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Pancha Parameshwara - Prasiddh Idols Presents Panchaloha Idol (Custom Made)
Pancha Parameshwara - Prasiddh Idols Presents Panchaloha Idol (Custom Made)
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Pancha Parameshwara" most commonly refers to the five principal deities in the Smarta tradition of Hinduism, a non-sectarian path that views all major deities as different manifestations of the one ultimate reality (Brahman).
The practice, known as Panchayatana Puja (five-shrine worship), was consolidated by the 8th-century philosopher Adi Shankaracharya to unite the different warring Hindu sects of his time. The five deities worshipped are:
- Ganesha (remover of obstacles)
- Surya (the Sun god)
- Devi/Shakti (the Divine Mother in various forms like Durga, Lakshmi, Parvati)
- Vishnu (the preserver)
- Shiva (the destroyer/transcendent one)
A devotee can choose any one of these as their personal preferred deity (Ishta-devata) to place in the center of the altar, while the other four are arranged around it. This practice promotes harmony by emphasizing the underlying unity of all gods.
