Gods & Goddesses

50 deities of Sanatan Dharma: the Trimurti, the Devi, the ten avatars of Vishnu, the Navagraha and much-loved regional deities. Each one has a page with their mantra, story, festivals and temples.

Trimurti

शिव

Lord Shiva

The Auspicious One · Mahadev

ब्रह्मा

Lord Brahma

The Creator

विष्णु

Lord Vishnu

The Preserver · Narayana

Shaiva

गणेश

Lord Ganesha

Remover of Obstacles · Vighnaharta

कार्तिकेय

Lord Kartikeya · Murugan

Commander of the Devas · Skanda

काल भैरव

Kaal Bhairava

Guardian of Time · Kotwal of Kashi

Devi · Shakti

पार्वती

Goddess Parvati

Daughter of the Mountains · Uma

लक्ष्मी

Goddess Lakshmi

Goddess of Prosperity · Shri

सरस्वती

Goddess Saraswati

Goddess of Knowledge & Music

दुर्गा

Goddess Durga

The Invincible Mother · Mahishasuramardini

काली

Goddess Kali

The Dark Mother · Lady of Time

गायत्री

Goddess Gayatri

Mother of the Vedas

अन्नपूर्णा

Goddess Annapurna

Giver of Food & Nourishment

वैष्णो देवी

Mata Vaishno Devi

The Mother of Trikuta

कामाख्या

Goddess Kamakhya

Goddess of Desire · Shakti Peeth

संतोषी माता

Santoshi Maa

Mother of Contentment

गंगा

Ganga Maa

The Holy River

Vaishnava · Dashavatara

राम

Lord Rama

Maryada Purushottam · 7th Avatar

कृष्ण

Lord Krishna

Govinda · 8th Avatar

नरसिंह

Lord Narasimha

The Man-Lion · 4th Avatar

मत्स्य

Matsya Avatar

The Divine Fish · 1st Avatar

कूर्म

Kurma Avatar

The Divine Tortoise · 2nd Avatar

वराह

Varaha Avatar

The Divine Boar · 3rd Avatar

वामन

Vamana Avatar

The Dwarf Brahmin · 5th Avatar

परशुराम

Parashurama

Rama with the Axe · 6th Avatar

कल्कि

Kalki Avatar

The Future Avatar · 10th

Vaishnava

सीता

Goddess Sita

Janaki · Daughter of the Earth

राधा

Radha Rani

Queen of Vrindavan

हनुमान

Lord Hanuman

Bajrangbali · Sankat Mochan

बलराम

Lord Balarama

Elder Brother of Krishna · Haladhara

Regional

जगन्नाथ

Lord Jagannath

Lord of the Universe · Puri

विठ्ठल

Lord Vitthal · Vithoba

Pandurang of Pandharpur

वेंकटेश्वर

Lord Venkateswara · Balaji

Lord of Seven Hills

खाटू श्याम

Khatu Shyam Ji

Barbarika · Haare ka Sahara

अय्यप्पा

Lord Ayyappa

Hariharaputra · Lord of Sabarimala

खंडोबा

Lord Khandoba

Malhari Martand · Deity of Jejuri

दत्तात्रेय

Lord Dattatreya

Guru of Gurus · Trimurti in One

Navagraha

सूर्य

Lord Surya

The Sun God

चन्द्र

Chandra Dev

The Moon God · Soma

मंगल

Mangal Dev

Mars · Son of the Earth

बुध

Budh Dev

Mercury · Lord of Intellect

बृहस्पति

Brihaspati · Guru

Jupiter · Guru of the Devas

शुक्र

Shukra Dev

Venus · Guru of the Asuras

शनि

Shani Dev

Saturn · The Just Judge

राहु

Rahu

The Shadow Planet · North Node

केतु

Ketu

The Shadow Planet · South Node

Vedic

विश्वकर्मा

Lord Vishwakarma

The Divine Architect

कुबेर

Lord Kubera

Treasurer of the Gods

इन्द्र

Lord Indra

King of the Devas

अग्नि

Lord Agni

The Sacred Fire