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Everywhere Pan-India 95 South India 67 West India 30 East India 22 North India 15 The Himalaya 12 Northeast India 5 Southeast Asia 4 Central India 4
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How a tradition frames it · 2 tellings

Three faces of one Widhi

Balinese Hinduism reveres Brahma, Wisnu and Siwa as manifestations of the one ineffable Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, a formulation sharpened for state recognition.

Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

Pan-India Southeast Asia