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Kali
Bhadrakali, an auspicious form of Kali
Chandi, a ferocious form of Kali
Tripurasundari
Kushmanda
Sarasvati, the wife of Brahma
Lakshmi, the wife of Vishnu
Sati, the first wife of Shiva
Parvati, the second wife of Shiva
Ganga, the goddess personification of the Ganges River.


Saivism is one of the major Hindu sects. Adherents of Saivism believe that the god Shiva is the supreme being. Shiva is the destroyer god among the Trimurti, and so is sometimes depicted as the fierce god Bhairava. Saivists are more attracted to asceticism than adherents of other Hindu sects, and may be found wandering with ashen faces performing self-purification rituals.[3][4][5][6] Some alternative forms of Siva:

Ardhanarishvara
Muneeswarar
Muthappan
Bhairava
Nataraja
Pashupati
Harihara
Rudra
Lingam
Dakshinamurthy
Ravananugraha
Vaidheeswara
Lingodbhava
Somaskanda
Bhikshatana
Sri Manjunatha
Vishnu[edit]
Main article: Vishnu
Vaishnavism is the sect within Hinduism that worships Vishnu, the preserver god of the Hindu Trimurti ('three images', the Trinity), and his ten incarnations. It is a devotional sect, and followers worship many deities, including Rama and Krishna, both considered as incarnations of Vishnu. The adherents of this sect are generally non-ascetic, monastic and devoted to meditative practice and ecstatic chanting.[3][4][5][6] Some alternate names of Vishnu the Preserver:

Narayana
Thirumal
Jagannath
Hayagriva
Venkateshwara, as Vishnu is known in parts of South India.
Vaikuntha Chaturmurti
Vaikuntha Kamalaja
Mohini
Lakshmi Narayan
Vishvarupa
Ranganatha
Dasavatara, the 10 incarnations of Vishnu
Padmanabha
Ananta Shayana