“ | Hinduism evolved out of the Vedic period, shepherded by the creation of the Upanishads, and was widely followed throughout India during early antiquity.
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The Hindu religion is a polytheistic faith spread throughout the entirety of the Indian subcontinent. This article documents the deities associated with the religion. All values are for +100% Omen Power.
Many Hindu deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Hindu pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.
Every Hindu nation benefits from +1.00 Diplomatic Reputation.
General deities
These deities are available to all Hindu or Jain nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Hindu pops or control the deity's holy site:
Deity | Category | Rarity | Passive effect | Omen effect | Apotheosis effect | Holy site |
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Rama | War | Rare | +5% Manpower Recovery Speed | +5% Morale of Armies | Gain 2.50 Martial Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25 | 6915, Koti, 般帝耶 |
Krishna | Fertility | Rare | +5% Pop Assimilation Speed | +12% Oratory Tech Investment | Gain +2.50 Oratory Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Charisma, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25 | 6813, Dvaraka, 孔雀 |
These deities are available to all Hindu nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Hindu pops or control the deity's holy site:
Deity | Category | Rarity | Passive effect | Omen effect | Apotheosis effect | Holy site |
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Shiva | War | Common | -0.025 Aggressive Expansion Change | +5% Discipline | 1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9 | 4475, Ujjayini, 孔雀 |
Vishnu | War | Common | +0.025 Provincial Loyalty | +12% Fort Defense | +5.00 Supply Limit and +15% Local Fort Defense in the capital province and another random province, for five years | 4420, Mathura, 孔雀 |
Prajapati | War | Rare | +5% National Manpower | +10% National Freeman Output | Gain 1,000 Manpower, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, and an extra 1,000 if the deity’s Martial is at least 11, if manpower is below 80% Gain 2.00 Military Experience, otherwise |
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Brahma | Culture | Common | +5% National Noble Happiness | +5% Morale of Armies | Convert 1 pop in the capital into a Noble, including cultural conversion if necessary; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 3 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9 | 4484, Pushkara, 孔雀 |
Bhrigu | Culture | Rare | −15% Divine Sacrifice Cost | +0.04 Provincial Loyalty | 1 Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9 | 6859, Barygaza, 孔雀 |
Soma | Culture | Rare | +5% Research Points | +5% Morale of Navies | Gain +2.50 Oratory Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Charisma, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25 | 6816, Prabhasa, 孔雀 |
Vishweshwara | Culture | Rare | −0.025 Monthly Tyranny | +12% State Religion Happiness | Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith | — |
Kubera | Economy | Rare | +10% National Tax | +10% National Slave Output | Gain 15 Wealth multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of 50 and an additional 75 gold if the deity has more than 10 Finesse | — |
Samba | Economy | Rare | −0.05 Monthly Corruption | −8% Monthly Wages for Characters | If the deity has more than 8 finesse, gain 1 Free Province Investment Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets +8% Culture Happiness and +10% Culture Slave Output |
4350, Mulasthanapura, 孔雀 |
Samudra | Economy | Rare | −5% Ship Damage Taken | +12% National Commerce Income | A random navy gains two units of Octeres, if a navy exists Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, otherwise |
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Saraswati | Economy | Rare | +7.50% Civic Tech Investment | +10% National Citizen Output | A Citizen appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9 | 7314, Taxila, 孔雀 |
Indra | Fertility | Common | +150 Base Food Capacity | +15% Global Monthly Food Modifier | Gain 50 Food in every province, multiplied by the deity’s Charisma | — |
Kanya Devi | Fertility | Rare | +0.025 Monthly Stability Change | +4% Population Happiness | +2.50 Religious Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Zeal, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25 | 6902, Komari, 哀伊 |
Lakshmi | Fertility | Rare | +8% National Slave Output | +0.08% National Population Growth | 1 Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9 | — |