Hindu festivals✨
This festival is also known as the "festival of lights"
Diwali
This god is considered the "Destroyer" and is a part of the powerful Trimurti (trinity) of gods.
The collective name for the five heroic brothers, the central protagonists of the epic
The place where Hinduism originated
India
This festival celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters
Raksha Bandhan
The goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity, often worshipped during Diwali.
Godess Lakshmi
The other side of the family: the 100 evil cousins who want the throne.
Most sacred river to the Hindus
During Holi, people often throw brightly colored powders and water at each other to celebrate the arrival of this season
Spring
The preserver god in the Hindu trinity, often associated with his various avatars.
Lord Vishnu
The name of the famous battlefield where the great war took place.
Kurukshetra
This great epic poem tells the story of Lord Rama and his wife Sita.
Ramayana
This is a ten-day festival celebrated for nine nights, known as Navratri in many places. Hindus burn effigies of the demon Ravana to celebrate the triumph of good over evil.
Dussehra
What is Lord Ganesha's Vahana or, a vehicle?
Mouse (Mooshika)
The language the original Mahabharata text was written in.
Sanskrit
This symbol is the most important symbol on Hinduism, it is also the most recognizable. All major Hindu mantras start with this
ॐ Om
This festival celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, who is considered the eighth avatar of this god.
Krishna Janmashtami
The King of all Gods.( hint: starts with an "I"
Lord Indra
The main hero on the good side, a master with a bow and arrow.
Arjuna
Popular today as a form of exercise, Hindus practice this as the union of mind, body, and spirit.
Yoga