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Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि), also called Kalkin, [1] is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.According to Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages in the cycle of existence (Krita).
Shiva and Vishnu are both viewed as the ultimate form of god in different Hindu denominations. Harihara is a composite of half Vishnu and half Shiva, mentioned in literature such as the Vamana Purana (chapter 36), [ 145 ] and in artwork found from mid 1st millennium CE, such as in the cave 1 and cave 3 of the 6th-century Badami cave temples .
Historical Vishnuism as early worship of the deity Vishnu is one of the historical components, branches or origins of the contemporary and early Vaishnavism, [1] which was subject of considerable study, [2] and often showing that Vishnuism is a distinctive worship — a sect. [3] The tradition was forming in the context of Puranic Vaisnavism evolving in the process of revitalizing religion of ...
In Vaishnava tradition, she is accorded the epithet Narayani—"the sister of Narayana (Vishnu) [4] [5] "—and is regarded as the benevolent aspect of the goddess Durga. [ 6 ] According to Hindu texts , Yogamaya plays the role of the facilitator of the earthly birth of Krishna , an incarnation of Vishnu.
Mohini (Sanskrit: मोहिनी, Mohinī) is the Hindu goddess of enchantment. She is the only female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. She is portrayed as a femme fatale, an enchantress, who maddens lovers and demons, sometimes leading them to their doom. Mohini is introduced into Hinduism in the narrative epic of the Mahabharata.
Sita Navami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of the goddess Sita, one of the most popular deities in Hinduism, and an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi. It is celebrated on the navami (ninth day) of the Shukla Paksha (first lunar fortnight) of the Hindu month of Vaishakha . [ 125 ]
In the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, Hari is a name of both Krishna and Vishnu, invoked in the Hare Krishna mahamantra (Hare could be a vocative form of Hari). The Hari Stuti is a hymn in praise of Vishnu composed by Adi Shankara. The Hari Stotra is a Sanskrit hymn. Hari Om is a mantra and greeting.
Gandabherunda (IAST: Gaṇḍabheruṇḍa) is a two-headed bird and he is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu as Narasimha and he has enormous powers in Hindu scriptures. [1] In Hinduism, Gandabherunda is a form of Vishnu as Narasimha who disemboweled and killed Sharabha, a form of Shiva and Hiranyakashipu at the same time in Hindu texts.