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'''Agni''' is the [[god]] of [[fire]], he begeted the gods, organised the world, produces and preserves universal life, and throughout never ceases to be the embodiment of fire.<ref>{{Nuttall|Agni}}</ref>

'''Agni''' is the [[god]] of [[fire]], he begeted the gods, organised the world, produces and preserves universal life, and throughout never ceases to be the embodiment of fire.<ref>{{Nuttall|Agni}}</ref>

'''Bhaga'''  is the god of wealth and marriage.  

'''Bhaga'''  is the god of wealth and marriage.  

'''Brahma''' is a major [[god]] in [[Hinduism]] and is said to be part of a trinity involving [[Shiva]] and [[Vishnu]].  

'''Brahma''' is a major [[god]] in [[Hinduism]] and is said to be part of a trinity involving [[Shiva]] and [[Vishnu]].  

'''Budha''' in [[Hindu]] [[Mythology]] is the son of the [[moon goddess]] and the god of the planet [[Mercury]], merchandise, and the guardian of merchants. Budha (Hinduism) is the consort of [[Ila]], the daughter of [[Manu]]. (Not to be confused with [[Buddha]])

'''Budha''' in [[Hindu]] [[Mythology]] is the son of the [[moon goddess]] and the god of the planet [[Mercury]], merchandise, and the guardian of merchants. Budha (Hinduism) is the consort of [[Ila]], the daughter of [[Manu]]. (Not to be confused with [[Buddha]])

'''Durga''' is the consort of [[Shiva]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Durgâ}}</ref>

'''Durga''' is the consort of [[Shiva]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Durgâ}}</ref>

'''Ganesha''' is a [[god]]  with an [[elephant]]'s head and four arms; the inspirer of cunning devices and good counsel, afterwards the patron of letters and learned men.<ref>{{Nuttall|Ganega}}</ref>

'''Ganesha''' is a [[god]]  with an [[elephant]]'s head and four arms; the inspirer of cunning devices and good counsel, afterwards the patron of letters and learned men.<ref>{{Nuttall|Ganega}}</ref>

'''Hanuman''' is the monkey-god of the [[Hindus]] and is a friend of [[Rama]], for whose benefit he reared a causeway across seas to Ceylon.<ref>{{Nuttall|Hanuman}}</ref>

'''Hanuman''' is the monkey-god of the [[Hindus]] and is a friend of [[Rama]], for whose benefit he reared a causeway across seas to Ceylon.<ref>{{Nuttall|Hanuman}}</ref>

'''Indra''' is the king of heaven and national god of the [[Hindu]]s he is said to give rise to victories to peoples, and is always ready to aid them; he is preeminently a warlike god, and as he stands on his war-chariot, drawn by five fawn-coloured horses, he is in a sort the type of an Indian chieftain; he is sometimes assisted by other gods, but he more frequently fights alone; he is the dispenser, moreover, of all good gifts, and the author and preserver of all living; his power extends over the heavens, and he holds the earth in the hollow of his hand.<ref>{{nuttall|Indra}}</ref>

'''Indra''' is the king of heaven and national god of the [[Hindu]]s he is said to give rise to victories to peoples, and is always ready to aid them; he is preeminently a warlike god, and as he stands on his war-chariot, drawn by five fawn-coloured horses, he is in a sort the type of an Indian chieftain; he is sometimes assisted by other gods, but he more frequently fights alone; he is the dispenser, moreover, of all good gifts, and the author and preserver of all living; his power extends over the heavens, and he holds the earth in the hollow of his hand.<ref>{{nuttall|Indra}}</ref>

'''Kala''' is the Hindu equivalent to [[Chronus]], or the god of time, who, as in the Greek mythology, at once produces and devours all things.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kâla}}</ref>

'''Kala''' is the Hindu equivalent to [[Chronus]], or the god of time, who, as in the Greek mythology, at once produces and devours all things.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kâla}}</ref>

'''Kali''' meaning the black one, is one of the names of the wife of [[Shiva]], and of whom she is his female counterpart, and has been identified with the Greek [[Hecate]]; she is often represented with a necklace of human heads.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kali}}</ref>

'''Kali''' meaning the black one, is one of the names of the wife of [[Shiva]], and of whom she is his female counterpart, and has been identified with the Greek [[Hecate]]; she is often represented with a necklace of human heads.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kali}}</ref>

'''Kama''' is the Hindu equivalent to [[Cupid]], or the [[god]] of [[love]], a potent god of the Hindu pantheon, able to subdue nearly all the rest of the gods except [[Shiva]], who once with a single glance of his Cyclop eye reduced him to ashes for daring to bring trouble into his breast; he is one of the primitive gods of the [[Hindu pantheon]], like the Eros of the Greeks.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kâma}}</ref>

'''Kama''' is the Hindu equivalent to [[Cupid]], or the [[god]] of [[love]], a potent god of the Hindu pantheon, able to subdue nearly all the rest of the gods except [[Shiva]], who once with a single glance of his Cyclop eye reduced him to ashes for daring to bring trouble into his breast; he is one of the primitive gods of the [[Hindu pantheon]], like the Eros of the Greeks.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kâma}}</ref>

'''[[Krishna]]''', meaning the swarthy one, is a man-god, or god-man, and is viewed by Hindus as the 8th and final incarnation or avatar of [[Vishnu]], in whose [[manifestation]] the latter first reveals himself as supreme divinity;<ref>{{Nuttall|Krishna}}</ref> see [[Bhagavad Gita]].

