• gods

  Most of indian population are Hindus. God takes many different forms, so the Hindu religion has a range of gods and goddesses. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the most important.

• Gods of vedas

  Indra Thunder god of battle Varuna Guardian of order Agni God of fire Surya Sundiety

• other hindu gods

  Brahma the creator Vishnu The preserver, who has ten incarnations . Matsya, the fish: Kurma, the tortoise : Varaha, the boar : Nrisinha, half-man,half-lion : Vamana, the dwarf : Parasurama, Rama bearing the axe : Ramachandra, Rama with bow and arrows : Krishna, god of the Bhagavadgita : Budha, teacher : kalki , the one to come : Shiva : god of destruction : Ganesh , Elephant headed god : Hanuman , Monkey warrior god.

• hindu goddesses

  Durga , Or Amga, warior god: Parvati , wife of shiva : Kali , goddess of destruction: Kali, goddess of destruction: Lakshmi, wife of vishnu, goddess of beauty, wealth and fortune: Saraswati, goddess of learning, arts and music.

 

Holy places of the country

• Amritsar, India

  This city is the Sikh religion's spiritual centre. The Golden Temple is the main shrine.

• Benares,India

  This Hindu holy city is dedicated to the god Shiva.

• Ganges, India

  The Ganges river is sacred to Hindus,who bathe here and scatter the ashes of their dead in its waters.

• Tirupati

  The temple of lord Balaji is situated on the seven hills of tirumala.