Vayu
The god of wind and air, father of Hanuman and Bhima.
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Vedānta – School of Ultimate Reality and Spiritual Knowledge
Based on the Upanishads and systematized by Badarayana (1st century BCE) in his Brahma Sutras, Vedānta (or Uttara Mīmāṃsā) investigates the nature of Brahman (ultimate reality) and its relation to the individual soul (ātman). It has numerous sub-schools including Advaita (non-dualism), Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism), and Dvaita (dualism).
Veerabhadra
A fierce form of Shiva created from his anger after Sati's death.
Venkateshwara
A form of Vishnu particularly worshipped at Tirupati.
Vinayaki
The female counterpart of Ganesha, embodying wisdom and removal of obstacles.
Vishishtadvaita – School of Qualified Non-Dualism
Propounded by Ramanuja (11th century CE), this Vedāntic school teaches that the individual souls and matter are attributes or modes of Brahman, which is identified with Vishnu. While reality is unified, differences between God, souls, and matter are real and not illusory.