Welcome The Topic For Today Is INDIAS GEOGRAPHY

Welcome! The Topic For Today Is INDIA’S GEOGRAPHY

HINDU GODS AND GODDESSES VEHICLES WEAPONS FAMILY CHARACTER THEY LOOK husbands/wive analysis – LIKE… s or children (main attribute a. k. a of god/goddess) 200 200 200 400 400 400 600 600 600 800 800 800 1000 1000 Bonus Question: 5000 pts

vehicles 200 pts • Question: • This god rides on a rat or mouse. Back

vehicles 400 pts • Question: • This god rides on the beautiful back of a swan. Back

vehicles 600 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. Back

vehicles 800 pts • Question: • This god rides what is the symbol of the United States national bird. Back

vehicles 1000 pts • Question: • This goddess that rides on a bird. The bird is usually referred to as one to give a word to the wise. Back

Weapons 200 • Question: • His weapon includes a mace and conch shell. He is often seen surrounded by snakes. Back

Weapons 400 • Question: • This god uses many weapons including a fire pot, and a trident. Back

Weapons 600 • Question: • His weapon is his wisdom and knowledge around obstacles. Back

Weapons 800 • Question: • This wife of Shiva also uses one of his weapons, the trident. In her right arm she holds a long curved knife. Back

Weapons 1000 • Question: • This goddess does not hold fierce weapons, but can soothe strongest enemy with her guitar-like instrument. Back

Family 200 • 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. ) Back

Family 400 • 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. ) Back

Family 600 • Question: • This man married his sweetheart. One that he supposedly sprang 4 faces for. � (The term married is used in lieu of con Back

Family 800 • 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. ) Back

Family 1000 • Question: • She is married to the god known as the Creator. (The term married is used in lieu of consort. ) Back

CHARACTER 200 • Question: • He is known for his wisdom and knowledge. You can spot him by his animal-shaped head. Back

CHARACTER 400 • Question: • He is known as part of the Trimurti (Trinity). Somewhat like God, the son (Jesus), he is the preserver of mankind. Back

CHARACTER 600 • 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. Back

CHARACTER 800 • 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. Back

CHARACTER 1000 • Question: • She is known as the watery-spirit. She represents all that is of the music, arts, and learning. Back

LOOKS 200 • 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. Back

LOOKS 400 • 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. Back

LOOKS 600 • 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. Back

LOOKS 800 • 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. Back

LOOKS 800 • 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. Back

• Question: Bonus Question: 5000 pts. • 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! Back