1. Welcome! The Topic For Today Is INDIA’S GEOGRAPHY

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. 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.

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

13. 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.)

14. 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.)

15. Family 600 Question: This man married his sweetheart. One that he supposedly sprang 4 faces for. (The term married is used in lieu of consort.)

16. 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.)

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

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

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

20. 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.

21. 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.

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

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. Bonus Question: 5000 pts. Question: 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!