Indian GodsAnd Goddesses

The Main Gods

Ganesh

Vishnu

Lakshmi

Ganesh

The one we pray to first Has an elephant head A mouse that is his vehicle He is the son of Shiva and Parvati He has 8 names that are most known Story-

Vishnu He is the preserver of life

He has a wife named Lakshmi

He has 10 aspects of different forms of life

The main part of life

Lakshmi

She is the wife of lord Vishnu

She is the goddess of fortune/

wealth

She has all of his qualities and

opulences

She is part of Navarathri

You pray to her in the morning

Gods Shiva

Brahma

Krishna

Ram/ Rama

Brahma He is the generator of life

He is an aspect of Vishnu

He has a halo

He is the G in GOD

Shiva

He is the destroyer of life

He is the father of Ganesh

He decapitated Ganesh’s head

His wife is Parvati

He is the god of snakes

Krishna Plays the flute

his wife’s name is Radha

has a bull- Nandani

The Gita was written after him

Ram/ Rama He is married to Sita Has a friend named Lakshman he has a devotee named Hunuman was sent by his step mother into the woods for 14 years was the son of Dasharata

Goddesses Parvati

Saraswathi

Parvati

Is part of Navarathri

has a son named Ganesh

Is the wife of Shiva

She makes all desires possible

She is the most auspicious of the auspiciuos

Saraswathi

Is the goddess of knowledge

She plays the Veena

She sits on a white lotus

She helps you in studying

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Swaminarayan

The Gods and Goddesses of the Indian religion

Swaminarayanism

Very small religion

A very strong devotee group- Anoopam Mission

Saheb prays the most

Jain

the Jains don’t eat anything grown from the ground

they believe it is the animals food

they make sure they don’t kill any animals

wear masks to make sure they don’t inhale anything

they don’t show any skin

The Meaning of GOD

Generator (Creator)Operator (Preserver)Destroyer

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