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How many puranas?

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There are many Puranas and there are even new ones being created to this day. However, there are about 19 main ones about to the main Hindu deities like Agni, Vayu, Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma. The Bhagavad Purana is about Krishna. There are also Puranas about Vishnu's avatars (like the Matsya Purana).

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