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Vishnu

Vishnu (/ˈvɪʃnuː/; Sanskrit: विष्णु, lit. 'All Pervasive', IAST: Viṣṇu, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of…

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Abode
Vaikuntha · Kshira Sagara
Affiliation
Parabrahman · Trimurti · Brahman · Bhagavan · Ishvara
Consort
Lakshmi and her forms
Day
Thursday
Festivals
Holi · Rama Navami · Krishna Janmashtami · Narasimha Jayanti · Deepavali
Mantra
Om Namo Narayanaya · Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya · Hari Om

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Etymology

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Vaishnava theology

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Vishnu

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related to Sikhism · 30
Vishnu → According, Brahma, Buddha, Dasam Granth, For, Gorakh, Guru, Guru Nanak, Gurus, Japji Sahib, Keshdhari/Khalsa, Khalsa Sikhs, Krishna, Mandair, Mughal-era, Nanakpanthis, Nirmalas, Parvati, Rama, Sahajdhari
related to Gallery · 27
Vishnu → AD, Also, Assam, Balarama, Bangkok, Brahma, British Museum5th-century Vishnu, Brooklyn Museum, CE, Dibrugarh, Garuda, Hindu-style, Indonesia, Java, Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu, Narasimha, One, Prambanan, Rama
related to Origins · 23
Vishnu → Agni, Aryan, BCE, Brahmana, CE, Gonda, His, Indian, Indra, Jan Gonda, Just, Klostermaier, Krishna-Golpa, Narayana, Rig Veda, RigVeda, Rigvedic, Sanskritization, Supreme Being, Vasudeva-Krishna
related to Temples · 23
Vishnu → Archaeological, BCE, Besnagar Garuda, Bhagavata, Brihat Samhita, Gupta Empire, Hindu, India, Its, Jhansi, Maharashtra, Mathura, Naneghat, Queen Naganika, Rajasthan, Sankarshana, Some, The, The Sarvatobhadra, Uttar Pradesh
related to Vedas · 23
Vishnu → Again, Agni, Atman, Gonda, He, Hindu, His, In, Indra, Mandala, Mitra, Rig Veda, Rigveda, Savitr, Self, Sun, Surya, Suryanarayana, Though, Two Rigvedic
related to External links · 22
Vishnu → Allysa, Archiv Orientální, BBC News, BBC Religion, Decorative Arts, Design History, Encyclopædia Britannica, Ethics, God Vishnu, Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior, ISSN, January, Journal, JSTOR, Machek, Material Culture, Origin, Peyton, S2CID, Vaclav
related to Brahmanas · 19
Vishnu → According, Although, Brahmana, Brahmanas, Giora Shoham, Hinduism, In, It, Klaus Klostermaier, Max Muller, Purusha Narayana, Rig Veda, The, The Shatapatha Brahmana, The Vedic, They, Vaishnavism, Veda, Vedas
related to Etymology · 18
Vishnu → BCE, Bhīma, CE, Danta, Dashavatara, God, In, King, Medhātith, Nirukta, Padma Purana, Sanskrit, Son, These, Vedanga, Vidarbha, Viṣṇu, Yaska
related to Iconography · 18
Vishnu → Agni Purana, Each, He, Hindu, In, Kaumodaki, Kaustubha, Kiritamukuta, Nandaka, One, Padma Purana, Panchajanya, Rarely, Sharanga, Sudarshana, The, These, Vaijayanti
related to Lakshmi · 18
Vishnu → Bhudevi, Hindu, In South India, In Tirupati, Krishna, Lakshmi, Padmavathi, Radha, Rama, Rukmini, She, Sita, Sri, Sridevi, Various, Venkateshwara, Vishnu's, When Vishnu

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one purana hindu also avatars garuda supreme vaishnavism krishna form universe narayana lakshmi texts vedic shiva bhagavata deities hinduism called

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VishnuAbodeVaikuntha1.00infobox
VishnuAbodeKshira Sagara1.00infobox
VishnuAffiliationParabrahman1.00infobox
VishnuAffiliationTrimurti1.00infobox
VishnuAffiliationBrahman1.00infobox
VishnuAffiliationBhagavan1.00infobox
VishnuAffiliationIshvara1.00infobox
VishnuAffiliationDashavatara1.00infobox
VishnuConsortLakshmi and her forms1.00infobox
VishnuDayThursday1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsHoli1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsRama Navami1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsKrishna Janmashtami1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsNarasimha Jayanti1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsDeepavali1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsOnam1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsVivaha Panchami1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsVishu1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsVijayadashami1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsKartik Purnima1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsTulasi Vivaha1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsBuddha Purnima1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsAnanta Chaturdashi1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsShayani Ekadashi1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsPrabodhini Ekadashi1.00infobox
VishnuFestivalsVaikuntha Ekadashi and other Ekadashis1.00infobox
VishnuMantraOm Namo Narayanaya1.00infobox
VishnuMantraOm Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya1.00infobox
VishnuMantraHari Om1.00infobox
VishnuMountGaruda1.00infobox

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