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Art work by Anirudh Sainath Aka Molee who is self taught artist!

Lord Rama riding hanuman, ready to face his adversary Ravana!

Brahma - is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimūrti, the others being Viṣņu and Śiva. According to the Brahmā Purāņa, he is the father of Manu, and from Manu all human beings are descended. In the Rāmāyaņa and the Mahābhārata, he is often referred to as the progenitor or great grandsire of all human beings.

 Hanuman is a disciple of Lord Rama in the war against the demon king Ravan!

Hari-Hara - Shiva(hara) and Vishnu(hari) in unity

 Rama: Lord Vishnu's 7th AVATAR

 Humbled ocean!
This is the incident where lord ram demands the sea to give way to lanka!

 Krishna 8th avatar of lord vishnu!

 Krishna's departure from earth..
The Mahabharata also narrates the story of a hunter who kills Krishna. The hunter Jara, mistook Krishna's partly visible left foot for that of a deer, and shot an arrow wounding and killing him mortally. Krishna's soul then ascended to heaven, while his mortal body was cremated by Arjuna. After Krishna's death it is known that the Kali yugam has started.

 

Murugan-The God Of WarMurugan aka Kartikeya,is the second son of shiva(god of destruction)

 Narasimha Krishna
One fine day krishna turns transform into narasimha to kill a demon.. coincidentally he saved a swan from becoming its meal.
This is from krishna's life and not from the original narasimha who tore hirinyakashipu apart.

 Parashurama the 6th avatar of lord vishnu was and will always be the greatest warrior in Indian culture. He was a great martial arts master and the co-founder of the martial art named Kalaripayattu. He was known for the genocide of the Kshatriya clan.
he killed many Kshatriya warriors for revenge of his father's murder and his mother's humiliation. He indiscriminately killed all men from the Kshatriya community, his anger was finally subdued by Lord Rama.

 Krishna as Parthasarathy!
His face was completly scarred by bhishma's arrows in the mahabharata war.  Trivia: did u know that indians invented gunpowder and firearms as opposed to people's belief that chinese invented it?

 Rudra is another name for Lord Shiva

 Sage Agastya
Is the founder of the martial art, kalaripayattu and the language tamil.
Agastya is a Chiranjivee, which means he ages very slowly, so slow that he's capable of living for a million years, so he's supposed to be living even today.

 Shiva

Yama - God of Death
Yama was the son of the Sun-God,(Vivasvan).
He was a very revered deity in ancient india as opposed to how people tend to treat him now.
Yama was the first mortal being in this world along with his sister Yami. He is the indian counterpart of Adam.
Being the first mortal,Yama embraced death fearlessly and so he became the ruler of the after-life.
Yama is frightening in appearance as he is the personification of death/time and so he is also known as Kala. Though time/death may look frightening, it is our friend as time is a remover of sorrow. One must not be afraid of death and embrace it when it comes as it is something inevitable ,but I have to agree... it is indeed easy to say but very hard to do.

 Vayu-the god of wind

 Hanuman lifting the Rishabha mountain with his tail
and yeah he's a giant here.. he has this ability to shape shift.
He has 8 superpowers(Ashta Siddhi) actually which he controls by will.

1. Ahima: reducing one's body even to the size of an atom
2. Mahima: expanding one's body to an infinitely large size
3. Garima: becoming infinitely heavy
4. Laghima: becoming almost weightless
5. Prapti: having unrestricted access to all places
6. Prakamya: realizing whatever one desires
7. Istva: possessing absolute lordship;
8. Vastva: the power to subjugate all.

Lord Rama using his supermove the Gandharva asthra and ancient nuclear bomb.

Dasa Mahavidyas or the 10 Goddesses of wisdom

Hindu Mythology: The 10 Mahavidyas or the goddesses of wisdom are believed to be aspects of Devi in Hinduism. These goddesses are believed to cover the entire range of feminine divinity, from beauty to ugliness. They are - Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamalatmika. All the 10 forms of Mahavidya are worshipped as the one universal Mother.

