SHREE BRAHMA – GOD OF CREATION

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Within the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, Brahma is the creator. The daily alternation of light and dark is attributed to the activity of Brahma. He has four heads and hands. Each hand is holding a tool, the Vedas (knowledge), a kamandalu and a rosary respectively. Lord Brahma's consort is Goddess Saraswati. Brahma's mind born sons are the seers Marici, Atri, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratuj, Pracetas, Vashishta, Bhrgu and Narada. From Brahma's body came his nine sons Daksa, Dharma, Kama, Anger, Greed, Delusion, Lust, Joy, Death and Bharata and one daughter called Angaja. The four Veda's are said to have sprung from his heads.

SHREE SARASWATI – GODDESS OF LEARNING

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Goddess Saraswati is the consort of Lord Brahma and possesses the powers of speech, wisdom and learning. She is also called Vak Devi, the goddess of speech. She has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning; mind, intellect, alertness and ego. She has sacred scriptures in one hand and a lotus (a symbol of true knowledge) in the second. With her other two hands she plays the music of love and life on the 'Veena'. She is dressed in white (sign of purity) and rides on a Swam. Students worship Saraswati to perform well in examinations.

SHREE VISHNU – MAINTAINER OF THE UNIVERSE

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In the basic Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, the Hindu god Vishnu is the preserver and protector of creation. Vishnu is the embodiment of mercy and goodness, the self-existent, all-pervading power that preserves the universe and maintains the cosmic order Dharma. Most often, Lord Vishnu is shown with four attributes or weapons. In one hand Vishnu holds the conch or Sankha. The second hand of Vishnu holds the disc or Vaijra. The third hand of Vishnu holds the 'Gada' and in the fourth hand Vishnu holds the lotus. At times, when the balance of good and evil on earth is destroyed and evil demons get the upper hand, Lord Vishnu then incarnates in a human form to set the balance right again.

SHREE LAXMI JI – GODDESS OF FORTUNE

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Lakshmi was the daughter of the sage Bhrigu and took refuge in the ocean of milk when the gods were sent into exile. Lakshmi was reborn during the Churning of the Ocean and was given to Vishnu as his wife. Lakshmi was reborn as his consort each time when Vishnu incarnated. Lakshmi is the goddess of light, beauty, good fortune and wealth. Being the consort of Vishnu, the preserving principle, Lakshmi also signifies love and grace. While Lakshmi is generally worshipped to achieve success, she does not reside long with anyone who is lazy or desires her only as wealth. She is adored by Lord Ganesha.

SHREE SHIV SHANKAR – GOD OF DESTRUCTION

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Shiva is the destroyer of the world, following Brahma the creator and Vishnu the preserver, after which Brahma again creates the world and so on. Shiva is responsible for change both in the form of death and destruction and in the positive sense of the shedding of old habits. Lord Shiva appears in a meditating but ever-happy posture. He has matted hair which holds the flowing Ganges River and a crescent moon, a serpent coiled around his neck, a trident (trishul) in his one hand and ashes all over his body. The Lord's attributes represents his victory over the demonic activity, and calmness of human nature.

SHREE PARVATI JI – QUEEN OF ASCETICS

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Parvati originated among the Himalayan mountain tribes. She is the youngest of the benign aspects of the goddess Shakti and also appears as the reincarnation of Shakti. She is the daughter of Himavan (the Himalayan) and Mena, a sister Vishnu and the younger sister of Ganga. She becomes the consort of Shiva and as such personifies the example of the devoted and steadfast Hindu wife. Her sons include Ganesa and Skanda, Parvati is depicted with two arms when accompanying Shiva, but four when standing alone. Her attributes are conch, crown, mirror, ornamented headband, rosary and a lotus.

SHREE RAM – KING OF DHARMA

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Shree Ram is the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu and the central figure of the Ramayan. The Ramayan is a complete guide to God-realization, the path to which lies in righteousness. The ideals of man are beautifully portrayed in it. Everyone should emulate those ideals and grow into ideal human beings and ideal citizens. Ram took birth to free the earth from the cruelty and sins of the demon King Ravana. Ravana had practiced austerities in order to propitiate Shiva and Brahma, who had granted him immunity from being killed by gods, gandharvas or demons. One of the gods had to take on a human form in order to be able to defeat Ravana.

SHREE SITA JI – THE QUEEN OF CHASTITY

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Sita Devi is an esteemed example of womanly and wifely virtue. Sita was an "Avatar" of Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth and good fortune, who chose to reincarnate herself on Earth as Sita, and endure an arduous life, in order to provide humankind an example of such virtues. She was the wife to Lord Ram, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. When in exile with Lord Ram, she was kidnapped by Ravan, which ultimately led to the destruction of Ravan from the hands of Lord Ram. She I worshipped to seek blessings for Penance and tolerance, Devotion of truth, Fidelity in love and Power to improve upon one's self.

SHREE HANUMAN JI – THE MONKEY GOD

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Hanuman is a monkey god. He is a noble hero and great devotee of Lord Ram. He is a provider of courage, hope, knowledge, intellect and devotion. He is the son of Anjana, a female Apsara who had been transformed into a monkey by a curse, and Vayu, the wind god. It is also said that from his father Vayu Hanuman received the ability to fly. He is also called Mahaveera (the bravest) or Pavan-suta (son of air) of Bajarangbali. He is pictured as a robust monkey holding a 'Gada' which is a sign of bravery and having a picture of Lord Rama tattooed on his chest which is a sign of his devotion to Lord Rama.

SHREE BAL GOPAL – THE DARLING OF GOKUL

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Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of lord Vishnu, is worshipped as 'Bal Gopal' in his childhood state. He was born to Devaki and Vasudeva in the jail cell of the tyrant Kansa but was delivered to Nand and Yashoda soon after his birth. Krishna spent his childhood in the midst of the idyllic beauty of Gokul, Vrindavan and Nandagram. Lord Krishan performed many divine sports (leela) as a child. He is also shown with his childhood devotee Radha. The pair symbolizes the eternal love between people and god. Kishna enjoyed the dance of love (rasa-lila) with the gopis many of whom are expansions of His own internal energies.

SHREE KRISHNA – LORD OF LOVE

Because of his great Godly power, Lord Krishna is one of the most commonly worshipped deities. He is considered to be the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. Shree Krishna preached Bhagwad Gita on battlefield to Arjun. In Bhagavad-gita, he promises: "Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion – at that time I descend Myself to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear millennium after millennium." The Lord us usually depicted as playing the flute (murali), indicating spread of the melody of love of people.