Hinduism: Details about 'List Of Hindu Deities'

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
Balarama
Krishna (meaning dark or black; see also other meanings in the article about him.)
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.

The Puranas list twenty-five avataras of Vishnu. A description of these is found in the Bhagavata Purana, Canto 1.

Hinduism \| Hindu mythology \| Itihasa
Male Deities: Brahma \| Vishnu \| Shiva \| Rama \| Krishna \| Ganesha \| Indra \| Lakshman \| Hanuman \| Surya \| more..
Female Deities: Gayatri \| Lakshmi \| Saraswati \| Durga \| Devi \| Sita \| Radha \| Kali \| Parvati \| Shakti \| more..
Texts: Vedas \| Upanishads \| Puranas \| Ramayana \| Mahabharata

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