Editing Hindu mythology (section)

=== Deities ===
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'''[[Pantheism]]'''
*[[Brahman]] The Ultimate Reality

'''[[Vaishnavism]]''' (Vishnu-centric)
*[[Vishnu]] The God of Preservation
*[[Lakshmi]] The Goddess of Prosperity
*[[Dashavatara]] Ten incarnations of Vishnu, chiefly [[Krishna]] and [[Rama]]

'''[[Shaivism]]''' (Shiva-centric)
*[[Shiva]] The God of Destruction
*[[Parvati]] The Goddess of Power
*[[Ganesha]] The God of Auspiciousness
*[[Kartikeya]] The God of Victory and War

'''[[Shaktism]]''' (Goddess-centric)
*[[Mahadevi]] Supreme Goddess
*[[Saraswati]] Goddess of Wisdom
*[[Lakshmi]] Goddess of Prosperity
*[[Parvati]] Goddess of Power
*[[Durga]] Goddess of War
*[[Kali]] Goddess of time and destruction 


'''[[Henotheism]] and [[Polytheism]]'''
* [[Brahma]] The God of Creation
* [[Vishnu]] The God of Preservation
* [[Shiva]] The God of Destruction
* [[Indra]] The King of the Devas and Svarga
* [[Saraswati]] The Goddess of Wisdom
* [[Lakshmi]] The Goddess of Prosperity
* [[Parvati]] The Goddess of Power
* [[Ganesha]] The God of Auspiciousness
* [[Krishna]] The God of love and protection
* [[Radha]] The goddess of love, chief consort of Krishna
* [[Rukmini]] The first queen consort and principal wife of Krishna<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vemsani |first=Lavanya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fw2DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA91 |title=Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names |date=2016-06-13 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-211-3 |pages=91 |language=en |access-date=2 March 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326164823/https://books.google.com/books?id=4fw2DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA91 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Satyabhama]] The third queen consort of Krishna
* [[Kalindi|Yamuna]] one of the main sacred river goddesses in Hinduism and the fourth queen consort of Krishna
* [[Bhumi (goddess)|Bhudevi]] Goddess of the Earth
* [[Kartikeya]] (Murugan) God of Victory and War
* [[Rama]] The seventh incarnation of  [[Vishnu]]
* [[Kali]] A terrible aspect of [[Parvati]] 
* [[Durga]] A principal aspect of Mahadevi 
* [[Ashvins]] Twin gods of medicine
* [[Agni]] God of Fire
* [[Rudra]] God of the storm 
* [[Shakti]] Personification of power
* [[Vayu]] God of the wind
* [[Surya]] God of the Sun
* [[Varuna]] God of the oceans
* [[Lakshmana]] Younger Brother of Rama
* [[Hanuman]] Highest devotee of Rama
* [[Sita]] Consort of Rama and incarnation of Lakshmi
* [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]] An incarnation of the goddess [[Shakti]]
* [[Kubera]] God of Wealth
* [[Parshurama]] The sixth incarnation of [[Vishnu]]
* [[Yama]] God of Death and the Underworld
* [[Chandra]] God of the Moon 
* [[Balrama|Balarama]] incarnation of [[Shesha]] and in some traditions an avatar of Vishnu 
* [[Prajapati]] Creator deity
* [[Kalki]] Prophesied final incarnation of Vishnu
* [[Dashavatara]] (Ten Incarnations of [[Vishnu]])
* [[Narada]] Divine sage, messenger of gods
* [[Sundaravalli]] Daughter of Vishnu, consort of Murugan
* [[Devasena]] Daughter of Vishnu, consort of Murugan
* [[Kamadeva]] The God of love and desire
* [[Rati]] The Goddess of love and desire
* [[Shani]] Divine Personification of the planet saturn
''[[Dravidian folk religion]]''' (Indigenous Dravidian faith)

* [[Mariamman]] Mother goddess
* [[Aiyanar|Ayyanar]] Guardian deity
* [[Ayyappan]] God of Dharma