Mystical Lotus Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Hello guys, I've recently been studying Hinduism and I'm thinking about converting to it, but I'm trying to understand and gather as much information as I can before I actually convert. So, can anyone name the most common worshiped deities in Hinduism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razious Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 1Ganesha 2 Siva 3 Durga i and her various manifestations - kali, tara, tripura sundari, buvaneswari, bhairavi china masta, dumavati, bagalamuki, matangi and kamalatmika -( the ten maha vidyas ) 4. Kartikeya 5 Sasta 5 Vishnu and his various manifestations - krishna, rama, narashima, varaha murty, Hayagriva etc 6 Lakshmi 7 Saraswati 8 Hanuman These are the most common deities worshiped in present Hinduism. There are many other uncommon ones like, for example, yama the lord of death, Chandragupta his accountant, Sun god, ect. The Idea is that each soul is uniquely suited to worship a particular deity. There are three approaches to choose a deity: 1. the deity that most appeals to you emotionally 2. The one which is advised to you from your astrological chart 3 . The one that is given to you by a accomplished guru. You may start with the first method . Majority of Hindus do that. Latter on you may graduate to the third one. There are many many deities in Hinduism . The idea is that each soul is uniquely suited to a unique deity for spiritual prograss. But ultimately there is ony one divinity called Brahman and all the deities are forms fashioned out of this same divine contant. We need a form - a deity - because we cannot grasp formless attribute less brahman. However Advanced Hindu ascetics directly worship Brahman. For rest of we lesser mortals need a form to worship. And the most suited form psychologically and spiritually suited to us will be the most benificial one for each. and that is the reason there are so many deities in Hinduism. Best wishes Ra Zious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hinduism♥krishna Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 Hari om , In hinduism there r many people who worship their desired gods according to in which gunas they r . Generally in hinduism people worship lord krishna lord rama and lord shiva. Cuz lord Vishnu or krishna is called as absolute reality . so many learned bramhans worship krishna or vishnu.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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