"Shiva and Vishnu. Some other extremely popular deities are Krishna and Rama (incarnations of Vishnu), Ma Kali (Mother Kali, the feminine deity, or Mother Goddess, aka Durga, Parvati, Shakti, etc.) and Ganesha (the famous elephant-headed God of wisdom). It is epitomised by the devotion of the God Hanuman or Bajrang Bali for his Lord Rama. Another major form of prayer for Hindus involves a heavy focus on meditation, through Hindu yoga that stills the mind in order to focus on God. Mahatma Gandhi stated that ""prayer is the very soul and essence of religion, and therefore prayer must be the"
"Baba Mohan Rama Baba Mohan Ram (Hindi: बाबा मोहन राम) or Baba Mohan Rama (Hindi: बाबा मोहन रामा)(or Babaji, Kali Kholi Ke Sardar, Maharaj ji, Guruji) (1500-1530 AD; V.S. 1409–1442) is a Hindu folk deity of Rajasthan, India. Baba stands for Lord Shiva, Mohan stands for Lord Krishna and Ram stands for Lord Rama making his Divine Name ""Baba Mohan Ram"" , He is an Indian spiritual master who is regarded by his devotees as a saint, a sadhu, a rishi, a fakir, a ""satguru"" and an incarnation (avatar) of Lord Krishna. He is attributed to be the creator, sustainer"
"Rohini Devi In Hinduism, Rohini (, ) is a consort of Vasudeva. She is the surrogate mother of Balarama and mother of his sister Subhadra, the siblings of the god Krishna. She played a prominent role in the nurture of Krishna. She was a partial incarnation of Surabhi, the mother of the cows. Rohini's husband, Vasudeva, was also married to another lady, Devaki. Immediately after the wedding of Devaki and Vasudeva, a divine voice from the sky (also called ""Akashvani"") predicted the death of Devaki's evil brother Kansa at the hand of ""the eighth son of Devaki"". Kansa then resolved"
"Brahmani Brahmani (Sanskrit: ब्रह्माणी, IAST: Brahmâṇī) or Brahmi (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मि, IAST: Brāhmī), is one of the seven Mother Goddesses called Matrikas. She is a form of Parvati and is considered as the Shakti of the creator god Brahma in Hinduism. She is an aspect of Adi Shakti, possessing the ""Rajas Guna"" and therefore is the source of Brahma's power. She is also worshipped as """"Kuldevi Mata"""". She is depicted yellow in colour and with four heads. She may be depicted with four or six arms. Like Brahma, she holds a rosary or noose and kamandalu (water pot) or lotus stalk"
"Vishnu Vishnu (; ; Sanskrit: विष्णु, IAST: """") is one of the principal deities of Hinduism, and the Supreme Being or absolute truth in its Vaishnavism tradition. Vishnu is the ""preserver"" in the Hindu triad (Trimurti) that includes Brahma and Shiva. In Vaishnavism, Vishnu is identical to the formless metaphysical concept called Brahman, the supreme, the Svayam Bhagavan, who takes various avatars as ""the preserver, protector"" whenever the world is threatened with evil, chaos, and destructive forces. His avatars most notably include Rama in the ""Ramayana"" and Krishna in the ""Mahabharata"". He is also known as Narayana, Jagannath, Vasudeva, Vithoba,"
"Hanuman Hanuman (; IAST: ""Hanumān"", Sanskrit: हनुमान्) is an ardent devotee of Lord Rama and one of the central characters in the various versions of the epic ""Ramayana"" found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. As one of the Chiranjivi, he is also mentioned in several other texts, such as the ""Mahabharata"", the various Puranas and some Jain, Buddhist, (although scholar-Buddhists find no trace of the name in the Buddhist canon) and Sikh texts. Several later texts also present him as an incarnation of Shiva. Hanuman is the son of Anjana and Kesari and is also son of the"
"(the lover of the god Krishna, personifying love and romance), Sita (the divine heroine of the Hindu epic ""Ramayana"", personifying high moral value), Savitri (representing great morality and loyalty to husband), Draupadi (personifying duty and morality), Dharti-mata (earth-mother goddess) and Lakshmi (Hindu goddess of prosperity). Besides these gentle goddesses, the character of Radha has shades of more ferocious warrior goddesses such as Durga and Kali. Film scholars have compared the mild-mannered, obedient son Ramu with the god Rama of the epic ""Ramayana"", and the romantic outlaw Birju—a name of Krishna—with the god Krishna, known for his transgressions. Shamu (another name"
