Hindu Gods
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- Ganesha
- remover of obstacles
- Nandi
- cow praised for devotion
- Brahma/Vishnu/Siva
- Creator/Preserver/Destroyer
- Brahma
- supreme king
- Krsna
- form of Visnu- gopala and vaisnava; micheivious child
- Visnu
- avataras (9 with 1 to come- Kalki)
- matsya avatar
- fish; rescues the Veda
- Korma avatar
- Tortoise that supports the churn of the ocean to obtain treasures dissolved in the ocean of milk.
- Varaha
- boar; raise the earth from the bottom of the sea
- Narasimha
- Man-lion who defies classification and overpowers mortals who seek to outwit death
- Vamana
- dwarf; claims the sky from the gods and buries the demons in the underbelly of the earth
- Parasurama avatar
- the angry man, Rama with an axe): Priest who turns to violence to kill unrighteous kings and unchaste women
- rama avatar
- the perfect man, king of Ayodha): King who uploads old rules at the cost of personal life
- krishna avatar
- the divine statesman): Cowherd/charioteer/stateman who shrewdly changes rules
- Buddha
- to lead wicked astray from hinduism
- Kalki avatar
- yet to come, bring relief for earth