Our Deities
Learn about the deities worshipped at Mahalakshmi Devasthanam, their significance, traditions and stories.
Sri Mahalakshmi
Goddess of prosperity, abundance, wellbeing and divine grace. Mahalakshmi is worshipped as the divine source of auspiciousness, generosity and spiritual as well as material wellbeing.
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Lord Ganesha
Lord Ganesha is worshipped at the beginning of important undertakings. He represents wisdom, discernment and the removal of obstacles on the devotee’s spiritual and worldly path.
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Radha Krishna
Radha and Krishna embody divine love and devotion. Their relationship is celebrated as the soul’s loving longing for, and complete surrender to, the Divine.
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Rama Parivar
Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman together represent dharma, devotion, loyalty, courage and the ideals of righteous family and social life.
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Lord Satyanarayana
Satyanarayana is a form of Lord Vishnu associated with truth and divine benevolence. Satyanarayana Puja is traditionally performed with prayer, sacred narration and offerings for blessings and wellbeing.
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Vishvaksena
Vishvaksena is revered in the Sri Vaishnava tradition as the commander of Lord Vishnu’s divine forces and guardian of sacred order. This temporary image is illustrative and will be replaced with the temple’s Vishvaksena photograph.
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Navagraha
The Navagrahas are the nine planetary deities honored in Hindu tradition. Devotees worship them while seeking harmony, balance and divine guidance through life’s changing circumstances.
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Lord Narasimha
Narasimha, the man-lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is especially revered as a protector of devotees and as a powerful expression of divine intervention in defense of dharma.
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Lord Murugan
Lord Murugan, also known as Karthikeya, Skanda and Subrahmanya, is associated with courage, wisdom and victory over negative forces. He is the son of Shiva and Parvati.
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Lord Shiva
Lord Shiva is one of Hinduism’s principal deities and represents transformation, spiritual awakening, meditation and the transcendence of ego and limitation.
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Dakshinamurthy
Dakshinamurthy is a form of Lord Shiva as the supreme teacher. He represents spiritual knowledge, contemplation and the transmission of wisdom that removes ignorance.
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Lord Ayyappa
Lord Ayyappa, also revered as Dharma Shastha, is associated with discipline, devotion, self-control and spiritual realization. His worship emphasizes faith, simplicity and inner purification.
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Shirdi Sai Baba
Shirdi Sai Baba is revered by devotees for teachings centered on faith, patience, compassion, service and respect across religious traditions.
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Lord Hanuman
Lord Hanuman embodies unwavering devotion, strength, courage, humility and selfless service. His devotion to Lord Rama is one of Hindu tradition’s enduring examples of bhakti.
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Except for the Sri Mahalakshmi photograph, these are temporary illustrative images from Wikimedia Commons. They will be replaced with photographs from Hindu Temple of Delaware. Click a deity name below to view the source and license information.