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This is a list of various lists of Hindus related topics grouped under related sections.


Deities, sants, gurus, and entities

* List of Hindu deities **
List of titles and names of Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit: , ' in IAST, pronounced ( Classical Sanskrit) and in ''Vedic Sanskrit'' is a Hindu deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. In Hinduism, Krishna is recognized as the comp ...
** List of Tridevis **
List of names of Vishnu The following is the list of names of Vedic Lord Vishnu from Vishnu Sahasranama of Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, th ...
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List of avatar claimants This is a list of notable people who have explicitly claimed and are considered by others to be the Avatars of the Supreme Being or of a more limited expansion of Ishvara or other expression of divinity. This list does not include the traditio ...
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List of mythological objects (Hindu mythology) The following is a list of various mythological objects described in Hindu literature. Armour * Karna Kavacha - The armour of Karna that was granted to him by his father Surya at birth, offering him virtual invulnerability. * Shiva Kavacha - ...
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List of Gandharvas Below is a list of Gandharvas, a group of celestial musicians in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. They are often associated with music, accompany the higher gods, and are upholders of Dharma. Gandharvas are male while Gandharvīs or Gandharva Ka ...
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List of Nāgas Below is a list of Nāgas, a group of serpentine and draconic deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. They are often guardians of hidden treasure and many are upholders of Dharma. Nāgas are male while Nāgīs or Nāginīs are female. Religi ...
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List of Rakshasas Below is a non-exhaustive list of Rakshasas, a race of anthropomorphic spirits in Indian mythology. While many are malevolent, some are benevolent protectors of Dharma. Rakshasas are male while Rakshasis are female. Religious traditions that fea ...
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List of Asuras Asuras ( sa, असुर) are a class of beings or power-seeking clans, related to the more benevolent devas (also known as ''suras'') in Hinduism. Clans The two major clans of the asuras are the daityas and the danavas. * Daitya - a clan of as ...
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List of Hindu gurus and sants This is a list of religious people in Hinduism, including gurus, sant, monks, yogis and spiritual masters. A guru is defined as a "teacher, spiritual guide, rgodman," by author David Smith. To obtain the title of guru, one must go through ...
** List of teachers of Vedanta


Empires and kingdoms

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List of Hindu empires and dynasties Indian empires rose to power following the birth of Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism in the Indian subcontinent. The period of the Gupta Empire under Samudragupta is sometimes attributed to as the Golden Age of India. List The following list enumera ...
* List of Ikshvaku dynasty kings in Hinduism


Scholars and teachers

* List of teachers of Vedanta **
List of teachers of Advaita Vedanta A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of Hindu comparative religionists This is a list of notable Hindu comparative theologians, Hindu scholars or preachers engaged in Hindu comparative religion studies. * Adi Shankaracharya * Ram Mohan Roy *Vivekananda * Dayanand Saraswati *Ram SwarupPentecostals, Proselytization, an ...
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List of writers on Hinduism This is a list of writers on Hinduism. The list should include writers who have Wikipedia articles who have written books about Hinduism. Each entry should indicate the writers most well-known work. Multiple works should be listed only if each wor ...


Practitioners of Hinduism


Hindus by nationality, regions or sect

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List of Bangladeshi Hindus This is an incomplete list of notable and prominent Hindus from Bangladesh. Martyrs and Freedom Fighters in 1971 * Jagat Joity Das * Laxman Das * Purnendu Dastidar * Dhirendranath Datta * Govinda Chandra Dev * Chitta Ranjan Dutta, sector comma ...
* List of Kashmiri Hindus *
List of International Society for Krishna Consciousness members and patrons The following is a list of members or people closely associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. This list is not exhaustive. Founder-Acharya *A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada – Founded the movement in New York ...


Converts to and from Hinduism

* List of converts to Hinduism ** List of converts to Hinduism from Christianity **
List of converts to Hinduism from Islam This is a list of converts to Hinduism from Islam. List See also * Indian-origin religions * List of converts to Hinduism * List of Hindus * List of converts to Islam from Hinduism References {{DEFAULTSORT:Converts to Hinduism from ...
** List of converts to Hinduism from Buddhism * List of former Hindus ** List of converts to Buddhism from Hinduism **
List of converts to Christianity from Hinduism This is a list of notable converts to Christianity from Hinduism. List See also * List of converts to Hinduism from Christianity References {{Lists of converts Hinduism Christianity from Hinduism Hinduism-related lists ...
** List of converts to Islam from Hinduism ** List of converts to Sikhism from Hinduism


