Trinities
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• Thrimūrthi – also referred to as Hindhu Trinity. Thrimūrthi meaning three forms is a concept in Hinduism “in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahmā the creator, Viṣhṇu, the maintainer or preserver, and Śhiva the destroyer or transformer,”. These three deities have been called “the Hindu triad” or the “Great Trinity “often addressed as “Brahmā-Viṣhṇu-Maheśhwara.”
• Trinity of Carnatic music – The outstanding group of composer-musicians of Carnātic music (period- 1700-1800) which included Thyāgarāja, Muthuswami Dhikṣhithar and Śhyāmā Śhāsthri, are commonly referred to as the Trinity of Carnatic music.