Which god is famous in India?

Among the many gods and their manifestations that Hindus across India believe in or worship, Shiva is the most associated deity, reveals a survey finding.
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Who is the most famous god in India?

Vishnu. Vaishnavism is the sect within Hinduism that worships Vishnu. He is considered as the Para Brahman , the Preserver god of the Trimurti (the Hindu Trinity), and his many incarnations. Vaishnavites regard him to be eternal and the strongest and supreme God.
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Which god is very famous in the world?

Lord Vishnu

The Preserver and the protector of the Universe, Vishnu is also known as one of the most powerful Gods in the world.
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Who is known as god of India?

BRAHMA. The first deity of the Hindu trinity, Lord Brahma, is the god of creation. The trinity of Hindu gods being made up of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Brahma contains the entire cosmos and all its creatures.
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Who is the most beautiful god in India?

Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: Indrāṇī, lit. Indra's queen), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: Śacī), is the queen of the devas in Hinduism. Described as tantalisingly beautiful, proud, and kind, she is also the ruler of the planet Venus.
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Who is the strongest Hindu god?

The main god in Vaishnavite sect of Hinduism is Vishnu. Vishnu is revered as supreme Paramatman in Vaishnava tradition. Shiva is the Supreme, in Shaivite Traditions while in Shakti Traditions, Adi Parshakti is supreme.
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Who is the real god?

God is described in the Quran as: "He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him." Muslims repudiate the Christian doctrine of the Trinity and the divinity of Jesus, comparing it to polytheism.
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Who is the god for China?

Shangti was the supreme god of law, order, justice, and creation. He is also known as Jade Emperor, Yellow Emperor, or Yu Huang Shang-Ti, although there are sometimes important distinctions made between these names and Jade Emperor can mean another deity.
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Who created Shiva?

Shiva is generally thought to have originated from Rudra, a god worshipped in the Indus Valley during the Vedic period. Rudra was a hunter and a storm god, and was very fierce in his ways. He was one of the main deities in the Vedic pantheon.
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Is Lord Shiva alive?

There is no place , where Shiva doesn't exist. The energy in Sun and moon is Shiva ( Soma_Suryagni Lochana, soma means Moon and Surya means Sun, Agni means the energy /fire). Shiva is in you , and in me as Aatma rudra ( soul ) in every living being.
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Is Shiva the first god?

He was created automatically! He was there when there was nothing and He will remain even after everything is destructed. That is why; he is also loving called as the 'Adi-Dev' which means the 'Oldest God of the Hindu mythology.
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Is Lord Shiva most powerful?

Therefore, each deity has a specific Dharma (duty) and purpose for taking a form. Among them, Lord Shiva is referred to as the most powerful. He, along with Brahma and Vishnu, makes the Trinity, which takes care of the process of birth, sustenance, and death.
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Who is great Shiva or Vishnu?

Originally Answered: Who is superior: Lord Shiva or Lord Vishnu? Vishnu is one of the three main gods in Hinduism. Vaishnavas believe that Vishnu is the highest God.
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Who is god of Japan?

Hachiman (八幡神) is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people. Originally an agricultural deity, he later became the guardian of the Minamoto clan. His symbolic animal and messenger is the dove. Inari Ōkami (稲荷大神) The god or goddess of rice and fertility.
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What do Chinese call India?

The current Chinese word for India is Yìndù (印度), first used by the seventh-century monk and traveller Xuanzang. Similar to Hindu and Sindhu, the term Yìn 印 was used in classical Chinese much like the English Ind.
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How many gods India have?

Indians do not always agree about the nature of God: Most Hindus say there is one God with many manifestations, while Muslims and Christians are more likely to say, simply, “there is only one God.” But across all major faiths, the vast majority of Indians say that religion is very important in their lives, and ...
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Who was the first God?

Brahma the Creator

In the beginning, Brahma sprang from the cosmic golden egg and he then created good & evil and light & dark from his own person. He also created the four types: gods, demons, ancestors, and men (the first being Manu).
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Who is Hindu gods?

Most Hindus are principally devoted to the god Vishnu, the god Shiva, or the Goddess. These categorical practices are sometimes described as, respectively, Vaishnavism (Vishnu), Shaivism (Shiva), and Shaktism (Shakti being another term for the female creative energy).
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Are Hindu gods real?

While there are diverse deities in Hinduism, states Lawrence, "Exclusivism – which maintains that only one's own deity is real" is rare in Hinduism.
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Is Krishna stronger than Shiva?

Lord Krishna (Lord Vishnu) and Lord Shiva are equally supreme. It's just that the name is given to Lord Shiva.
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Who is the weakest God?

29 Supernatural Gods And Goddesses Ranked From Weakest To Strongest
  • 17 Vesta.
  • 16 Vili.
  • 15 Baldur.
  • 14 Baron Samedi.
  • 13 Odin.
  • 12 Ganesh.
  • 11 Plutus.
  • 10 Mercury.
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Which God is still alive?

The above lines mean that by daily remembering these 8 immortals (Ashwatthama, King Mahabali, Vedvyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripacharya, Parashurama and Rishi Markandaya) one can be free of all ailments and live for more than 100 years.
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