Scriptures and texts

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List of Hindu scriptures Hinduism is an ancient religionShaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism and others. Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Vedanta and other schools of Hindu philosophy. O ...
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List of sutras ''Sutra'' ( sa, सूत्र, translit=sūtra, translit-std=IAST, translation=string, thread)Monier Williams, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, Entry fo''sutra'' page 1241 in Indian literary traditions refers to an ap ...
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List of suktas and stutis This article contains a list of Hindu hymns, known as suktas, stotras or stutis. Sūktas Main Sūktas * Agni Sūktam * Ā no Bhadrāh Sūktam * Oshadhi Sūktam * Kumāra Sūktam * Ganapati Sūktam / Ganesha Sūktam * Gostha Sūktam * Gos ...
* Timeline of Hindu texts * Other related ** List of historic Indian texts **
Sanskrit literature Sanskrit literature broadly comprises all literature in the Sanskrit language. This includes texts composed in the earliest attested descendant of the Proto-Indo-Aryan language known as Vedic Sanskrit, texts in Classical Sanskrit as well as ...


Temples, holy sites and worship

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Hindu pilgrimage sites In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a very long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a sacred area or shrine of importance to innate faith. Members of every major religion participate in pilg ...
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Hindu pilgrimage sites in India In Hinduism, the yatra (pilgrimage) to the tirthas (sacred places) has special significance for earning the punya (spiritual merit) needed to attain the moksha (salvation) by performing the darśana (viewing of deity), the parikrama (circumam ...
* Lists of Hindu temples by country **
List of Hindu temples outside India Apart from India, where the vast majority (1.12 billion) of the world's 1.3 billion Hindu population lives, Hindu Temples are found across the world, on every continent. In the Indian Subcontinent, thousands of modern and historic temples are s ...
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List of largest Hindu temples This is a list of the largest Hindu temples in terms of area. Current largest temples Under construction See also * List of tallest Gopurams * List of large temple tanks * List of human stampedes in Hindu temples * Lists of Hindu templ ...
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List of large Hindu temples This is a list of the largest Hindu temples in terms of area. Current largest temples Under construction See also * List of tallest Gopurams A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List ( ...
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List of large temple tanks This is a list of Temple tanks in terms of area. List of large Temple tanks }) is a locality situated almost at the centre of the Indian city of Tiruchirappalli. The historic Rockfort is situated nearby. The Rock Fort temple stands 83m tall per ...
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List of tallest Gopurams A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of human stampedes in Hindu temples The List of Human stampedes in Hindu Temples / Holy Places in India includes: See also * List of largest Hindu temples * List of tallest Gopurams * List of large temple tanks * Lists of Hindu temples by country References {{Hind ...
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List of tallest Hindu statues This list of tallest Hindu statues includes completed statues that are at least tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the murti, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as we ...
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Ghats in Varanasi Ghats in Varanasi are riverfront steps leading to the banks of the Ganges river. The city has 88 ghats. Most of the ghats are bathing and puja ceremonial ghats, while two ghats, Manikarnika and Harishchandra, are used exclusively as cremat ...
** Tirthas of Rameswaram


Organisations

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List of Hindu organisations Hinduism is practiced and preached by many Hindu organisations, each of which follows the variants and perspectives of all or particular philosophy propagated and transferred through generations by saints. It is a peaceful religion. Hinduism may ...
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List of Hindu nationalist political parties This is a list of political parties professing to follow Hindu nationalism or stating that they represent the interests of Hinduism. Within India National Active *Bharatiya Janata Party * Hindu Mahasabha * Hindu Sena *Hindu Samaj Party Former ...


Festivals

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List of Hindu festivals Across the globe, Hindus celebrate a diverse number of festivals and celebrations, typically marking events from ancient India and often coinciding with seasonal changes. These celebrations take place either on a fixed annual date on the solar c ...
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List of Hindu festivals in Punjab This list of Punjabi Hindu festivals summarizes festivals observed in Punjab. These are based on the Bikrami calendar. The festivals of Maghi and Vaisakhi are determined by the solar aspect and others on its lunar months. Observance and overvie ...


Sanskrit and education

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List of Sanskrit universities in India The following is a list of at least 18 Sanskrit universities in India (3 central, 1 deemed and 14 state universities) which are only focused on Sanskrit revival and Sanskrit studies along with related disciplines like Ayurveda. See also * Sa ...
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List of yoga schools Yoga schools are as diverse as the meanings of the bracket term yoga. Within the major branches of yoga such as haṭha, lāya, rāja, jñāna, and bhakti there are many different schools and lineages, both extant and defunct. Since the late 19 ...


Other uses

* List of materials used in Hinduism


See also

* Indian-origin religions {{DEFAULTSORT:Hindus Hinduism-related lists