The Trimurti

• Three main aspects of Brahman
• Brahma


  The creator
• Brahma has four heads which represents...


  The four vedas
• What are the four vedas?


  The religious writing of Hinduism
• Brahma can be shown with a white beard which shows...


  He is the oldest being in the universe
• Why does Brahma travel on a swan or goose?


  symbolise knowledge
• Vishnu


  The preserver
• Vishnu supports and maintains everything that exists
• Vishnu protects the universe from harm
• Vishnu is coloured blue to represent the infinite
• Vishnu holds a conch shell to symbolise...


  Creativity
• Vishnu holds a lotus flower for the...


  Truth
• Shiva


  The destroyer
• Shiva destroys evil and sins and eventually the universe
• Shiva has three eyes, the middle one...

  Sees the truth
• From Shivas hair the river Ganga flows
• Shivas trident represents...


  The Trimurti