Nov 29, 2022 · The four-headed god Brahma is the creator god of the Hindu trimurti (“trinity”), alongside Shiva the destroyer and Vishnu the preserver. Known for giving blessings to those …

Nov 29, 2022 · But Brahma says that in another kalpa, it was Shani, the deified figure of the planet Saturn, who beheaded the god. Shani was also known as Kruradrish (क्रूरदृश् ), “The …

Nov 29, 2022 · Vishnu’s main function is to send out avatars to right the world’s wrongs. Within the Hindu trimurti (“trinity”), he acts as the preserver, alongside Brahma the creator and Shiva …

Nov 29, 2022 · Watercolor painting of the marriage of Parvati and Shiva. Vishnu watches while the four-headed god Brahma performs a fire sacrifice and Parvati's father, Himavan, pours …

Feb 13, 2025 · Shiva, the destroyer, is the supreme god in Shaivite sects of Hinduism and spends his time meditating in the Himalayas. Often seen smearing himself with ashes and visiting …

Nov 29, 2022 · Ptah was the Egyptian god of craftsmen and the arts, patron of artists and metalworkers. The divine sculptor who shaped humanity out of mud and clay, his words were …

Nov 29, 2022 · At the time, only Brahma knew of Karttikeya’s birth, but when Agni learned that the child had been born, the fire god raced as quickly as he could to the thicket, with the goddess …

Collection Hindu Gods. Deities of the Hindu pantheon throughout the millennia. Hinduism is a major world religion, with one of the longest-surviving pantheons in history.

Apr 26, 2023 · Obatala is the Yoruba god of creation and is worshipped as protector of the disabled. The Supreme Being tasked him with creating the earth and humankind, but while he …

Oct 2, 2023 · Aegisthus was the son of Thyestes, who had long quarreled viciously with his brother Atreus. Aegisthus eventually killed his uncle Atreus, as well as Atreus’ son …