Hinduism has given much freedom to people in worship. Hinduism says God has as many forms as there are trees, animals, etc. In fact, all of the creation and everything in it is a part of God, so it seems to be polytheistic. As the Gita says "The one who sees me everywhere and everything in me is wise."
In short, Hinduism is monotheistic, with one supreme being. One cannot really describe this supreme being because as it has no form, it is beyond time, space, and causation and cannot be spoken. God is neither male or female or is both and beyond.
The man has to see one in many and many in one, i.e. many forms supported by one who has taken many forms. All the waters come from one ocean, whether it is the river, pond, or lake. Similarly, God is like an ocean and the outlets are small manifestations
-- Swami Radhananda.
"Whatever form a devotee desires to worship with deep faith, I stabilize his faith firmly in that form. (Bhagavad Gita 7:21)
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The oldest and most sacred texts, the Vedas, are chiefly concerned with mythologies and rituals related to a number of deities, most of which are identified with aspects of the natural world.Despite these polytheistic elements, however, many Hindus explain that the gods are various forms of a single Supreme Being (see quotes below). Similarly, the philosophical Hindu texts advocate a pantheistic view of ultimate reality. These texts, most notably the Upanishads, explain that there exists a single Supreme Reality, called