When you think about India, some ideas come to your head. The most common ones, are, probably, tons of people on the streets, snake charmers, people eating couscous and weird gods. However, Indian religion is one of the most ancient ones and, also, one of the richest. Let's see some of their gods to understand the beliefs and thoughts of indian people.
The most important religion in India is Hinduism, which itself is only the sum of beliefs, traditions and myths that have passed from generation to generation.
For indian people, there are many gods that have like a special ''gift'' or ''ability''.
The most important god of Indian mythology is the god of gods: Indra, which has the
power to take care of the rest of the gods and hum
ans from bad habits and the ''evil'' part from life.
Indra is also considered as the god of war, of the atmosphere and of the sky. (He has such an important influence in India that even and indian airline has his name, Indra)
This is not the only god in Indian mythology, obviously. After this god, one of the most worshipped one is Agni, god of fire, the sun, the moon, the sacrifices and the kitchen.
There are another concepts, like love, and wisdom, which have their own gods too, Kama and Ganesha, respectively. Let's not forget about music, one of the most important things in Indian culture. Music is represented by Hanuman.
These are soft concepts (love, wisdom, music...), but there are also other gods that are have destructive powers: Kali, the Hindu goddess of death; and Shiva, god of the three eyes that rides a bull and also has destructive powers.
These are just a few of them... Indian is a big country... just as his history.
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