Hindu Gods And Goddesses

Hindu gods and goddesses are considered to be different phenomena from the Christian way of worshiping. This is called the Hindu Trinity wherein there are Gods, Goddesses and also the shapes and roles that Vishnu can play. These are played by the Hindu gods and goddesses in the form of Devatas, planets and animals. All the Hindu gods and goddesses have their own images and deities to represent that image of theirs.

Although, Hindus believe in only one supreme God or power, they do tend to worship different Hindu gods and goddesses. This is in the form of different names and forms that these Hindu gods and goddesses take. This represents the diversity of form and values and principles that are represented in the form of these Hindu gods and goddesses.

Hence, although Hindus believe in one stronghold of universal truth, they also believe in other forms of consciousness and spiritual reality. This manifests itself in different forms such as the different Hindu gods and goddesses. They are all the different forms of the Supreme and divine almighty power that is above all.

This, in fact, represents the huge amount of knowledge that is there in the religion. The level of close knowledge that Hinduism has along with the Hindu gods and goddesses is shown in the number of names. Plus, they not only have male deities but plenty of female deities too such as Laxmi, Saraswati, Kali and Durga.

Therefore, the Hindu gods and goddesses have not been only male energies to symbolize but also female deities too. Different deities go on to portray different energies, and what they can use this energy for.

Here are the names of gods and goddesses:

Kali is known for the destructive and harmful energy.

Laxmi is known for the nourishing energy that she brings about. She is worshiped by millions of Hindus as the goddess of wealth and prosperity.

Saraswati is the one that symbolizes creative energy and also the goddesses for knowledge.

Durga is supposed to have the energy of the mother who is always sacrificing for the kith and kin.

On the other hand, there are several deities that come as couples such as Radha and Krishna or Ram and Sita or Uma and Mahesh and Laxmi and Narayana. Those male deities that are not portrayed as couples have their female sides too.

Annapurna is supposed to be the Goddess of the Harvests. Annapurna is a goddess of fertility, food and agriculture and an avatar of Durga. Annapurna devi is considered to have the power to supply the food to an unlimited number of people.

Brahma is supposed to be the Lord of all creations and is helped in the pursuit of creation by Saraswati. They are the ones who initiate the soul into the cycle of birth and death.

Ganesha is the son of Parvati and Shiva. He is in the form of a human being, but, has the head of an elephant. He is known to remove obstacles from the one's path.

Garuda is shown in a different form and is the carrier that transports Vishnu around.

Hanuman is the consort of Lord Ram and is a great savior in times of hardship.

Indra is the lord of the wind and symbolizes the wind in its different aspects

Krishna is the most majestic of the Hindu Gods. Lord Krishna recognize as a avatar of Vishnu. Lord Krishna playas a crucial role in Mahabharata, the worlds’ greatest epic. Mathura is considered to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna.

Ram is the husband of Sita and epitomizes the traits that a good man should have. He

Shakti is also known as Parvati and is the wife of Lord Shiva and the mother of Ganesha. She is the one who represents the marriage, motherhood and the setting up and running of a household.

Shiva is known as the destroyer. He is part of the trinity of the other Hindu gods, Brahma and Vishnu and the creation which Shiva represents.

Sita is the wife of Lord Rama and is the epitome of sacrifice and what a good wife should be.

Vishnu is the lord of maintenance and is always seen with Laxmi. He is the Hindu god that gives protections and sustenance along with the goddesses of wealth, Laxmi. Laxmi represents several different kinds of wealth, which need not only be materialistic.

Therefore, if you notice all Hindu gods and goddesses have their own niche and represent a specific segment and ideology.