any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas

(Sanskrit) Hindu god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas

earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura

Hindu god of wealth and love

the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon

a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils

one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; Hindu gods of celestial light

(Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities

(literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya

basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes

a supernatural eagle-like being that serves as Vishnu's mount

a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas

(Sanskrit) Hindu god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas

earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura

Hindu god of wealth and love

the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon

a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils