ADM1370-HinduAndBuddhistArtworks - The Art of HINDU GODS AND GODDESSES

The Trimurti - The Three Most Important Hindu Gods

They are:
Brahma - The Creator

Brahma is the source, the seed, and the creator of all beings in the world.At the time of creation, he emerged as the first differentiated consciousness from the primal waters.Brahma created himself.

Vishnu - The Preserver

Vishnu is described as the god of three strides, the upholder of law and the giver of boons.Over the course of time, he became Narayana, which means the dweller of waters and dweller of human beings.

Shiva - The Destroyer

Shiva is the quintessential destroyer.His duty is to destroy all the worlds at the end of creation and dissolve them into nothingness.

There are thousands of other Hindu gods and goddesses. A few of these are:
Annapurna

The Hindu goddess of food and cooking.She is able to supply food to an unlimited number of people

Ganesha

All tantric and spiritual worship in the Hindu tradition begins with the invocation of Lord Ganesha, the elephant headed god.Ganesha became the Lord of all existing beings after winning a contest from his brother Kartikay.

The mantra of Ganesha

Maya

The literal meaning of the word "Maya" is illusion.Maya creates the ignorance of the individual self.

Saraswati

Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, and all of the creative arts.She is called the mother of the Vedas and the repository of Brahma's creative intelligence.She is the main muse of every Indian artist.

Buddha

In Hinduism, Buddha is regarded as the ninth incarnation of Vishnu.This is a true honour, even though Buddhists may not see it that way.

Krishna

Krishna is commonly regarded as the eighth incarnation of Vishnu.He is the embodiment of love and divine joy that destroys all pain and sin, the protector ofsacred utterances and cows, and an instigator of all forms of knowledge and born to establish the religion of love.

Lakshmi

As soon as the gods saw Lakshmi, they all fell in love with her beauty and Shiva claimed her as his wife.Shiva had already taken the Moon, and so Lakshmi was given to Vishnu, whom she preferred.Lakshmi is the goddess of light, beauty, good fortune and wealth.