2. The Main Gods Ganesh Vishnu Lakshmi

3. Ganesh The one we pray to first Has an elephant head A mouse that is his vehicle He is the son of Shiva and Parvati He has 8 names that are most known Story-

4. Vishnu He is the preserver of life He has a wife named Lakshmi He has 10 aspects of different forms of life The main part of life

5. Lakshmi She is the wife of lord Vishnu She is the goddess of fortune/ wealth She has all of his qualities and opulences She is part of Navarathri You pray to her in the morning

6. Gods Shiva Brahma Krishna Ram/ Rama

7. Brahma He is the generator of life He is an aspect of Vishnu He has a halo He is the G in GOD

8. Shiva He is the destroyer of life He is the father of Ganesh He decapitated Ganesh’s head His wife is Parvati He is the god of snakes

9. Krishna Plays the flute his wife’s name is Radha has a bull- Nandani The Gita was written after him

10. Ram/ Rama He is married to Sita Has a friend named Lakshman he has a devotee named Hunuman was sent by his step mother into the woods for 14 years was the son of Dasharata

11. Goddesses Parvati Saraswathi

12. Parvati Is part of Navarathri has a son named Ganesh Is the wife of Shiva She makes all desires possible She is the most auspicious of the auspiciuos

13. Saraswathi Is the goddess of knowledge She plays the Veena She sits on a white lotus She helps you in studying

14. THE END!!! For Now…… Or the next slide

15. Swaminarayan The Gods and Goddesses of the Indian religion Swaminarayanism Very small religion A very strong devotee group- Anoopam Mission Saheb prays the most

16. Jain the Jains don’t eat anything grown from the ground they believe it is the animals food they make sure they don’t kill any animals wear masks to make sure they don’t inhale anything they don’t show any skin

17. The Meaning of GOD Generator (Creator) Operator (Preserver) Destroyer

18. The End (For real this time)