1. Hinduism is known for a multitude of gods and goddesses.
2. Hinduism perceives the whole creation, and its cosmic activity as the work of three fundamental forces symbolised by three gods which constitutes the Hindu Trinity or 'Trimurti':
-- Brahma - the creator
-- Vishnu - the sustainer
-- Shiva - the destroyer
BRAHMA, THE CREATOR
3. Brahma is the creator of the universe and all beings, as depicted in the Hindu cosmology.
4. The Vedas, the oldest and the holiest of Hindu scriptures, are attributed to Brahma, and thus Brahma is regarded as the father of Dharma.
5. Brahma is to be found to exist more in scriptures than in homes and temples.
6. Temple dedicated to Brahma is located in Pushkar (Rajasthan).
7. The Shatapatha Brahman says that Brahma was born of the Supreme being Brahman (Almighty God) and the female energy known as Maya.
8. Wishing to create the Universe, Brahman first created the water, in which he placed his seed. This seed transformed into a golden egg, from which Brahma appeared.
9. Brahma is known as 'Hiranyagarbha'.
10. It is also said that Brahma is self-born out of a lotus flower which grew from the naval of Vishnu.
11. In order to help him create the universe, Brahma gave birth to the 11 forefathers of the human race called 'Prajapatis' and the seven great sages or the 'Saptarishi'. These children or mind-sons of Brahma, who were born out of his mind rather than body are called 'Manasputra'.
SYMBOL OF BRAHMA
12. Brahma is represented as having four heads, four arms and red skin.
13. He holds a water-pot, a spoon, a book of prayers or the Vedas, a rosary.
14. he sits on a lotus and moves around a white swan (possess a magical ability to separate milk from a mixture of water and milk).
15. Brahma presides over 'Brahmaloka' a universe that contains all the splendors of the earth and all other worlds.
HINDU COSMOLOGY
16. The Universe exists for a single day called the 'Brahmakalpa'. This day is equivalent to 4 billion earths years, at the end of which the whole Universe gets dissolved.
17. This process is called 'Pralaya' which repeats for such 100 years (period that represents Brahma's lifespan).
18. After Brahma's death, its is necessary that another 100 of his years pass until he is reborn and the whole creation begins new.
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