"Ayyappan Ayyappan is a Hindu deity, particularly popular in South India. He is a syncretic deity, the son of Shiva and Mohini – the female avatar of Vishnu. Ayyappan is also referred to as Ayyappa, Sastavu, Hariharaputra, Manikanta, Shasta or Dharma Shasta. The iconography of Ayyappan depicts him as a handsome celibate god doing yoga and as an epitome of Dharma, who wears a bell around his neck. In the Hindu pantheon, his legends are relatively recent but diverse. For some, he is also an incarnation of the Buddha. He is honored by some Muslims in Kerala, with legends wherein"
"soul and supreme reality concept called Brahman. The second part presents ""Prakriti"" or matter, which through mythology is equated to five goddesses – Radha, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati and Savitri. However, many other goddesses are introduced, but ultimately every goddess and feminine is asserted to be the same essence of Radha Prakriti. The third part presents Ganesha, the highly popular elephant headed god, his life story along with that of his family and brother, and he is asserted to be an incarnation of Krishna as well. The last part of this Purana is all about Radha and Krishna, painted with erotic"
"In one place are a number of red flags planted by devotees. Madan Mohan Ji Temple: Madan Mohan is a form of the Hindu god, Krishna. Krishna is celebrated as Madan Mohan, who mesmerises everyone. His consort, Radha is glorified as Madan Mohan's Mohini, the mesmeriser of the mesmeriser for spiritual aspirants. Radha is known as the mediator without whom access to Krishna is not possible. Originally from Shri Vrindavan, Madan Mohan ji went to Amer in Jaipur with Raja Sawai Jai Singh II - the founder of Jaipur and from there was brought to Karauli in Rajasthan by Maharaj"
"nature of existence which fetters all beings to the rounds of births and deaths and vicissitudes of life."" Mohini also does not have an independent existence; she exists only as a temporary delusion, and is absorbed back into Vishnu after serving her purpose. The legend of the union of Mohini-Vishnu and Shiva may also be written as part of the desire to have a common child of the two cosmic patriarchs of Hinduism. On the fifth day of Brahmotsavam, Venkateshwara is dressed as Mohini and paraded in a grand procession. In Goa, Mohini is worshipped as Mahalasa or Mahalasa Narayani."
"co-opting legendary figures or saints of other religions within its fold. The deity Ayyappan has appeared in several regional TV and movies as a character, such as the ""Swami Ayyappan"" in multiple languages. Ayyappan Ayyappan is a Hindu deity, particularly popular in South India. He is a syncretic deity, the son of Shiva and Mohini – the female avatar of Vishnu. Ayyappan is also referred to as Ayyappa, Sastavu, Hariharaputra, Manikanta, Shasta or Dharma Shasta. The iconography of Ayyappan depicts him as a handsome celibate god doing yoga and as an epitome of Dharma, who wears a bell around his"
"Rohini (Krishna's wife) Rohini is a queen of Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka - in the Dwapara Yuga (epoch). She is mentioned as a queen in the Hindu epic ""Mahabharata"", the ""Vishnu Purana"", the ""Bhagavata Purana"" and the ""Harivamsa"", an appendix of the ""Mahabharata"". Krishna is described to have the eight principal queen-consorts, the Ashtabharya and 16,000 or 16,100 other wives; Rohini is described as one of the Ashtabharya or identified with the queen Jambavati in some lists and head of the other wives in a list. The ""Vishnu Purana"" says"
"Radha Radha (IAST: '), also called Radhika, Radharani, and Radhe""', is a Hindu goddess popular in Hinduism, especially in the Vaishnavism and Shaktism tradition. She is a milkmaid (""gopi""), the lover of the Hindu god Krishna in the medieval era texts. She is also a part of Shaktism – the Hindu goddess tradition. Radha is one of the main goddesses in Hindu Sanatan religion. She was desceneded in braj (India) as daughter of king Vrishbhanu and Queen Kirti on 3228 BC . She is also called Jagat Janani, mother of the whole universe. She was appeared as queen of milkmaids"
