Click on for an introduction to these fascinating deities. The Thirty-three gods, or Tridasha, is a pantheon of Hindu deities from the Samhitas, which are the oldest layer of text in the Vedas.

A young Hindu explains some essential beliefs of ... Following the clip, students could be asked to choose one of the three main Gods - Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver) or Shiva ...

The festival is unique in that three Hindu gods are taken out of their temples in a colourful procession to meet their devotees. The BBC's Priyanka Pathak explains the legend behind the festival ...

The religion recognizes millions of Hindu gods and goddesses, each embodying different aspects of the divine and providing guidance, protection and blessings. Many Hindus build small altars in ...

Three broken idols of Hindu Gods have been recovered from the ancient Hindu Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, authorities said on Monday, December 16. The idols were found in the well near the ...

In India where light skin is coveted, a new campaign is re-imagining popular Hindu gods and goddesses with a darker skin, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi. The desire for fairer skin is not ...

The collage shows Shivling (a cylindrical idol representing the Hindu god Shiva), two idols of the ... were recovered in Uttar Pradesh is false. Three idols in the image were found in the southern ...

Review the major deities in Hinduism and their individual roles in ... 5-12 Compare the forms of writing that developed in the three civilizations and how written records shaped political, legal ...