![]() ![]() In some medieval Indian literature, Devas are also referred to as Suras and contrasted with their equally powerful, but malevolent referred to as the Asuras.Hindu deities are part of Indian mythology, both Devas and Devis feature in one of many cosmological theories in. In post-Vedic texts, such as the and the of Hinduism, the Devas represent the good, and the Asuras the bad. Hindu deities have been adopted in other religions such as, and in regions outside India, such as predominantly Buddhist and, where they continue to be revered in regional temples or arts.In ancient and medieval era texts of Hinduism, the human body is described as a temple, and deities are described to be parts residing within it, while the (Absolute Reality, God) is described to be the same, or of similar nature, as the (self, soul), which Hindus believe is eternal and within every living being. ![]() Some Hindu traditions, such as ancient, rejected all deities and concept of god or goddess, while 19th-century British colonial era movements such as the and rejected deities and adopted monotheistic concepts similar to. Some Hindu traditions, such as from the mid 1st millennium AD, have included multiple major deities as henotheistic manifestations of Brahman, and as a means to realizing Brahman.Hindu deities are represented with various icons and anicons, in paintings and sculptures, called and Pratimas. Major deities have inspired their own Hindu traditions, such as, and, but with shared, ritual grammar, and polycentrism. ![]()
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