Brahma grew inside a lotus from the navel of a sleeping Vishnu He has 4 heads and has the goddess Saraswati as a companion Brahma is sometimes depicted with a beard Lord Vishnu Vishnu is the Hindu god who preserves the universe and people He is the second god in the Hindu Trimurti ID: 807694
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Slide2Slide3Lord Brahma
Brahma is the creator of the universe and all knowledge. He is the first god in the Hindu Trimurti (three gods who are responsible for the creation, preservation and destruction of the world).
Brahma grew inside a lotus from the navel of a sleeping Vishnu.He has 4 heads and has the goddess Saraswati as a companion. Brahma is sometimes depicted with a beard.
Slide4Lord Vishnu
Vishnu is the Hindu god who preserves the universe and people. He is the second god in the Hindu Trimurti.
Hindus believe that he has saved his followers by appearing to them in other forms.Vishnu has four arms to represent the four corners of the world.
Slide5Lord Shiva
Shiva is the destroyer of the universe so that new life can
come again.He restores the balance between good and evil.
He is the third god in the Hindu Trimurti.
Slide6Ganesh
Ganesh is the elephant-headed god and the Lord of all living things. He is the god who helps people overcome their problems by granting them wisdom and strength.
It is said that the god Shiva cut off his original head and restored him to life by giving him the head of an elephant.
Slide7Lakshmi
Lakshmi is the wife of Vishnu and travels on a lotus flower.
She is the goddess of wealth and success.
Slide8Sita
Sita is actually an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi.
She is a beautiful, loyal wife and a role model for Hindu women.
Slide9Rama
Rama is the ‘perfect’ avatar
of Vishnu.He is a symbol of chivalry and virtue.
He is seen as the ideal man, son, king and husband.
Slide10Krishna
He is often seen with blue skin, playing the flute and wearing peacock feathers on his head.
He is the god of love and devotion and the most worshipped.Krishna is strong, young, handsome and mischievous.
Slide11Saraswathi
She is the wife of Brahma and the goddess of learning and wisdom.
Saraswathi plays the lute.
Slide12Indra
He is the ruler of the heavens, thunder and rain.
Indra is very fast and a superb warrior.
Slide13Garuda
Garuda is a messenger from God and a god of the birds.
He has the wings of an eagle and a human body.Garuda has the ability to carry people to safety.
Slide14Agni
Agni is the god of fire.
The sacrifices and offerings made to him go to the other gods, as he is a messenger to and from them.
Slide15Hanuman
Hanuman is the monkey god.
He commanded an army to help Rama’s fight against the demon Ravana, in order to rescue Sita.
Slide16Shakti
Shakti is the mother goddess - the source of all energy, power and creativity in the universe.
She represents nature and can be nurturing as well as dangerous.
Slide17Surya
Surya is the Sun god.
He is depicted as a warrior on a chariot pulled by seven white horses.
Surya is thought to be capable
of healing the sick and dispelling darkness by illuminating
the world.
Slide18Vayu
Vayu is the god of air/wind.
He is also considered the god of life, as air is vital to being alive.Vayu is also known by the names of Pavana, Vata and Prana.
Like other gods, he is considered
a fighter, destroyer, powerful
and heroic.