How many gods were worshipped by the aryans in the rig vedic or early vedic period?
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Indra 289
Agni (Fire) 218
Soma 123 (most of them in the Soma Mandala)
Ishwara (Supreme god) 118
The Asvins 56
Varuna (Sea) 46 [1]
the Maruts 38
Mitra 28[1]
Ushas 21
Vayu (Wind) 12
Savitr 11
the Rbhus 11
Pushan 10
the Apris 9
Brhaspati 8
Surya (Sun) 8
Dyaus and Prithivi (Heaven and Earth) 6, plus 5.84 dedicated to Earth alone
Apas (Waters) 6
Adityas 6
Vishnu 6
Brahmanaspati 6
Rudra 5
Dadhikras 4
the Sarasvati River / Sarasvati 3
Yama
Parjanya (Rain) 3
Vāc (Speech) 2 (mentioned 130 times, deified e.g. in 10.125)
Vastospati 2
Vishvakarman 2
Manyu 2
Kapinjala (the Heathcock, a form of Indra) 2
Minor deities (one single or no dedicated hymn)
Manas
Dakshina
Purusha
Aditi
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