Vayu, also known as Vata and Pavana, is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods. In the Vedic scriptures, Vayu is an important deity and is closely associated with Indra, the king of gods. He is mentioned to be born from the breath of Supreme Being Vishvapurusha and also the first one to drink Soma. The Upanishads praise him as Prana or 'life breath of the world'. In the later Hindu scriptures, he is described as a dikpala, who looks over the north-west direction. The Hindu epics describe him as the father of the god Hanuman and Bhima.

वायु देव हवा के देवता को कहा जाता है, वेदो में इनका कई बार वर्णन आता है। इन्हें भीम का पिता माना जाता है और हनुमान के आध्यात्मिक पिता माना जाता है। इन्हें वात देव अथवा पवन देव के नाम से भी जाना जाता है। कभी-कभी इन्हें प्राण देव भी कहा जाता है।