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Deities
The deities of the pan-Indian tradition, introduced without doctrine.
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Devī: the Goddess
The Goddess in her ten thousand names, Sarasvatī, Lakṣmī, Pārvatī, Durgā, Kālī; the divine as power, wisdom and fierce love.
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Gaṇeśa
The elephant-headed remover of obstacles, worshipped first, before every beginning, by nearly everyone.
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Śiva
The ascetic on the mountain and the dancer at the centre of the universe, the deity of destruction-as-renewal, yoga's own patron.
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Viṣṇu
The preserver, resting on the cosmic ocean between worlds, descending as avatar whenever dharma wanes.