Welcome!The Topic For Today Is INDIA’S GEOGRAPHY

HINDU GODS AND GODDESSESVEHICLES WEAPONS FAMILY

husbands/wives or children a.k.a

CHARACTER analysis – (main attribute of god/goddess)

THEY LOOK LIKE…

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Bonus Question: 5000 pts

vehicles200 pts

• Question:• This god rides on a rat or mouse.

vehicles400 pts

• Question:• This god rides on the beautiful back of a swan.

vehicles600 pts

• Question:• This goddess doesn’t ride on birds or rodents.

Yet she rides on this vehicle. One would think could be only tamed by a man.

vehicles800 pts

• Question:

• This god rides what is the symbol of the United States national bird.

vehicles1000 pts

• Question:• This goddess that rides on a bird. The bird is

usually referred to as one to give a word to the wise.

Weapons 200

• Question:• His weapon includes a mace and conch shell.

He is often seen surrounded by snakes.

Weapons400

• Question:• This god uses many weapons including a fire

pot, and a trident.

Weapons600

• Question:

• His weapon is his wisdom and knowledge around obstacles.

Weapons800

• Question:

• This wife of Shiva also uses one of his weapons, the trident. In her right arm she holds a long curved knife.

Weapons1000

• Question:• This goddess does not hold fierce weapons,

but can soothe the strongest enemy with her guitar-like instrument.

Family200

• Question:

• He has one brother and a mother and father named Shiva and Parvati. He never married.

(The term married is used in lieu of consort.)

Family400

• Question:• He is married to the woman everyone wants,

she holds the power to fertility (ability to have children) and money.

(The term married is used in lieu of consort.)

Family600

• Question:• This man married his sweetheart. One that he

supposedly sprang 4 faces for.

(The term married is used in lieu of consort.)

Family800

• Question:

• He is married to one of the fiercest goddesses known to Hindus. She can change form. She rides a lion. She is one bad mamma jamma, but we’re looking for who’s married to her…

(The term married is used in lieu of consort.)

Family1000

• Question:

• She is married to the god known as the Creator. (The term married is used in lieu of consort.)

CHARACTER200

• Question:

• He is known for his wisdom and knowledge. You can spot him by his animal-shaped head.

CHARACTER400

• Question:• He is known as part of the Trimurti (Trinity).

Somewhat like God, the son (Jesus), he is the preserver of mankind.

CHARACTER600

• Question:

• He is the creator of the universe, and part of the Trimurti (Trinity). Somewhat like God, the Father, he creates all of what we see and here in this dimension and others in the universe.

CHARACTER800

• Question:• He is the third member of the Trimurti

(Trinity). Somewhat like God, the Holy Spirit, He quenches the spirit of evil and is the destroyer of it.

CHARACTER1000

• Question:

• She is known as the watery-spirit. She represents all that is of the music, arts, and learning.

LOOKS200

• Question:• Are you serious? He half man and half what?

You mean that animal with the tusks. But boy is he brilliant, wise, and a great writer. He is said to have been the first scribe of the Mahabharata.

LOOKS400

• Question:• You can find him dancing often. It is said that

his dance is the only thing that can calm Kali when she’s in her fiercest form, destroying the evil of the earth. Don’t take my word for it, look at his manifestation of the Ganges River in India . In his dancing form, Nataraja, he often is seen holding a fire pot and has locks that transfer the Ganges to the earth.

LOOKS600

• Question:

She has (lotuses) flowers all of around her and is one of the prettiest girls in town. No wonder she is the goddess of fertility and wealth.

LOOKS800

• Question:• She is often seen playing music. She loves her

vehicle, an admiring swan. She can be seen wearing traditional Indian dress, a Sari, and always looks serene.

LOOKS800

• Question:• You often see him wearing a necklace of

flowers. He holds a lotus flower, a book, a pot, and beads. You know he has 4 faces. It is said the 4 Vedas sprang from him.

Bonus Question: 5000 pts.

• Question:

• This god is one of the most revered, and often consulted first before the start of a business, trip or adventure. He is the remover of obstacles and he stands by the door!