1) HOW MANY DEITIES ARE MENTIONED IN GAYATRI MANTRA ? There are 26 gods in gayatri mantra tat - ganesh sa - Narasimha vi - vishnu tu - siva va - krishna re - radha Ni - lakshmi yam - agni bha - indra Rga - saraswati dE - durga va - hanuman sya - prithvi dhee - surya ma - Sriram hi - seetha dhi - chandra yO - yama ya - brahma na - varuna chO - hayagreeva da - hamsa yaat - tulasi _____________________ uttaraataara kopitaa | madhyamaalupta taarakaa | adhamasooryasahitaa | praataha sandhyaatridhaamata || it means, best time for chanting gayatri mantra is when stars are still seen in sky before sunrise, medium time is when stars meet sun, worst time is after stars disappear and only sun remains in sky. Thats why ancestors practice mantras in \'braha muhurtam\' around 4am. ___________ ashtottaram sahasramva ashtottara satam tuva | ashtaavimsati revaada gatarrim dasakam japet | One should chant 1008 times, or 108 time of 28 times or atleast 10 times a day. agnirmukham, brahmasirah v...