2006-11-30 01:31:08 · 14 answers · asked by champion 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Most popular and worshipped hindu god is shiva. (Krishna was never a god but an avatar... god manifest in human form)-
Shiva lingam is the most worshipped entity in the Hinduism religion. We find Shiva temples having a Shiva lingam installed in them at every nook and corner of India nay world. Why?
Shiva who is considered as a part of the Trinity in hinduism represents the most powerful among all the three entities. The first being Brahma... the creator! The second being Vishnu the maintainer (preserver) and the last being Mahesh (Shiva) the destroyer!
And why is the entity of Shiva considered as the most powerful? It is because one who finally makes the system go round is Shiva. Brahma creates and Vishnu maintains the creation but unless and until Shiva destroys one who is born... every entity would grow beyond limits.
Based upon the theory of karma... when the time comes... it is Shiva who has to snuff out life so that there can be a new beginning... a new start! Unless and until the decaying body withers and dies out... a new life can never germinate.
To maintain balance in the whole of Cosmos is the responsibility of Shiva. And why is so much significance attached to the Shiva lingam that people worship it.
The reasons are absolutely clear... everyone fears death and none wants untimely death! To ward of the evil effects of death people worship Shiva lingam with total submission. It is the faith in the power of the Shiva that people pay their obeisance to the Shiva lingam.
On the other part Shiva lingam denotes the power of the lingam. It is symbolic of the creative power of the Cosmos. It is the lingam which is able to create a life on Mother Earth as God meant it to be.
Properly used... this power can be transmuted into pure creative energy. It is this power which when subdued wisely leads to the awakening of the Kundalini in human beings and man in particular. The awakening of the Kundalini can never occur otherwise. More here- http://www.godrealized.com/shivalingam.html
2006-11-30 05:52:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brahma
Brahma is the first god in the Hindu triumvirate, or trimurti. He is regarded as the senior god and his job was creation.
Lord Shiva is the Good Lord and the Greatest God (Mahadeva) and God of Gods (Devadideva).
But I agree the popularity goes to:
Ganesha is one of the most popular deities in the Hindu pantheon. He is closely associated with the daily lives of millions of Hindus even today. As he is reputed to be a remover of obstacles he is propitiated before the beginning of any new venture whether it is the building of a new house, the writing of a book, the beginning of a journey or the starting of a new business.
2006-11-30 02:19:41 · answer #2 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gods of seperation and disunity look universal among so called Hindus. become a genuine Hindu forget approximately meaningless rituals and prepare Dharma in genuine life by making use of following the training of Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita. it quite is the sum and essence of the Vedas and it quite is the only thank you to maintain on with Dharma! Hindus keep complaining approximately muslim and christian aggression yet do exactly no longer choose to comprehend that potential will come from cohesion and cohesion will come by way of faith in one God. in case you're able to water a tree, you're able to water the roots no longer the leaves and the branches!
2016-12-13 17:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the most prayed to manifestations of god in the hindu religion as there is no popular hindu god are.................
1.Lakshmi: for wealth, education,health.
2. Shiva. the destroyer of all evil
3. Lord Ganesh. remover of obstacles
4. Lord Hanuman. for protection against all evil.
2006-11-30 01:39:04 · answer #4 · answered by anything goes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Krishna
2006-11-30 01:33:09 · answer #5 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loser, what do mean hindu worship dead people. In church they teach you that only Jesus is alive, well go out in the world and find more information. There are others, Jesus is not the only one.
2015-01-31 14:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by Sanjay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to say Brahma who is the creator but who has become less popular......so i would then say Vishnu....Krishna is an incarnation of Vishnu.
2006-11-30 01:44:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ganesha! The remover of obstacles.
2006-12-03 14:56:15 · answer #8 · answered by Switch Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see Ganesh around quite a bit. My friend Kumar agrees.
2006-11-30 01:39:27 · answer #9 · answered by Cantwell 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think Shiva.
2006-11-30 01:33:44 · answer #10 · answered by Stareyes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