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Shiva
Shiva (; , , , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , [mɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh], ) and Hara (, ), is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism.
Mahavidya
thumb|311px|Top: Kali, Tara, [[Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, and Bhairavi Bottom: Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi, and Kamala]]
Dakini
right|thumb|upright=1.15|Tibetan board carving of the ḍākinī Vajrayogini
Bhairava
thumb|right|Muthappan, Kaalabhairavan worshipped in ancestral form through [[Theyyam form, in the northern region of Kerala, South India. ]] Bhairava (, ), or Kāla Bhairava, is a Shaivite and Vajrayāna deity worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists. In Shaivism, he is a powerful manifestation, or avatar, of Shiva. In the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, Bhairava represents the Supreme Reality, synonymous to Para Brahman. Generally in Hinduism, Bhairava is also called Daṇḍapāni ("[he who holds the] danda in [his] hand"), as he holds a rod or danda to punish sinners, and Śvāśva, meaning, "he whose vehic
Matrikas
thumb|9th-century sculpture depicting the Seven Mother Goddesses (Matrikas) flanked by Shiva (left) and Ganesha (right)
Dattatreya
Dattatreya (, ), Dattā or Dattaguru, is a paradigmatic Sannyasi (monk) and one of the lords of yoga, venerated as a Hindu god. He is considered to be an avatar and combined form of the three Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, who are also collectively known as the Trimurti, and as the manifestation of Parabrahma, the supreme being, in texts such as the Bhagavata Purana, the Markandeya Purana, and the Brahmanda Purana, though stories about his birth and origin vary from text to text. Several Upanishads are dedicated to him, as are texts of the Vedanta-Yoga tradition in Hinduism. One of the m
Tripura Sundarī
The Highest form of Mahadevi
Mahākāla
Mahākāla (, ) is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism.
Vārāhī
Varahi (, IAST:) is one of the Matrikas, a group of seven mother goddesses in the Hindu religion who has the face of a sow. In Nepal, she is called Barahi. In Rajasthan and Gujarat, she is venerated as Dandini.
yogini
thumb|right|Yogini, 10th century Chola dynasty, [[Tamil Nadu, India. From the Smithsonian Institution.]]
Kubjika
thumb|Kubjikā Mātā
Uchchhishta Ganapati
Tantric aspect of the Hindu god Ganesha (Ganapati), one of Ganesha's thirty-two forms