According to Hindu legend, Shiva and Parvati once had a terrible fight. Shiva was so furious that no amount of pleading with him would work. So in order to win back his regard, Parvati multiplied herself into 10 different forms. No matter how hard Shiva tried to escape from her, he would find Parvati guarding his escape routes. Each of her manifested avatars proved to Shiva the eternal nature of their love. That is how the 10 Mahavidyas came into being.

Another legend tells of how Shiva and Sati (believed to be an earlier incarnation of Parvati) had an argument. When they were married, her father Daksha, who disapproved of the match, organised a sacrificial ritual to which he invited everyone in the kingdom except his own daughter and her husband. Sati was furious and insisted on attending. Shiva was adamant that she should not attend, but Sati would not listen. She transformed herself into the 10 Mahavidyas by which she managed to subdue her husband and attain his consent to attend the sacrifice.

The Mahavidyas are said to question matters such as worldly comfort, respect and honour, and worshipping them is believed to be a liberating experience.

This is because, according to popular belief, worshipping the Mahavidyas is the best way to attain spiritual peace away from the barriers of social norms and rules.

Hindu Mythology: Mighty king of the devas

In Hindu mythology, Indra is the god of war, the lord of thunder and storms besides being the king of the gods or devas. He is, in fact, the chief god of the Rig Veda, other than Agni the lord of fire.

Indra was also a great warrior and the strongest of all beings. As such he was the defender of the gods and mankind against the forces of evil. He is also regarded as one of the guardians of the directions, and is believed to represent the east. With the god of the sky as his father and the earth goddess as his mother, it is said that Indra was born fully grown and fully armed. Married to Indrani, Indra's sons include the famed Arjuna.

Weilding his celestial weapon Vajra, or the bolt of lightning, Indra is the one who brought water to the earth. The legend goes that the demon Vritra took the form of a mighty dragon, and stole all the waters of the world. No one could do anything about this until Indra was born. Upon hearing what had happened, Indra vowed to bring back the life-giving liquid. He rode forth to meet the terrible Vritra and managed to pass through all of Vritra's ninety-nine fortresses before he slaughtered the huge dragon and brought the stolen water back to earth.

Yet another legend tells of how Vritra, a huge serpent, was created by Tvashtri to get revenge for Indra's murder of his son, Trisiras, whose increasing power had worried Indra. The battle was won by Vritra who then swallowed Indra. He was, however, forced by the other gods to vomit Indra out. A truce was then brought about between Vishnu and the rishis, on the condition that Indra swore that he would not attack Vritra with anything made either of metal, wood or stone, or anything that was either dry or wet, during the day or the night. So Indra used the foam from the waves of the ocean to kill Vritra at twilight.

It is believed that Indra lives in Svarga in the clouds around Mount Meru. Deceased warriors, it is said, go to his hall after death where they watch the apsaras and the Gandharvas dance and play games.

Hindu Mythology - Abhimanyu trapped in the Chakravyuha

The son of Arjuna and Subhadra (the half-sister of Lord Krishna), Abhimanyu learnt the art of pene trating the deadly Chakravyuha while still in his mother's womb. According to Hindu mythology, it was from Arjuna that Abhimanyu got to know of this art. Apparently Arjuna was speaking to Subhadra about how to enter the Chakravyuha when she fell asleep so the baby did not hear how to get out of it successfully.

Abhimanyu's childhood was spent in Dwarka, being trained in the art of fighting by his father, and being brought up under the care of Lord Krishna himself. His father arranged his marriage to Uttara, the daughter of King Virata in order to consolidate the alliance between the Pandavas and the royal family of Virata, and so avoid the oncoming Kurukshetra War.

Being the grandson of Indra, the god of mystical weapons and wars, Abhimanyu was a daring and courageous warrior, considered equal to his father. He was able to hold great heroes like Drona and Duryodhana at bay and was constantly praised for his remarkable skills. And so Abhimanyu grew up a greatly admired man. However, legend has it that on the 13th day of the great battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the former were challenged by the latter to break the circular battle formation known as the Chakravyuha. This was accepted by the Pandavas as the knowledge of defeating the formation was known to both Krishna and Arjuna. However, on that day Krishna and Arjuna were forced to fight another war with the Samsaptakas. So there was no choice but to send in young Abhimanyu, who knew how to break into the formation, but had not the slightest idea how to get out of it.

