Popular Gods and Godesses God Name BRAHMA The God of Creation VISHNU The God of Protection SHIVA The God of Destruction GANESHA The God of Good Luck, son of Lord Shiva and Parvati RAMA The hero of epic Ramayana, one of the reincarnations of Lord Vishnu KRISHNA God of Love, the hero of epic Mahabharta. Another reincarnation of Lord Vishnu SARASWATI Wife of Lord Brahma, Goddess of Wisdom and Music LAXMI Wife of Lord Vishnu, Goddess of Wealth PARVATI Wife of Lord Shiva, mother of Ganesha KAALI One of the 108 manifestations of Parvati, black Goddess - destroyer of evil DURGA One of the 108 manifestations of Parvati, Goddess of war, rides on a tiger HANUMAAN The monkey God, Lord Rama’s faithful follower GARUDA The mythical bird, Lord Vishnu’s carrier NARASIHMA One of the 10 reincarnations of Lord Vishnu – half man half lion GURU NANAK The first Sikh messenger, worshipped as God
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