pancha-devopasana / पंच देवोपासना
Followers of Personal Form of God in Sanatan dharma primarily worship five Deities; Lord Vishnu, Lord Shankara, Lord Surya, Lord Ganesh and Devi Durga or Shakti.
These Deities are together referred to as
- panchadev (Devanagari: पंचदेव ISO15919: paṁcadeva)
- pancha mahadev (Devanagari: पंच महादेव ISO15919: paṁca mahādeva)
Worshipping Pancha Mahadev is called pancha-devopasana (Devanagari: पंच देवोपासना ISO15919: paṁca devopāsanā).
- Devotees of Vishnu (Devanagari: विष्णु ISO15919: viṣṇu) this form are referred to as Vaishnav (Devanagari: वैष्णव ISO15919: vaiṣṇava).
- Devotees of Shiv (Devanagari: शिव ISO15919: śiva) form are referred to as Shaiv (Devanagari: शैव ISO15919: śaiva).
- Devotees of Durga (Devanagari: दुर्गा ISO15919: durgā) form are referred to as Shakt (Devanagari: शाक्त ISO15919: śākta).
- Ganesh (Devanagari: गणेश ISO15919: gaṇeśa)
- Surya (Devanagari: सूर्य ISO15919: sūrya) or Sun.
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