a lotus that rests on the supine body of Lord Shiva, who in turn lies on a throne whose legs are the gods Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and Rudra.
		This is a direct and hard-hitting portrayal of the Goddess dominating the important male deities of the Hindu pantheon, a central belief of the Mahavidya ideology.
		There are two attendant forms of the goddess to the central icon - a female Buddha in lotus position and dhara mudra (the only figure without the 3rd eye) in the upper right of the picture and a dancing red Kali in the lower left, suggesting that the act of self-sacrifice represents a spiritual transformation.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /article/mahavidyas (2974 words)

	American Hindu Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hinduism is the only polytheistic religion with 330 million Gods and Goddesses.
		Publisher of Hinduism Today, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami mentioned that Hinduism is in love of one energy, which comes from God and flows through all our bodies.
		It is a wonderful opportunity for kids and youth to learn and practice Hindu way of life, develop social awareness and leadership skills among children while having fun.
	www.madison.com /communities/americanhindu/pages/Hinduism_is_the_.php?php_page_set=0 (670 words)

	Hindu Gods Goddesses
		Regards from hindu pantheons are not because they are exceptional and ramayana and others are exceptional and mantras end the cosmos end the heavenly world end the visual artwork that there is very insightful and goddesses end the gods and i know god in educating the ocean in an a-list book.
		Forms or worship of each deity and goddesses and lakshmi narayan in india end the hindu family at the divine contains both masculine and goddesses direct access to send you for understanding the writing is ayurveda home in today's india lord vishnu the raising of healing end the people how much.
		Sacred permeated everything and hindu belief regardless of casteism and goddesses on religion a deity as an apartment now understand much and images and alter items end the effort end the essential core of vaishnavism or why do hindus worship of the good luck to do end the ideals of hindu.
	www.goddess.ws /articles/hindu-gods-goddesses (597 words)

	www.hindu.org - Dharma & Philosophy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hindu Students Association of McGill University - The HSA in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a chapter of the Hindu Students Council (HSC), an international organization promoting understanding of Hindu traditions, customs, culture and heritage.
		National Hindu Students Forum UK - What began with a few students in the United Kingdom just 9 years ago is now the largest student body for Hindu students in Europe, with local chapters in over 51 universities.
		Goddess Durga, India - This site from Dhanbad, India is dedicated to worship of Goddess Durga and portrays the festival of Durga Puja as it is celebrated in the autumn with different festivities and rituals all over India, but especially in Dhanbad.
	www.hindu.org /dharma (1921 words)

	Hinduism, Hindu, Hindu gods and goddesses, Hindu holiday traditions, Hindu rituals -- Beliefnet.com
		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.
		More on Hindu practice and spirituality, contemporary Hindu issues, and living a Hindu life.
	www.beliefnet.com /ep/hindu.asp (277 words)

	About Hindu Gods and Hindu Goddesses, Learn About the Hindu Gods and Goddesses - - Erzulies.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Hindu pantheon is one of the most ancient in the world and resonates so closely with the Vodou pantheon in prayers, rituals and divine intervention we were compelled to incorporate this powerful and mystical tradition within the Erzulie's family of spiritual remedies.
		Goddess Lakshmi, also known as Shri, is personified not only as the goddess of fortune and wealth but also as an embodiment of loveliness, grace and charm.
		She is worshipped as a goddess who grants both worldly prosperity as well as liberation from the cycle of life and death.
	www.erzulies.com /site/articles/view/21 (1156 words)

	Bustin' Out! Asexual Goddess Births (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hindus still read these myths today, in addition to the many other stories that were recorded during the Classic (400- 600 C.E.) and Medieval (600- 1800 C.E.) periods, and continue to appear today, in this modern period.
		The role of the goddesses is serve the world, and be served, praised and petitioned to by humans.
		Therefore, I conclude that the goddesses are not meant to be models for mortal women, in terms of childbearing.
	students.vassar.edu /~reli350/snodgrass (1659 words)

	Indian Realm
		A bloodthirsty fertility goddess to whom the Thugs (Under the title Bhavani, she was invoked by this secret brotherhood of murderers.) sacrificed their victims.
		An Indian goddess of love, passion, desire, and pleasure, she is more or less the Indian equivalent to Greek Aphrodite; and the female counterpart to Kama, the god of Love.
		Lakshmi, Goddess of Plenty, is, as you can imagine, wildly popular...everyone wants to honor her and hope for the good fortune she can bestow.
	inanna.virtualave.net /indian.html (1650 words)

	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)

	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.
		The different Gods and Goddesses of Hinduism represent various functions of this One Supreme Divinity, and are not separate Gods.
	hindunet.org /god (602 words)

	Gods & Goddesses of Ancient India - Crystalinks
		Within Smarta Hinduism, a variety of forms of God are seen as aspects of the one impersonal divine ground, Brahman (not Brahma).
		Some of Hinduism's adherents are Smarta monists, seeing multiple manifestations of the one God or source of being, which is often confused by non-Hindus as being polytheist.
		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.
	www.crystalinks.com /indiadieties.html (714 words)

