Deity Explorer
Explore the stories, mantras, temples, and sacred traditions of the great deities of Sanātana Dharma.
गणेश
Ganapati · Vinayaka · Vighneshwara · Lambodara
Ganesha is the elephant-headed god of beginnings, wisdom, learning, and the remover of obstacles. He is universally worshipped FIRST before any undertaking — ritual, journey, business, study, or worship of any other deity. He is the gatekeeper between the mundane and the sacred.
शिव
Mahadeva · Adiyogi · Nataraja · Rudra
Shiva is the Destroyer and Transformer in the Trimūrti. He is simultaneously the supreme ascetic and the ideal householder, the cosmic dancer and the stillness of meditation. In Shaivite traditions, He is Mahādeva — the Supreme Being.
विष्णु
Narayana · Hari · The Preserver
Vishnu is the Preserver in the Trimūrti. In Vaishnavite traditions, He is the Supreme Being — Narayana — who lies on the cosmic serpent Ananta Shesha floating on the Ocean of Milk, and who incarnates as the Dashavatara whenever dharma declines.
कृष्ण
Govinda · Gopala · Vasudeva · Keshava
Krishna is the eighth avatar of Vishnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead in Vaishnavism. He is the divine child, the prankster, the lover, the philosopher-king, and the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita — the most celebrated spiritual text in Hindu philosophy.
राम
Maryada Purushottama · Raghunatha · Ramachandra
Rama is the seventh avatar of Vishnu, incarnated as the ideal man — Maryada Purushottama, the Supreme Upholder of Dharma. His life exemplifies perfect duty in every role: ideal son, husband, brother, and king.
दुर्गा
Shakti · Parvati · Kali · The Divine Feminine
Durga is the supreme manifestation of Shakti — the cosmic feminine principle. She is the warrior goddess created from the combined energy of all the gods, the gentle Parvati, the fierce Kali, and the universal Mother who sustains all existence.
सुब्रह्मण्य
Muruga · Kartikeya · Skanda · Shanmukha
Subramanya is the six-faced god of war, victory, wisdom, and youth. He is the divine commander of the deva armies, born specifically to destroy Tarakasura. Inseparable from Tamil cultural identity, he is also the profound philosopher who taught the meaning of Om to his own father Shiva.
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