How many gods are there in India?

Not far away, another holy man delivera religion believed to have been practiced since the third millennium B.C. They also showed that Hinduism, with 330 million gods and goddesses, can be confusing even to Hindus.
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Is there 33 crore gods in Hinduism?

'33 Crore Gods' is a highly misinterpreted fact. The term 'trayastrimsati koti' mentioned in Atharva Veda, Yajur Veda, and Satapatha-brahmana, was misunderstood as 33 Crores. The term 'koti' in Sanskrit has two meaning, one is 'supreme' and the other is Crore.
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Who is the No 1 god in India?

1. Brahma, Hindu God of Creation. Brahma the Creator is the first god listed as one of the Trimurti, along with Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer. He is not to be confused with Brahman the Supreme Being, or Brahmin the highest caste in the Hindu caste system.
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Are there 36 crore gods in Hinduism?

Since my childhood we were taught by our parents that there are 33 Koti (crore or 10 million) Gods in Hinduism. 33 koti gods = 8 Vasus + 11 Rudras + 12 Adityas + Indra and Prajapati ( 8+ 11 + 12 + 2 = 33). If we consider koti means prakar {kind} 33 crores is the complete population of devatas.
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What are the 3 main gods of India?

It is often said that there is a trinity of Hindu gods: Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. But while Vishnu and Shiva have followers and temples all over India, Brahma is not worshiped as a major deity.
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Who can defeat Shiva?

Ifrit is the perfect summon to use against Shiva because Ifrit's attacks exploit Shiva's weaknesses. While Ifrit will attack Shiva automatically, you and your party can use your own ATB Points to make Ifrit use more powerful fire attacks against the ice queen.
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What are 33 types of gods?

The 33 are: Eight Vasus (deities of material elements) – Dyauṣ "Sky", Pṛthivī "Earth", Vāyu "Wind", Agni "Fire", Nakṣatra "Stars", Varuṇa "Water", Sūrya "Sun", Chandra "Moon"
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Who is the richest god in Hinduism?

Kubera (Sanskrit: कुबेर, romanized: Kubera) also known as Kuvera, Kuber and Kuberan, is the god of wealth, and the god-king of the semi-divine yakshas in Hinduism.
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Who is the biggest Hindu god?

Shiva is the supreme God of Hinduism. Most Hindus worship him as the Supreme Being, though by different names.
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Is Hinduism 5000 years old?

1) Hinduism is at least 5000 years old

The collection of traditions that compose modern-day Hinduism have developed over at least the past 5000 years, beginning in the Indus Valley region (in the nations of modern India and Pakistan), in what was the largest civilization of the ancient world.
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Who is very powerful god?

Trimurti is considered to be the most powerful god as he is a combination of Brahma [The Creator], Vishnu [The Preserver] & Shiva [The Destroyer].
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Who is world's strongest god?

Indra also called Śakra, the supreme god, is the first of the 33, followed by Agni.
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Who is the oldest religion?

The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as Sanātana Dharma (Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म, lit.
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Is Buddha a Hindu god?

Indeed, since Siddhartha was born into a Hindu family, Buddhism is considered to have originated in part from the Hindu religious tradition and some Hindus revere Buddha as an incarnation of a Hindu deity.
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Who is the handsome god?

But no one is acknowledged universally as being handsome, except Lord Krishna. He is described as Bhuvana Sundara, the most handsome One in the whole universe, said Adur Asuri Madhavachari in a discourse.
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Who is beautiful god in India?

Iconography. Kāmadeva is represented as a young, handsome man who wields a bow and arrows. His bow is made of sugarcane, and his arrows are decorated with five kinds of fragrant flowers.
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Who is supreme god?

Brahma(ब्रह्म), God, paramātmā (परमात्मा), khudā (ख़ुदा), allāha (अल्लाह ) are all synonymous names for Supreme God, the Lord of the universe. The literal meaning of brahma is great or big. ​He is not only bigger than other big things, He is the biggest of all.
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Which is the number 1 temple in India?

Top 10 Famous Temples in India 2022- 1. Shirdi, Shirdi Sai Baba, 2. Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, 3. Ramanathaswamy Temple, kedarnath temple, kashi vishwanath temple.
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Which temple is very rich in India?

Vaishno Devi Temple is one of the richest temples in India, which is visited by millions of devotees from all over the world.
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Which temple is very rich in world?

Located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Padmanabhaswamy Temple is the richest temple in the world. It is managed by erstwhile royal family of Travancore.
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Who are the 7 main gods?

The number seven was extremely important in ancient Mesopotamian cosmology. In Sumerian religion, the most powerful and important deities in the pantheon were sometimes called the "seven gods who decree": An, Enlil, Enki, Ninhursag, Nanna, Utu, and Inanna.
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Who created all the gods?

Brahma the creator

In the beginning, Brahma sprang from the cosmic golden egg and he then created good and evil and light and dark from his own person. He also created the four types: gods, demons, ancestors and men, the first of whom was Manu. Brahma then made all the other living creatures upon the earth.
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Who were the 4 major gods?

the four gods (ka hā) – Kū, Kāne, Lono, and Kanaloa.
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