Vishnu and Shiva are central figures in Hinduism.
lord rama, krishna, venkateswara, shiva, brahma, vishnu, ganesh, godess lakshmi, parvathi, saraswathi, durga............ and so on.
The two main gods of the Hindu religion are: Brahma, the Lord of creation, and Vishnu is the Lord of Maintenance.I will put it this way. The two Gods are Shiva and Vishnu, since you have not asked for Goddesses. Otherwise Durga is considered the Mother Goddess. The worshipers of Shiva are known as 'Shaiva', the worshipers of Vishnu are known as 'Vaishnavas'. Those who worship the Mother Goddess as known as 'Shaktas'. These are the major divisions among hindus. But hindus respect and worship all Gods and Goddesses.
Vishnu and Shiva
Hindu religion defines trinity concept. Brahma Vishnu and Maheshwara. Vishnu and Maheshwara and their incarnation are predominantly worshiped by Hindus. However there are many gods and demigods in Hindu faith.
who belifes in the 5 pillars are stressed in this religion
Lord shiva,lord vishnu,lord ganesh,lord srirama saraswathi,lakshmi,parvathi,durga
Alphabetically Shiva comes first.
A Hindu temple can have many different idols of Gods. Some of them are Krishna, Vishnu, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganapati, Shiva, etc.
Actually Sri Lankans worship many gods eg. Vishnu,lord Shiva,Ganesh,Lakshmi,Barvathi and many more.
Vishnu.
In its history of 5,000 years or more, there are hundreds of people who influenced hinduism. However, the Gods have not changed. The trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva along with the Mother Goddess, Durga.