	KALI GODDESS
		It is partly correct to say Kali is a goddess of death but She brings the death of the ego as the illusory self-centered view of reality.
		Nowhere in the Hindu stories is She seen killing anything but demons nor is She associated specifically with the process of human dying like the Hindu god Yama (who really is the god of death).
		The notion that She is the goddess of death, sex and violence is simply utter nonsense.
	www.goddess.ws /kali.html (844 words)

	Goddesses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		She is the goddess of fortune, prosperity and success, the consort of Mahavisnu.
		She is supposed to be an incarnation of Lakhsmi and is the chief queen of Krishna, the mother of Pradyumna and the sister of Rukmin.
		She is a form of Daksayani and the wife of Rama who is considered to be the incarnation of Mahalakshmi and is the mother of Lava and Kusa.
	www.gaminggeeks.org /Resources/KateMonk/India/Hindu-Gods/Goddesses.htm (185 words)

	Hindu: Religion: Paintings - Art of Legend India Product Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The basis of Hinduism lies in the four Vedas of the Aryans.
		The mainstay of popular Hinduism is the later Vedic literature, which consists of the puranas (old stories) and itihasas (epics).
		The renovation of Hinduism started by this great trio of South India and continued by a number of Saints and Sagas in the rest of India.
	www.artoflegendindia.com /browse/PBA/aff00346 (695 words)

	Goddess Worship in Hindu Dharma : Forms of Goddesses
		In the most representative Hindu view, the universe is the manifestation of the creative power (shakti) of Brahman, whose essence is absolute existence, consciousness, and bliss (or in Sanskrit, sat-chi t-ananda).
		The position of women in the Hindu religion is dignified because each woman is considered a manifestation of the Divine Mother.
		Hindus view man and woman as the two wings of the same bird.
	hindunet.org /god/Goddesses (664 words)

	Hindu Statues
		Hindu Goddess Durga is the slayer of evil demon king, Mahishasura.
		She is said to be formed by the joint divine energies of the major Gods in Hindu religion.
		Hindu Statues : beautiful statues depicting Hindu Gods and Hindu Goddesses, including statues of Shiva, sculptures of Krishna, statues from Hindu temples, sculptures of Ganesha, Kali, Durga and other hindu religious statues.
	www.dollsofindia.com /read/hindu_statues.htm (108 words)

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		Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985.\par }{\plain \par _______, }{\plain \i Encountering the Goddess: A Translation of the }{\plain \i\ul Devi-Mahatmya}{\plain \i and a Study of Its Interpretation}{\plain.
		SUNY Press, 1989.\par }{\plain \par }{\plain _______, }{\plain \i Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition}{\plain.
		Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997.\par }{\plain \par }{\plain Stanley N. Kurtz, }{\plain \i All the Mothers are One: Hindu India and the Cultural Reshaping of Psychoanalysis}{\plain.
	www.columbia.edu /ccnmtl/draft/kristen/mcdermott/GODDESSES_2004.rtf (1902 words)

	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.
		The different Gods and Goddesses of Hinduism represent various functions of this One Supreme Divinity, and are not separate Gods.
		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 (602 words)

	Hinduism Religion - Hindu Paintings of Hindu gods and Hindu goddesses
		Hindu Art Paintings of Lord Ganesha, Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva, Goddess Kali, Goddess Durga, and other Gods and Goddesses from Hindu Religion.
		Hindu Paintings featuring hindu gods, hindu goddesses, and the various hindu pantheons are one of the most prominent sympbols of Indian and Hindu Art.
		These artworks have been inspired by the centuries old hindu customs, hindu culture, and also the iconry as represented in the thousands of hindu temples, scattered all over India.
	www.hindupaintings.com (245 words)

	Thousands of NAMES OF GODS, GODDESSES, DEMIGODS, MONSTERS, SPIRITS, DEMONS & DEITIES for your dog, horse, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Gods and Goddesses of the Streghe have their basis in the deities of the Etruscians, who occupied Italy in BC times.
		Gods and Goddesses were often connected with sacred springs, rivers, groves, or tribal shrines in the outdoors.
		All goddesses of the world are manifestation of Shakti, the feminine aspect of creation, the mother of God and Universe.
	www.lowchensaustralia.com /names/gods.htm (2038 words)

	Amazon.com: Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition (Hermeneutics: Studies in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Encountering the Goddess: A Translation of the Devl-Mahatmya and a Study of Its Interpretation (Hindu Series) by Thomas B. Coburn
		Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition (Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions) by David R. Kinsley
		An essential book for those interested in Hindu Goddesses and/or world Goddess myth and religion, and one which will serve as both a useful introduction to the subject and an accurate source to be returned to in research again and again.
	www.amazon.com /Hindu-Goddesses-Religious-Tradition-Hermeneutics/dp/0520063392 (1365 words)

	Hindu Goddesses and Women
		This course carefully examines the origins and development of the Hindu goddess in terms of myth, ideologies, images, and systems of thought and practice.
		Each vision of the Goddess offers its own distinctive patterns and values, rooted in personal and corporate experiences; each speaks to specific notions of the cosmos and the divine, and the relationship between the human and the divine.
		While the ideas and images are undoubtedly focused on a sub-continental Goddess tradition, its social and religious milieu, these images also mean to describe and direct a course of human experience.
	www.cs.rochester.edu /~bhotika/hgw/hgw.html (766 words)

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