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Do Hindus Really Have 33 Crore Deities?
Why do Hindus worship so many Gods? Are Hindus nature worshippers? Do Hindus really have 33 crore deities? These are some of the most obvious questions which people from other faiths ask you. In fact, these questions are puzzling even to the people who have grown up following Hindu traditions.
Hinduism has often been labelled as a polytheistic religion. According to the beliefs there are around 33 crore Gods and Goddesses including the incarnations of various deities. But this is far from being true. Hinduism believes in worshipping the one Supreme Being who is known by different names. The difference in deities is due to the differences in regions and cultures.
So, in a way Hinduism can be called both monotheistic and henotheistic. Henotheism defines Hinduism better which means worshipping one God without denying the existence of other Gods. Therefore Hinduism advocates one simple view that there is only one God who can be reached by following different paths.
Coming back to the initial question, do Hindus really have 33 crore deities? Read on to find out.
The
Four
Denominations
Hinduism
has
four
principal
denominations
namely:
Shaivism,
Shaktism,
Vaishnavism
and
Samartism.
The
Shaivas
realise
God
in
the
form
of
Shiva.
For
Vaishnavites,
God
is
Vishnu.
Likewise
for
Shaktas,
the
female
form
Shakti
is
the
Supreme
Being.
Samartas
see
all
the
deities
as
the
reflection
of
one
God.
So,
the
choice
of
deity
is
left
to
the
devotee.
Due
to
this
diversity,
Hinduism
is
also
tolerant
of
other
religions,
respecting
the
fact
that
all
religions
lead
to
the
same
God.
The
Ardhanarishvara
When
it
comes
to
the
form
of
the
Supreme
Being,
Hinduism
believes
that
God
exists
in
Ardhanarishvara
form.
This
form
is
half
man
and
half
woman.
It
thus,
advocates
the
view
that
the
male
form
is
incomplete
without
the
female
part
and
vice-versa.
So,
the
nature
works
perfectly
only
when
the
two
forms
work
in
union
with
each
other.
God
Is
Within
One
of
the
most
important
teachings
of
Hinduism
is
that
God
does
not
reside
somewhere
in
the
heaven,
outside
the
being.
God
resides
within
every
individual.
God
resides
in
each
individual,
waiting
to
be
discovered
by
the
individual.
One
God
Henotheism
is
the
best
way
to
understand
the
concept
of
Hinduism.
It
means
worshipping
one
God
without
denying
the
existence
of
others.
Hindus
believe
in
one
pervasive
God
who
energises
the
whole
Universe.
One
can
reach
this
Supreme
Being
through
different
paths,
following
different
faiths.
Coming
to
nature
worship,
Hindus
worship
every
aspect
of
Nature.
The
trees,
animals,
rivers,
forces
etc.
because
they
believe
that
God
is
present
in
all
these
forms
and
provides
nourishment
to
all.
There
may
be
different
names
for
the
Divine
but
that
does
not
mean
that
there
are
different
Gods.
So, we may conclude that we may find God through 33 crore different ways but He is only one, the Supreme Being.
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