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* '''Purusha''', a primal androgynous deity. The word also refers to a complex concept within Hinduism. <ref> [https://kaulapedia.com/en/siddha-vastu/#Principle_of_Vastu_Purusha] </ref> | * '''Purusha''', a primal androgynous deity. The word also refers to a complex concept within Hinduism. <ref> [https://kaulapedia.com/en/siddha-vastu/#Principle_of_Vastu_Purusha] </ref> | ||
* '''Ardhanarisvara''' (aspect of male Shiva, with female consort Parvati, Deva, Shakti, or Uma), both male and female in one body.<ref>Raven Kaldera, Hermaphrodeities, p. 40.</ref> Patron of gay people, intersex people, and transgender people | * '''Ardhanarisvara''' or '''Ardhanarishvara''' (aspect of male Shiva, with female consort Parvati, Deva, Shakti, or Uma), both male and female in one body.<ref>Raven Kaldera, Hermaphrodeities, p. 40.</ref> Patron of gay people, intersex people, and transgender people | ||
* '''Bahuchara Mata''', goddess, patron of [[Hijra]], who are members of a trans feminine nonbinary gender role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collected Information About the Eunuchs of India Known as Hijras|url=http://androgyne.0catch.com/hijrax.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200218220634/http://androgyne.0catch.com/hijrax.htm|archive-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> | * '''Bahuchara Mata''', goddess, patron of [[Hijra]], who are members of a trans feminine nonbinary gender role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collected Information About the Eunuchs of India Known as Hijras|url=http://androgyne.0catch.com/hijrax.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200218220634/http://androgyne.0catch.com/hijrax.htm|archive-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> | ||
* '''Indra''', who cursed a king to become a woman<ref name="Pattanaik">Devdutt Pattanaik, The Goddess in India: The Five Faces of the Eternal Feminine</ref>. The king was Bhangashvana in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata. The king ended up with "two sets of sons—those who called him 'Father' and those who called him 'Mother.' Indra caused the two sets of children to fight and kill each other. When Bhangashvana pleaded for mercy, Indra asked which set of sons he would like back. 'Those who call me mother,' said Bhangashvana. When asked whether he wanted a male body or a female one, he replied, 'A female one, so that I can get more pleasure.'"<ref name="Pattanaik" /> | * '''Indra''', who cursed a king to become a woman<ref name="Pattanaik">Devdutt Pattanaik, The Goddess in India: The Five Faces of the Eternal Feminine</ref>. The king was Bhangashvana in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata. The king ended up with "two sets of sons—those who called him 'Father' and those who called him 'Mother.' Indra caused the two sets of children to fight and kill each other. When Bhangashvana pleaded for mercy, Indra asked which set of sons he would like back. 'Those who call me mother,' said Bhangashvana. When asked whether he wanted a male body or a female one, he replied, 'A female one, so that I can get more pleasure.'"<ref name="Pattanaik" /> | ||