Deity

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• Durga

  Maa Durga is the warrior form of the Divine Mother, who arose from the combined power of the gods to slay the buffalo-demon Mahishasura. She is the supreme goddess of the Shakta tradition, and her nine forms — the Navadurga — are worshipped during Navaratri.

• Ganesha

  Lord Ganesha, son of Shiva and Parvati, is the remover of obstacles, invoked first before any ritual, worship or new beginning. He presides over wisdom, discernment and auspiciousness.

• Hanuman

  Hanuman is the devoted disciple of Lord Rama and son of the wind god, revered for strength, courage, and unwavering devotion.

• Rama

  Lord Rama is the seventh avatar of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana — the eldest son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya, revered as Maryada Purushottama, the ideal of righteousness, truth and honour.

• Shani Dev

  Shani Dev, son of Surya and Chhaya, is the deity of the planet Saturn among the nine Navagrahas. He is worshipped as the impartial judge who dispenses the fruits of one's karma, and Saturday is his day.

• Shiva

  Lord Shiva is one of the principal deities of Hinduism — the destroyer and transformer within the Trimurti, and the Supreme Being in the Shaiva tradition. He is worshipped as Mahadeva, Shankara, Bholenath and Nilakantha.

• Surya Dev

  Surya Dev is the god of the Sun — the "visible deity" praised since the Vedas as the source of light, energy and life. He heads the nine Navagrahas, Sunday is his day, and offering water (arghya) at sunrise is the heart of his worship.

• Vishnu

  Lord Vishnu is the preserver within the Trimurti and the Supreme Being in Vaishnavism. He descends age after age to protect dharma, and his ten principal incarnations — the Dashavatara — include Rama and Krishna, his most widely worshipped forms.

• Lakshmi

  Lakshmi is revered in Hindu tradition as the goddess of auspiciousness and prosperity, and as the consort of Vishnu. Read her introduction and churning-of-the-ocean narrative, then explore her complete aarti and hymns.