'''[[Krishna]]''', meaning the swarthy one, is a man-god, or god-man, and is viewed by Hindus as the 8th and final incarnation or avatar of [[Vishnu]], in whose [[manifestation]] the latter first reveals himself as supreme divinity;<ref>{{Nuttall|Krishna}}</ref> see [[Bhagavad Gita]].

'''Kubera''' or '''Kuvera''', is the Hindu equivalent to [[Plutus]], or god of riches, he is represented as deformed and mounted on a vehicle drawn by hobgoblins.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kubera}}</ref>

'''Kubera''' or '''Kuvera''', is the Hindu equivalent to [[Plutus]], or god of riches, he is represented as deformed and mounted on a vehicle drawn by hobgoblins.<ref>{{Nuttall|Kubera}}</ref>

[[Image:Halebidu Lakshminarayana.jpg|right|thumb|Relief sculpture of [[Vishnu]] and Lakshmi]] '''Lakshmi''' is in the Hindu mythology the wife of [[Vishnu]] and the goddess of [[beauty]], [[pleasure]], and [[victory]]; she is a favourite subject of Hindu painting and [[poetry]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Lakshmi}}</ref>

[[Image:Halebidu Lakshminarayana.jpg|right|thumb|Relief sculpture of [[Vishnu]] and Lakshmi]] '''Lakshmi''' is in the Hindu mythology the wife of [[Vishnu]] and the goddess of [[beauty]], [[pleasure]], and [[victory]]; she is a favourite subject of Hindu painting and [[poetry]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Lakshmi}}</ref>

'''Mitra''' is a [[solar deity]] worshiped by the [[Hinduism|Hindus]], and is invoked by them when they take a vow.  

'''Mitra''' is a [[solar deity]] worshiped by the [[Hinduism|Hindus]], and is invoked by them when they take a vow.  

'''Murugan'''  is the son of [[Agni]], and a god of war, he is especially worshiped among the Hindus, by Hindus who are part of the [[Tamil]] ethnicity. He is the most popular deity amongst the Tamils.  

'''Murugan'''  is the son of [[Agni]], and a god of war, he is especially worshiped among the Hindus, by Hindus who are part of the [[Tamil]] ethnicity. He is the most popular deity amongst the Tamils.  

'''Parvati''' is a [[Hindu]] [[goddess]], and the mother of [[Ganesha]], and [[Murugan]].  

'''Parvati''' is a [[Hindu]] [[goddess]], and the mother of [[Ganesha]], and [[Murugan]].  

'''Rama''' is an [[avatar]] of [[Vishnu]], being the seventh, in the character of a [[hero]], a destroyer of monsters and a bringer of [[joy]], as the name signifies, the narrative of whose exploits are given in the Râmâyana.<ref>{{Nuttall|Râma}}</ref>

'''Rama''' is an [[avatar]] of [[Vishnu]], being the seventh, in the character of a [[hero]], a destroyer of monsters and a bringer of [[joy]], as the name signifies, the narrative of whose exploits are given in the Râmâyana.<ref>{{Nuttall|Râma}}</ref>

'''Rudra''' is the old deity of the [[storm]], and father of the [[Marutz]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Rudra}}</ref>

'''Rudra''' is the old deity of the [[storm]], and father of the [[Marutz]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Rudra}}</ref>

'''Sarasvati''' is a [[Hindu]] [[goddess]], and ultimately the wife of [[Brahma]] and goddess of [[music]] and eloquence.<ref>{{Nuttall|Sarasvati}}</ref>

'''Sarasvati''' is a [[Hindu]] [[goddess]], and ultimately the wife of [[Brahma]] and goddess of [[music]] and eloquence.<ref>{{Nuttall|Sarasvati}}</ref>

'''Shiva''' is one of the three major gods in [[Hinduism]], representing the destructiveness inherent in the world, and is supreme god in [[Shaivism]].  

'''Shiva''' is one of the three major gods in [[Hinduism]], representing the destructiveness inherent in the world, and is supreme god in [[Shaivism]].  

'''Surya''',  the [[sun]] conceived of as a female [[deity]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Surya}}</ref>

'''Surya''',  the [[sun]] conceived of as a female [[deity]].<ref>{{Nuttall|Surya}}</ref>

'''Varuna''' is the [[god]] of the luminous heavens, viewed as embracing all things and as the primary source of all life and every blessing. “In connection with no other god,” says M. Barth, “is the sense of the divine majesty and of the absolute dependence of the creature expressed with the same force. We must go to the psalms to find similar accents of adoration and supplication.” He was the prototype of the Greek [[Uranus (god)|Uranus]], the primeval father of gods and men.<ref>{{Nuttall|Varuna}}</ref>

'''Varuna''' is the [[god]] of the luminous heavens, viewed as embracing all things and as the primary source of all life and every blessing. “In connection with no other god,” says M. Barth, “is the sense of the divine majesty and of the absolute dependence of the creature expressed with the same force. We must go to the psalms to find similar accents of adoration and supplication.” He was the prototype of the Greek [[Uranus (god)|Uranus]], the primeval father of gods and men.<ref>{{Nuttall|Varuna}}</ref>

'''Vishnu''' is the supreme and most commonly worshiped god of [[Hinduism]]. According to Hinduism, Vishnu is responsible for the upkeep of the universe.  

'''Vishnu''' is the supreme and most commonly worshiped god of [[Hinduism]]. According to Hinduism, Vishnu is responsible for the upkeep of the universe.  

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