Aspects of Shiva
- Mahadeva
- Prajapati
- Khandoba
- Jyotiba
- Bhairav
- Hanuman
- Nataraja
- Ardhanari
- Haryardhamurti
- Dsksinamurti
- Pashupati
- Lingobhavamurti
- Bhiksatanamurti
- Pastashio
Aspects of Devi ( Goddess )
- Bhavani
- Durga
- Navadurga
- Shailaputri
- Brahmacharini
- Kushmanda
- Skanda Mata
- Katyani
- Maha Gauri
- Navadurga
- Nandni
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- Kala Ratri
- Chandraghanta
- Siddhi Dhatri
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- Jagaddhatri
- Parvati
- Sati
- Shakti
- Matrikas
- Mahavidya
- Kali
- Tara
- Tripura Sundari
- Bhuvaneshvari
- Bhairavi
- Chhinnamasta
- Dhumavati
- Bagalamukhi
- Matangi
- Kamalatmika
- Lakshmi
- Ashtalakshmi
- Adi-Lakshmi
- Dhana-Lakshmi
- Dhanya-Lakshmi
- Santan-Lakshmi
- Vijay-Lakshmi
- Vidya-Lakshmi
- Dhairya-Lakshmi
- Gaja-Lakshmi
- Shree
- Bhudevi
- Alakshmi
- Ashtalakshmi
- Saraswati
- Gayatri
- Savitri
- Shatarupa
- Vāc
- Patatoe
- Sharda
Aspects of Vishnu
- Venkateshwara
Incarnations
"Manasputra " of Brahma (son born of Brahma's mind)
- Narada
Incarnations of Vayu
- Hanuman - son of Vayu
- Bhima - son of Vayu half-brother to Hanuman
- Shri Madhvacharya
"Avatara" of Lakshmi
- Sita Devi
- Rukmini
- Padmavati
Manifestation of Durga
- Chandanayika
Avatars of Vishnu
Dasavatara
- Matsya, the fish
- Kurma, the tortoise
- Varaha, the boar
- Narasimha, the Man-Lion (Nara = man, simha = lion)
- Vamana, the Dwarf
- Parashurama, Rama with the axe
- Rama, Sri Ramachandra, the prince and king of Ayodhya
- Krishna (meaning dark or black; see also other meanings in the article about him.)
- Buddha
- Kalki ("Eternity", or "time", or "The Destroyer of foulness"), who is expected to appear at the end of Kali Yuga, the time period in which we currently exist, which will end in the year 428899 CE.
Balarama is considered by some to be a Dashavatar instead of Buddha
The 25 Avatars of the Puranas
The Puranas list twenty-five avataras of Vishnu. A description of these is found in the Bhagavata Purana, Canto 1.
- Catursana (the four sons of Brahma)
- Narada (the travelling sage)
- Varaha (the boar)
- Matsya (the fish)
- Yajna (Vishnu temporarily taking the role of Indra)
- Nara-Narayana (the twins)
- Kapila (the philosopher)
- Dattatreya (combined avatar of the trimurti)
- Hayagriva (the horse)
- Hamsa (the swan)
- Prsnigarbha
- Rsabha (father of King Bharata)
- Prithu
- Narasimha (the Man-Lion)
- Kurma (the tortoise)
- Dhanvantari (father of ayurveda)
- Mohini (beautiful woman)
- Vamana (the dwarf)
- Parasurama or Bhargav rama (the warrior)
- Raghavendra (Rama)(the king of Ayodhya)
- Vyasa (writer of the Vedas and Mahabharata)
- Krishna (the cowherd)
- Balarama (Krishna's elder brother)
- Buddha (the reformer)
- Kalki (the destroyer)
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