Thus, on that fateful day, Abhimanyu used his skills to break into the formation. Though the Pandava brothers attempted to follow him, they were cut off by Jayadratha, the Sindhu king, leaving Abhimanyu trapped to fend for himself against the entire Kaurava army. Fighting valiantly, Abhimanyu managed to slay several warriors, amongst them Duryodhana's son Laxman. When Duryodhana saw this, he was furious and ordered that Abhimanyu be killed instantly. By firing arrows from behind him, Karna managed to break Abhimanyu's bow. Soon, his chariot broke down as well, and his charioteer and horses were slain. Now ignoring all codes of war, the Kauravas converged on Abhimanyu, who was still fighting using only a sword and a chariot wheel as a shield. However, the chariot wheel soon shattered, and Abhimanyu was killed shortly thereafter.

According to legend, Abhimanyu's death marks the end of the code of conduct adhered to during war. Some even say that this did not only apply to the Kurukshetra War, but marked the end of all fair and nobly conducted wars.

Hindu Mythology - The epitome of sacrifice

According to Hindu mythology, Sati or Dakshayani is the goddess of marital felicity and longevity. An avatar of Devi, Sati is the first consort of Shiva, the second being Parvati.

Sati took human birth at the bidding of Brahma, being born as a daughter of Daksha Prajapati.

Brahma had planned that she should please Shiva with her humble devotion, and thus marry him. So, as Sati grew to be a young woman, she gave up the luxuries of her father's palace and retired to a forest, devoting herself to a life of austerity. Her penance finally bore fruit when Shiva consented to make her his bride.

When Sati returned home to tell her father the news, she found him reluctant to give his approval. But eventually Sati's wishes were granted and the wedding was held. After the wedding, the angry Daksha disowned his daughter. Sati however had no idea of her father's rage - and when a grand yagna was organised with the omission of Shiva and Sati, she was bewildered. However, she thought that since she was family, a formal invitation was not needed, and so she set off home.

Sati was received coldly by her father. Sensing the reason behind his treatment of her, she confronted him about the issue. Their argument soon turned into a fullfledged fight. Sati realised that her father was incapable of appreciating her husband. Filled with rage, she prayed that she might, in some future life, be born the daughter of a father whom she could respect - and immolated herself. The act of sati, in which a Hindu widow immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre, is supposedly patterned after this tragedy.

However, such a heinous practice was banned by the end of the 18th century, in all territories held by the European powers.

Mythology - Birth of the holy Ganga

The Ganga, regarded by many Indians to be one of the most holy rivers in India, has its roots in the rich fabric of Indian legend. With so many stories about its birth, it would be difficult to put them all down. Here are a few.

Considered as one of the two daughters of Meru (the Himalayas), the other being Uma, consort of Shiva, the river is said to have originated when Brahma performed the task of washing the feet of Vamana, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. But then, there are numerous other legends all pertaining to the origin of the holy river.

For instance, it is said that it was Bhagiratha who brought the river down to the earth in an act of penance, in order to purify the ashes of his forefathers who had been cursed by Kapila Muni.

According to mythology, the earth was unable to bear the force of the celestial river. Thus, the Gods requested Lord Shiva to support the river upon his long, matted hair and help to calm its tremendous force. Therefore, the Ganga has always been seen as one of Shiva's consorts, as in numerous depictions, he is shown with the river flowing with the support of his matted hair.

Yet another legend that exists pertaining to the origin of the river is that Ganga appeared on earth in a human form. She married an ancestor of the Pandavas, King Shantanu. She bore him seven children and it is said that she threw each child back into the river. Why she did so is lost in the mists of myth. But the eighth child, Bheeshma, was spared due to the King's intervention.

The Ganga is also known as the Jahnavi. This is because, according to legend, the river interrupted the meditative penance of a sage called Jahnu. In his fury, he proceeded to drink the entire river. He relented later, however, and permitted her to flow out through his ear, hence the name Jahnavi.