"into two"" – Krishna (Devanagari: कृष्ण), the eighth incarnation (Avatar) of Vishnu, and his shakti Radha (Devanagari: राधा) such was the love of Radha towards Krishna that they became one. Krishna in Vrindavana is depicted with Radha standing on his left. The common derivation of ""shakti"" and ""shaktiman"", i.e. Female and male principle in a god implies that shakti and shaktiman are the same. Each and every god has its partner, 'betterhalf' or Shakti and without this Shakti, is sometimes viewed being without essential power. It is a not uncommon feature of Hinduism when worship of a pair rather than"
"traditions, excluding Sikhism (in Buddhism it is found within Vajrayana). Other noteworthy rituals are the cremation of the dead, the wearing of vermilion on the head by married women, and various marital rituals. In literature, many classical narratives and purana have Hindu, Buddhist or Jain versions. All four traditions have notions of ""karma"", ""dharma"", ""samsara"", ""moksha"" and various ""forms of Yoga"". Rama is a heroic figure in all of these religions. In Hinduism he is the God-incarnate in the form of a princely king; in Buddhism, he is a Bodhisattva-incarnate; in Jainism, he is the perfect human being. Among the"
"and schools then Lord Vishnu incarnated Himself as Parshuram and then the seventh incarnation as Rama. To relieve the world from the injustice of Kans and Kauravas Lord Vishnu took the eighth incarnation as Lord Krishna. And in recent times, when deception was at its zenith when the priests had spread the evils of superstitions in the society, the Lord Vishnu took the ninth incarnation - of Lord Gautama Buddha - to give a new direction of non-violence to the world. Whereas Balarama is worshiped in southern regions of India as the eight avatar, with Krishna as ninth, in distinction"
"Bharata (Ramayana) Bharata (; Sanskrit: भरत, IAST: ""Bharata"") is a Hindu deity depicted in the epic poem, Ramayana. According to the poem Bharata was the elder half brother of Lord Rama. Ramayana holds Bharata as a symbol of dharma and idealism. According to the ""Ramayana"", Rama is the seventh avatar of Vishnu while Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna are considered as part-incarnations of Sheshanaga, Shankha and Sudarshana chakra respectively. ""Bharatá"" is a Vedic Sanskrit word. Monier Monier-Williams states that it means ""to be or being maintained."" In the ""Ramayana"" Bharata, the eldest son of Dasharatha and Kakeyi and half-brother of Rama,"
"to be known by another name, Lakshmana. Kaikeyi's son was Bharata and Suprabha's son was Shatrughna. Furthermore, not much was thought of Rama's fidelity to Sita. According to the Jain version, Rama had four chief queens: Maithili, Prabhavati, Ratinibha, and Sridama. Furthermore, Sita takes renunciation as a Jain ascetic after Rama abandons her and is reborn in heaven. Rama, after Lakshmana's death, also renounces his kingdom and becomes a Jain monk. Ultimately, he attains Kevala Jnana omniscience and finally liberation. Rama predicts that Ravana and Lakshmana, who were in the fourth hell, will attain liberation in their future births. Accordingly,"
"of India. Of these the most celebrated is the name of the ""gopi"" who was the beloved of Krishna. Both Radha and Krishna are the main characters of ""Gita Govinda"" of Jayadeva. Radha in this context is considered the avatar of Lakshmi, just like Krishna is considered an avatar of Vishnu. Similarly, In Hit Harivansh and Swami Haridas Literature, Radha is considered as the main form of deity. Here, Radha is not an avatar of Laxmi but another form of supreme god Shri Krishn Himself. In Devi Bhagvat and Brahma Vaibtra Purana, Radha is mentioned as the source of infinite"
