Which if your favourite Hindu god?
First my Guru Dattatreya and my Mother Anagha
Ganesha, the God of Beginnings and Rover of Obstacles
The Trimurthi(3) and their respective wives:
Shiva - Parvati and Ganga
Vishnu - Lakshmi and Bhumi
Brahma - Saraswati, Gayatri and Savitri
Kartikeya - The God of War
Ayyappan
Surya The Sun God
Rama
Hanuman
Nandi the Bull
Garuda the Eagle
Adi Sesha and Vasuki the World Snakes
Jambavan the Bear
Soma Nandi/ Waghoba the Tiger/Leopard
And different forms of Shiva and Vishnu:
Sarabheshwara the Primordial Beast
Narasimha the Man-Lion
Kalabhairava
Virabhadra
Varaha the Galaxy sized Boar
Krishna
Dakshinamurthi
Hayagreeva
The Pramatha Ganas, attendants of Shiva
The Kumuda Ganas, attendants of Vishnu
Then Navagrahas or 9 celestial objects
Aditya, Chandra, Angaraka, Budha, Brihaspati, Shukraacharya, Shanischara, Rahu and Ketu
And 10 Dikpalakas
Indra, Agni, Yama(Enma), Nrrti, Varuna, Vasuki, Kubera, Isana, Narayana and Brahma
Vishwakarma the Divine architect
Chitragupta the Divine Scribe and record keeper
Aswins the horse headed Twins
Manmadha/Kama, the God of love and Vishnu's son
Maruts the Storm Gods
Pavaka, Pavamana and Shuchi the 3 aspects of fire and Sons of Agni
Anura/Aruna the original Phoenix
12 Adityas the Gods of light
The Viswedevas, the judges of Rituals
The Pitrus, our forefathers
The Rishis the sages
The river Godesses
The Mountain Gods
The 8 Immortals
In reality all of these are just forms of Brahman/Supreme which responds when prayed to any form or even no form
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