Hindu

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Hinduism evolved out of the Vedic period, shepherded by the creation of the Upanishads, and was widely followed throughout India during early antiquity. — In-game description

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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
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, Pandya
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, Maurya

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
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, Maurya
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, Maurya
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	—
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, Maurya
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, Maurya
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, Maurya
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, Maurya
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	—
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, Maurya
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, Ay
Lakshmi	Fertility	Rare	+8% National Slave Output	+0.06% 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	—

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