"the front, while the back of the icon is the female Jagan-Mohini (""one who deludes the world"") or Mohini, with a female hairdo and figure. A ""Sthala Purana"" tells that the flower in Mohini's hair fell at Ryali (""fall"" in Telugu) when Mohini was being chased by Shiva. Mohini has an important, dramatic role in several mythical works of South Indian drama like ""Yakshagana and Kathakali"". In Kerala, however, where Mohini's son Ayyappa is popular, the ""Mohiniattam"" (""the dance of Mohini"") is honored as an independent dance form. Named after the goddess, it is a dance meant exclusively for women"
"end of his race records four of Krishna's wives, including Rohini jumped into his funeral pyre immolating themselves (see ""sati""). According to the ""Bhagavata Purana"", all of Krishna's queens commit sati. Rohini (Krishna's wife) Rohini is a queen of Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dwarka - in the Dwapara Yuga (epoch). She is mentioned as a queen in the Hindu epic ""Mahabharata"", the ""Vishnu Purana"", the ""Bhagavata Purana"" and the ""Harivamsa"", an appendix of the ""Mahabharata"". Krishna is described to have the eight principal queen-consorts, the Ashtabharya and 16,000 or 16,100 other"
"a sugarcane bow, flower arrows, noose, and goad. She is living on the top of Maha Meru mountain. Her abode is pictorially represented as Sri Chakra. She is the mother of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva.Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva cannot function without her power. Thus, she is considered the supreme Goddess and primary deity in Shaktism. Whatever deity one is worshiping, ultimately, they are worshiping her. She is every other goddess. She is Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Saraswati in her mild form; Goddess Kali, Durga and Goddess Chandi in her wrathful form. She took various incarnations over a period of time for upholding"
"This idea is explained as cyclically reborn triads in its Puranas, called the Baladeva, Vasudeva and evil Prati-vasudeva. Rama, Lakshmana and evil Ravana are the eighth triad, with Rama being the reborn Baladeva, and Lakshmana as the reborn Vasudeva. Rama is described to have lived long before the 22nd Jain Tirthankara called Neminatha. In the Jain tradition, Neminatha is believed to have been born 84,000 years before the 9th-century BCE Parshvanatha. Jain texts tell a very different version of the Rama legend than the Hindu texts such as by Valmiki. According to the Jain version, Lakshmana (Vasudeva) is the one"
"incarnated as Krishna the cowherd, Gopa. His fellow cowherds were gods, states the text. His foster-parents Nanda and Yashoda were Bliss and Moksha (salvation). Those who underwent ""tapas"" were born as trees in Gokul. ""Pranava"" (Om) became Devaki, while the Nigama of the Vedas became Vasudeva – the father of Krishna. The hymns of the Vedas became the cows, asserts Krishna Upanishad. The verses of the Upanishads became 16,108 girls infatuated with the Brahman manifested in the form of Krishna, and each herself the supreme Brahman in the hymns of Rigveda. Mercy was born as his ""mother"" Rohini, Bhudevi (the"
"Sita Sita (pronounced , Sanskrit: सीता, IAST: Sītā) or Seeta, is the consort of Lord Rama (incarnation of Vishnu and Krishna) and an avatar of Sri Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess that denotes good character, good fortune, prosperity, success, and happiness. She is esteemed as the paragon of spousal and feminine virtues for all women. Sita is the central female character and one of the central figures in the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. She is described as the daughter of the earth goddess, Bhūmi and the adopted daughter of King Janaka of Videha and his wife, Queen Sunaina. She has a"
"Brahma Brahma (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा, IAST: Brahmā) is a creator god in Hinduism. He has four faces. Brahma is also known as ""Svayambhu"" (self-born) or creative aspect of Vishnu, ""Vāgīśa"" (Lord of Speech), and the creator of the four Vedas, one from each of his mouths. Brahma is consort of Saraswati and he is father of Four Kumaras, Narada, and Daksha. Brahma is sometimes identified with the Vedic god Prajapati, he is also known as Vedanatha (god of Vedas), Gyaneshwar (god of Knowledge), Chaturmukha (having Four Faces) Svayambhu (self born), Brahmanarayana (half Brahma and half Vishnu), etc, as well as linked"
