Hindu Gods and Goddesses Quiz for Experts | Religion

Answer: Mundamalini

Veenavadini means one who holds the Veena. Sharda is a very common name for the goddess. Vani means speech, and Saraswati is the goddess of speech. Mundamalini means the one who wears a garland of skulls; this is usually used to refer to Kali. Saraswati is the goddess of music, art, craft, wisdom, knowledge, books, speech, and talents, amongst others.

She is the consort of Brahma, the god of creation. She is seated on a white swan and sometimes a peacock or even a white lotus. She is depicted as very beautiful, with skin like gold.

She wears white and in her two arms carries a Veena, and in the other two, The Vedas and a rosary. Sometimes she holds a noose, goad or a lotus.

Answer: Rati

The Hindu god of love is Kamadeva. He rides a parrot, and his wife is Rati. Rati herself is considered a minor goddess of love, lust, and desire.

Answer: Akshamala (rosary)

Shiva is considered to be the god of destruction and recreation. It is believed that everything that is created, sometime or another, shall end. Hence, this task is given to Shiva. Shiva has his weapon, the trident, his vahana (ride) Nandi, the bull, and his sign the Lingam.

His consort is Parvati, who has many incarnations such as Durga, Kali, and Maheshvari, amongst various others. His sons are Kartikkeyan, also known as Skanda; Murugan, the god of war; and Ganesha, the elephant-headed god, the remover of obstacles, and the god of luck, wealth and wisdom.

Answer: Chandra

Chandra is the god of the moon, and the father of Budha, or the planet Mercury. He is the husband of the 27 Nakshatras, or constellations. Ashvini, Rohini and Krittika are some of them.

Answer: Nidhi

His first wife is Sidhi, goddess of spiritual wealth and luck. Ridhi is his second wife, the goddess of prosperity and material wealth. His third wife, Budhi, is the goddess of wealth of wisdom, knowledge and education.

Answer: Shani

Shani, the lord of Saturn, is the Navgraha (nine planets) of unluckiness. He is considered to maintain balance in a person's life. He has as his vahana The Crow.

Answer: No

Kali is not the goddess of snakes and poisons. Manasa, a daughter of Shiva, is the goddess of snakes and poisons; she is considered to be on the enemies list of the goddess Kali.

Answer: Sheetla

Sheetala literally means coolness. She is the north Indian goddess of diseases, especially smallpox, measles and chickenpox. She is also the goddess of cleanliness. She rides her donkey, and in her four hands holds a broom, a bowl of holy water, pomegranate seeds, and a sword. Mariamman Devi is the south Indian version of this goddess.

Answer: Slayer of Suradasura

Kartikeya, also called Murugan, Subramanya and Skanda, is the son of Parvati and Shiva and the brother of Ganesha. His wives are Valli and Devayani. He is the god of war and his weapon is the spear. He rides a peacock. He slew Surapadma, not Suradasura.

Answer: Vishwakarma

Vishwakarma was the divine architect. He was the god of labor, architects, artisans, craftsmen, and smiths amongst others. Vishwakarma Day is celebrated across India in the month of September after Ganesha Chaturthi.