Hindu Goddesses

Right from the early days female goddesses are equally revered as that hindu gods. Hindu goddesses are worshipped as form of the divine mother-Shakti, the "power" or "energy". The feminine consorts of our masculine gods are importantly considered to know the ultimate truth.

Like gods there are many goddesses in the Hindu mythology on which many festivals are celebrated. Like Goddess Laxmi is worshipped on the night of Diwali; Goddess Durga is worshipped in its nine forms all through the nine days of Navratri; Durga Puja is devoted to Goddess Durga.

In Hinduism, Hindus worship the feminine Supreme Reality too as like yin-yang duality in China. The successive page gives information about some of the popular Hindu goddesses.