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Hindu
13 gods & spirits
The wheel of creation, preservation and dissolution, and the gods who turn it.
Shiva
the auspicious destroyer, lord of the dance
Vishnu
the preserver, sleeper on the cosmic sea
Brahmā
the four-faced maker, speaker of worlds
Kālī
the dark mother, devourer of time
Durgā
the invincible, rider of the lion
Lakshmī
the lotus-born, giver of fortune
Sarasvatī
the flowing one, muse of the word
Gaṇeśa
the elephant-headed, remover of obstacles
Hanumān
the devoted, leaper of oceans
Indra
the storm-king, wielder of the thunderbolt
Agni
the fire-messenger, mouth of the gods
Yama
the first-dead, keeper of the final road
Chandra
the moon-lord, cup of cool nectar