The Hindu Pantheon of Gods is vast. But in fact Hindus are a monotheistic religion worshipping one God. Hindus believe that there is only one ultimate reality; Brahman. Brahman is a supreme spirit that permeates everything. Brahman is entirely impersonal, and entirely impossible to describe. Everything in the universe is part of Brahman, but Brahman is more than the sum of everything in the universe.

 

The Hindu gods Shiva, Parvati, Krishna, Vishnu, Lakshmi, and Ganesh serve as a way in which devotees can see, touch and feel this unknowable God, Brahman. They give the layperson a tangible, knowable aspect of the Supreme Being. Each of the Hindu Gods represents one aspect of Brahman. Shiva takes on the destructive aspect of Brahman. Vishnu preserves the working order of the universe. Each Hindu God is one tiny aspect of the Supreme Being.

 

Below are listed many of the most well known Hindu gods within the Hindu pantheon: