Hinduism is polytheistic religion. It is popularly said that there are '33 Koti' (330 million) gods in Hinduism. This post intends to list the all known names of gods popular in different Hindu societies.
The Great Trinity and their consorts=======
* Bramha (ब्रम्हा) (God of creation)
- Consort: Goddess Saraswati (सरस्वती)
* Vishnu (विष्णु) (God of preservation)
- Consort: Goddess Lakshmi (लक्ष्मी)
* Shiva (शिव) (God of dissolution)
- Consorts: Satidevi, Parvati
Women Powers===============
* Mata or Ma or Ambe: there are many temples devoted to women power or Mata (Mother) throughout South asia. They are (sometimes) also known as Shaktipeeth. See: List of shaktipeeths in Nepal. They use some different names in front of Mata. Example: Hinglaj Mata in Sindh, Pakistan, Manokamana Mata in Nepal etc.
* Devi (देवी) or Durga (दुर्गा) or Shakti (शक्ति)
(Many worship Durga as the consort of Shiva. Many believe that Laxmi and Saraswati are mild form and Kali and Chandi are wrathful form of Durga)
-Navadurga (नवदुर्गा) (Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayini, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidaatri)
- Chandi (चण्डी) (also known as Chandika, RanaChandi, Chamunda) considered a form of Durga
- Kali (also known as Kalika) is fierce form of Durga or Parvati
* Mahavidya
Kali, Tara, Shodashi, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi & Kamala (considered as ten aspects of devi Parvati or Goddess Shakti - consort of Shiva)
- Tara (Tantric manifestations of Durga or Mahadevi, Kali, or Parvati)
- Tripura Sundari (त्रिपुरा सुंदरी ) or Mahatripurasundari or Shodashi or Lalita or Rajarajeshwari
- Bhairabi (consort Bhairab - a fierce manifestation of Shiva )
- Chhinnamasta (abode: cremation ground)
- Dhumavati (mount: crow)
*Other women powers
- Santoshi Maa (daughter of Ganesha)
- Ashokasundari (अशोकसुंदरी) as described in Padma Puran daughter of Shiva and Parbati
- Kumari (living goddess in Nepal- a virgin pre-pubescent girl worshipped: see wiki)
Other Most worshipped gods=============
* Krishna (कृष्ण)
- Consorts: Radha, Rukmini + other 16,100 queens
- Elder brother: Balram (Avatar of Shesh-naag)
* Rama (राम)
- Consorts: Sita
-Brother: Laxman (avatar of Shesh-naag)
* Hanumaan (हनुमान) (devotee of Rama)
* Ganesha (गणेश) (also know as Ganapati, Vinayak) is son of Shiva and Parvati
-Consorts: Riddi, Siddhi, Buddi
* Surya-dev (सुर्य देव) (God of Sun)
Other Gods==================
* Kartikeya (Son of Shiva and Durga) (also known as Skanda, Kumaran, Kumara Swami or Subramaniyan)
* Indra (Lord of Heaven) (Also in 33 gods)
-Consort: Sachi (Indrani)
* Kama-Deva (कामदेव) (God of Sex)
(also known as Manmathudu, Atanu, Ragavrinta, Ananga, Kandarpa, Manasija, Madana, Ratikanta, Pushpavan, Pushpadhanva, Kusumashara or Kama)
- Consorts: Rati, Priti
(Pradyumna, Krishna’s son, is considered to be an avatar of Kamadeva)
* Kuber (God of wealth)
* Vishwokarma (विश्वकर्मा) (God of architecture)
* Naag-Devta (Snake god) (devotee of Vishnu)
(avatars: Balram, brother of Krishna & Laxman, brother of Ram)
* Dasavatars (10 avatars of Vishnu) (Krishna and Rama - Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Buddha, Kalki)
* Vithoba (Vitthal or Panduranga) (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh)
Thirty-three gods (त्रिदश देव) =========== (33)
12 Adityas:-
* Vishnu (one of the great trinity is also included in Adityas)
* Indra (also known as Sakra)
* Mitra (मित्र) (God of Friendship)
* Aryaman (अर्यमन्) (Third son of Aditi)
* Bhaga (God of Wealth)
* Varuṇa (वरुण) (God of water and ocean)
* Dakṣa (दक्ष) (Son of Bramha)
* Aṃsa (Son of Kasyap and Aditi)
* Tvastr (त्वष्टृ) (First born creator of the universe)
* Puṣan (पूषन) (god of meeting)
* Surya (also known as Aditya, Bhanu or Ravi Vivasvan, Vivasvat)
* Savitṛ (sometimes associated with Surya, Sun)
* Dhatri (god of health and domestic tranquility)
* Yama (यमराज) (God of death)
11 Rudras:- (form or follower of Shiva, sometimes also considered as Sons of Shiva)
There are many variations of Ekadash rudras
According Ramayana & Vamana Puran: they are sons of Kasyap and Aditi
According to Matsya Puran: they are sons of Bramha & Saurabhi (mother of all cows)
(names: Nirriti, Shambhu, Aparajita Mrigavyadha, Kapardi, Dahana, Khara, Ahirabradhya, Kapali, Pingala and Senani)
According to Mahabharata they are Mrgavadha, Sarpa, Nirriti, Ajaikapad, Ahi Budhnya, Pinakin, Dahana, Ishvara, Kapalin, Sthanu and Bhaga
Aswatthama, the son of Guru Drona is the avatar of one of the eleven Rudras so he is immortal.
Eight Vasus:-
* Pṛthivi (पृथ्वी) (Goddess of Earth)
* Agni (अग्नि) (God of Fire)
* Vayu (वायु) (God of Wind)
* Antarikṣa (अन्तरिक्ष) (God of Space)
* Jal (जल) (God of Water)
* Dyauṣ Pita (द्यौष्पितृ) (God of Sky)
* Surya-dev (सुर्य देव) (God of Sun)
* Soma (सोम) (God of Moon)
* Dhurba (ध्रुव) (God of Star) (Devotee of Vishnu)
Two others:-
* Indra (same above)
* Prajapati (Master of creatures)
The Great Trinity and their consorts=======
* Bramha (ब्रम्हा) (God of creation)
- Consort: Goddess Saraswati (सरस्वती)
* Vishnu (विष्णु) (God of preservation)
- Consort: Goddess Lakshmi (लक्ष्मी)
* Shiva (शिव) (God of dissolution)
- Consorts: Satidevi, Parvati
Women Powers===============
* Mata or Ma or Ambe: there are many temples devoted to women power or Mata (Mother) throughout South asia. They are (sometimes) also known as Shaktipeeth. See: List of shaktipeeths in Nepal. They use some different names in front of Mata. Example: Hinglaj Mata in Sindh, Pakistan, Manokamana Mata in Nepal etc.
(Many worship Durga as the consort of Shiva. Many believe that Laxmi and Saraswati are mild form and Kali and Chandi are wrathful form of Durga)
-Navadurga (नवदुर्गा) (Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayini, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidaatri)
- Chandi (चण्डी) (also known as Chandika, RanaChandi, Chamunda) considered a form of Durga
- Kali (also known as Kalika) is fierce form of Durga or Parvati
* Mahavidya
Kali, Tara, Shodashi, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi & Kamala (considered as ten aspects of devi Parvati or Goddess Shakti - consort of Shiva)
- Tara (Tantric manifestations of Durga or Mahadevi, Kali, or Parvati)
- Tripura Sundari (त्रिपुरा सुंदरी ) or Mahatripurasundari or Shodashi or Lalita or Rajarajeshwari
- Bhairabi (consort Bhairab - a fierce manifestation of Shiva )
- Chhinnamasta (abode: cremation ground)
- Dhumavati (mount: crow)
- Baglamukhi or Pitambara Maa
- Matangi (tantrik form of saraswati, consort: shiva (described as an outcaste (Chandalini) and offered left-over or partially eaten food (Ucchishta) with unwashed hands or food after eating)
- Kamala or Kamalatmika (sometimes said to be Laxmi)
- Santoshi Maa (daughter of Ganesha)
- Ashokasundari (अशोकसुंदरी) as described in Padma Puran daughter of Shiva and Parbati
- Kumari (living goddess in Nepal- a virgin pre-pubescent girl worshipped: see wiki)
Other Most worshipped gods=============
* Krishna (कृष्ण)
- Consorts: Radha, Rukmini + other 16,100 queens
- Elder brother: Balram (Avatar of Shesh-naag)
* Rama (राम)
- Consorts: Sita
-Brother: Laxman (avatar of Shesh-naag)
* Hanumaan (हनुमान) (devotee of Rama)
-Consorts: Riddi, Siddhi, Buddi
* Surya-dev (सुर्य देव) (God of Sun)
Other Gods==================
* Kartikeya (Son of Shiva and Durga) (also known as Skanda, Kumaran, Kumara Swami or Subramaniyan)
* Indra (Lord of Heaven) (Also in 33 gods)
-Consort: Sachi (Indrani)
* Kama-Deva (कामदेव) (God of Sex)
(also known as Manmathudu, Atanu, Ragavrinta, Ananga, Kandarpa, Manasija, Madana, Ratikanta, Pushpavan, Pushpadhanva, Kusumashara or Kama)
- Consorts: Rati, Priti
(Pradyumna, Krishna’s son, is considered to be an avatar of Kamadeva)
* Kuber (God of wealth)
* Vishwokarma (विश्वकर्मा) (God of architecture)
* Naag-Devta (Snake god) (devotee of Vishnu)
(avatars: Balram, brother of Krishna & Laxman, brother of Ram)
* Dasavatars (10 avatars of Vishnu) (Krishna and Rama - Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Buddha, Kalki)
* Vithoba (Vitthal or Panduranga) (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh)
Thirty-three gods (त्रिदश देव) =========== (33)
12 Adityas:-
* Vishnu (one of the great trinity is also included in Adityas)
* Indra (also known as Sakra)
* Mitra (मित्र) (God of Friendship)
* Aryaman (अर्यमन्) (Third son of Aditi)
* Bhaga (God of Wealth)
* Varuṇa (वरुण) (God of water and ocean)
* Dakṣa (दक्ष) (Son of Bramha)
* Aṃsa (Son of Kasyap and Aditi)
* Tvastr (त्वष्टृ) (First born creator of the universe)
* Puṣan (पूषन) (god of meeting)
* Surya (also known as Aditya, Bhanu or Ravi Vivasvan, Vivasvat)
* Savitṛ (sometimes associated with Surya, Sun)
* Dhatri (god of health and domestic tranquility)
* Yama (यमराज) (God of death)
11 Rudras:- (form or follower of Shiva, sometimes also considered as Sons of Shiva)
There are many variations of Ekadash rudras
According Ramayana & Vamana Puran: they are sons of Kasyap and Aditi
According to Matsya Puran: they are sons of Bramha & Saurabhi (mother of all cows)
(names: Nirriti, Shambhu, Aparajita Mrigavyadha, Kapardi, Dahana, Khara, Ahirabradhya, Kapali, Pingala and Senani)
According to Mahabharata they are Mrgavadha, Sarpa, Nirriti, Ajaikapad, Ahi Budhnya, Pinakin, Dahana, Ishvara, Kapalin, Sthanu and Bhaga
Aswatthama, the son of Guru Drona is the avatar of one of the eleven Rudras so he is immortal.
Eight Vasus:-
* Pṛthivi (पृथ्वी) (Goddess of Earth)
* Agni (अग्नि) (God of Fire)
* Vayu (वायु) (God of Wind)
* Antarikṣa (अन्तरिक्ष) (God of Space)
* Jal (जल) (God of Water)
* Dyauṣ Pita (द्यौष्पितृ) (God of Sky)
* Surya-dev (सुर्य देव) (God of Sun)
* Soma (सोम) (God of Moon)
* Dhurba (ध्रुव) (God of Star) (Devotee of Vishnu)
Two others:-
* Indra (same above)
* Prajapati (Master of creatures)