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Gods and Goddesses have more than two arms, know its meaning
Samira Vishwas | July 30, 2025 6:24 AM CST

More than one festival is celebrated in Sanatan Dharma, when the deities are worshiped. All of them have different textures, some have two arms, some are gods with four arms, some Gods and Goddesses also have eight or 10 arms. All these deities have different importance in Sanatan Dharma, all are famous for different features. All these Gods and Goddesses have some connection with every era, who have always protected their devotees, whether Lord Shiva or Mother Parvati, Goddess Durga or Lord Vishnu, every gods have stopped atrocities on earth.

The temple is established to give a separate place to all these deities, where their idol or photo is kept, where a crowd of devotees also throngs from morning to evening. The priests perform aarti in the morning and evening.

More than two arms

There are some temples of temples, which are opened once a year, then there are some temples where the doors of the temple are open for darshan throughout the year. There are many temples located in India, which are famous all over the world, and there are some temples which are famous at the local level. People go on religious pilgrimage, while the Indian Railways also give devotees visit to India. During this time, they are kept at religious places and toured them.

Know its meaning

However, today’s article will be slightly different for you, because today we will tell you what is the meaning of the deities to be so many arms. Often Hindu Gods and Goddesses have more than two arms, which hold different things. All of them have different religious importance, mythology and mystery. In such a situation, today we will tell you about it in detail.

Symbol of supreme power

First of all, let us tell you that many arms of Goddesses in Hinduism reflect the supreme power. In these arms, he is wearing weapons, flowers, garlands etc., which is also a symbol of getting good on evils. This means that the gods represent immense power to fight evils. The clothes that Lord Vishnu wearing in his arms is considered a symbol of different areas of spiritual life.

Signs

You must have seen the idols of the Gods and Goddesses in the image that every god has additional arms, which keeps a specific weapon or symbol. Many arms are a symbol of his multi-faced nature. This means that he is able to do many tasks simultaneously, thus he protects his devotees. Talk about Goddess Lakshmi and Mother Saraswati, they have four arms, who are worshiped as the goddess of wealth and the goddess of knowledge. In their arms, you will get to see many other things including flowers, which provide qualities to the devotees.

(Disclaimer: Here information provided here is based on beliefs and information. Read does not confirm any kind of recognition, information.)


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