Hindu gods and goddesses

Ap

Ap

The personification of water, one of the Vasus in most later Puranic lists.

Apam Napat

Apam Napat

God of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes, an eminent figure of the Indo-Iranian pantheon.

Aranyani

Aranyani

Goddess of the forests and the animals that dwell within them, described as elusive, fond of quiet glades, and fearless of remote places.

Aravan

Aravan

Also known as Iravat, a minor character from the Mahabharata, son of Arjuna and the Naga princess Ulupi, central god of the cult of Kuttantavar.

Ardhanari

Ardhanari

A composite androgynous form of the Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati, depicted as half male and half female, split down the middle.

Ardra

Ardra

Associated with the Hindu myth of Taraka, an asura who is granted invulnerability by Brahma.