"The Brahma Vaivarta Purana tells us Krishna is the ultimate source from which Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Prakriti originate. He is ""Svayam Bhagavan"" while other incarnation are his partial manifestations. The comments of Sridhara Svami (an early Sankara sect commentator), bring out uniqueness of Krishna. According to him Krishna is perfect as all potencies are observed to be full in him. In ""Atharvavedasamhita"", Krishna is described as having slain the giant Kesi, Keshava. The ""Kaustiki Brahmana"" (30.9) alludes to Krishna Angirasa, who is an object of evening ceremony in connection with Brahmanaacchamsin priest. The Aitareya Aranyaka speaks of two Krishnas"
"teacher for humanity along with Buddha. Krishna was canonised by Aleister Crowley and is recognised as a saint of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica in the Gnostic Mass of Ordo Templi Orientis. Krishna Krishna (, ; ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of the god Vishnu and also as the supreme God in his own right. He is the god of compassion, tenderness, and love in Hinduism, and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities. Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Janmashtami according to the lunisolar"
"his ideas. The ""Yoga-samgrama"" has references to the Hindu gods Rama, Krishna (both forms of Vishnu), Vishnu, and Shiva. Each of the eighteen chapters of the treatise begins with a prayer to Ganesha, the god of beginnings, who is invoked at the start of a book in keeping with Hindu tradition. However, Sheik Muhammad's writings reveal his monotheistic beliefs, which are rooted in Islam. He describes Hindu gods as formless (""Nirakari""), unmanifest (""Avyakta""), without form or qualities (""Nirguna""), and invisible (""alaksa"") (see Hindu views on monotheism). Sheikh Muhammad preaches the Oneness of God: Even though Sheikh Muhammad identified himself as"
"me."" In one breath, Brahma replies, ""Go away, Mother"". He argues that he is like her father, and thus, too old for Mohini. Mohini then reminds him that he had already committed incest with his daughter. Another folktale tells of the ""Mahabharata"" hero Aravan (who becomes the Tamil god Kuttantavar), who was married to Mohini, before his self-sacrifice. Aravan agrees to become the sacrificial victim for the ""Kalappali"" (""sacrifice to the battlefield"") to ensure the victory of the Pandavas, his father, and his uncles. Before being sacrificed to goddess Kali, Aravan asks three boons from Krishna, the guide of the"
"journey of Rama, a prince of Ayodhya who belonged to Raghuvamsa (Solar dynasty). In Hinduism, Rama is the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, one of the Trimurti (the Hindu holy trinity which includes Brahma and Shiva). The Ramavataram or Kamba Ramayanam of Kamban is an epic of about 11,000 stanzas, as opposed to Valmiki's 24000 couplets.[4] The Rama-avataram or Rama-kathai as it was originally called was accepted into the holy precincts in the presence of Vaishnava Acharya Nathamuni.[5] Kamba Ramayana is not a verbal translation of the Sanskrit epic by Valmiki, but a retelling of the story of Lord Rama.[5]"
"and in some cases philosophy. They are embedded within each of the four Vedas, and form a part of the Hindu ""śruti"" literature. Brahma Brahma (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मा, IAST: Brahmā) is a creator god in Hinduism. He has four faces. Brahma is also known as ""Svayambhu"" (self-born) or creative aspect of Vishnu, ""Vāgīśa"" (Lord of Speech), and the creator of the four Vedas, one from each of his mouths. Brahma is consort of Saraswati and he is father of Four Kumaras, Narada, and Daksha. Brahma is sometimes identified with the Vedic god Prajapati, he is also known as Vedanatha (god of"