The world of comic books is packed with superheroes and super villains who possess God-like powers and abilities. But there are also real Gods in this world. The real world has breathing and living Gods that actually stand by the other superheroes and to protect the planet from impending danger. We have the Asgardians like Thor and the Greek Pantheon of Gods like Wonder Woman. We also have the Hindu Pantheon, the lesser known Gods. Here we have for you 12 super powerful superheroes from Marvel and DC that have been based on Hindu mythology:

1. Indra

Indra is known as the God of War, and in the Marvel Comics, his history may be a little controversial. When Thor had battled Shiva and then defeated him, a huge backlash from Hindu readers had led Marvel comics to change this story into Indra posing as Shiva in this fight.

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2. Shiva

Shiva is known as one of the Skyfathers who lead the Hindu Pantheon, and when Asgard had been destroyed, Thor attempted to convince the Hindu Pantheon to give up a portion of their essence for helping the Asgardians. Shiva had refused, and Thor and Shiva entered a battle and Shiva obviously lost.

3. Vishnu

Vishnu is known as the leader of the Hindu Pantheon. The Council of Godheads, includes Odin, Zeus, and Vishnu. Vishnu is known as the ruler of Vaikunth and had been part of a team of Gods which had tried to battle the Celestial Host way before he could actually destroy the planet.

4. Maya

Maya is known as a teen Hindu superhero that hails from India. She had been a child when she had manifested her powers, and Maya can project fire-based bows.

5. Brahma

Brahma is known as the God of Knowledge, and he is one of the chieftains of the Hindu Pantheon. He did not have a big a role in the Marvel universe, but he is powerful in the Devas physiology that allows them more strength than the regular Gods.

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6. Lord Rama

Lord Rama is an avatar of Vishnu, and in the DC comics, Rama had fought alongside Wonder Woman and he had many Godlike powers, but the most prominent one was his ability to enter rage mode.

7. Rama Kushna

Rama Kushna is known as the sacred entity who watches over the Monastery of Nanda Parbat, and she grants Boston Brandt his powers. Brandt is known as Deadman in the DC universe, and Rama Kushna’s primary power is comic awareness.

8. Indra

Indra is known as a mutant superhero and is also a member of the X-Men. Indra’s name is Paras Gavaskar and Paras is a pacifist and does not believe in violence.

9. Ahriman

Ahriman is known as ‘Ravana’, and Ahriman had once worked with Mixcoatl, Morrigan, Izanami and Baal and had tried to corrupt Superman. They had failed, and Ahriman then joined hands with the Titan Cronus for overthrowing the Hindu Pantheon.

10. Skanda

Skanda is a friend of Hank McCoy (Beast) of X-Men and Skanda has the attributes of a Hindu God -he can fly, lift weights and is also very fast.

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11. Ganesh

Ganesh is known as the God of Wisdom, and in the DC comics, he was a core God that constituted the Hindu Pantheon. Ganesh had the head of an elephant and a body of a human. The Demon God Ahriman had tried to oust Ganesh from Vaikunth with help from Greek Titan Cronus.

12. Kobra

Kobra is a name that is shared by twin brothers. Jeffrey Burr had become Kobra, and he had begun his Kobra Cult for bringing on the Kali Yuga. Jeffrey had been killed by Black Adam and Jason Burr, his twin had shared a psychic connection with his sibling, and had become Kobra.