Trimurti
The Trimurti is the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified as a triad of deities, typically Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, though individual denominations may vary from that particular line-up. When all three deities of the Trimurti incarnate into a single avatar, the avatar is known as Dattatreya .
1) Bhahma
Lord Brahma is the creator of the universe and father of मनु (Manu), from whom all mankind has descended as per Hindu philosophy. He is represented by many symbols. He has four heads which symbolize four Vedas (Hindu holy scriptures), the four hands which symbolize four directions,the prayer beads which symbolize process of creation,the book which symbolize knowledge, gold which symbolize activity of creation, the swan which symbolize grace and discernment, the crown which symbolize his supreme authority, the lotus which symbolize living essence and nature, the beard which symbolize wisdom.
2) Vishnu
Lord Vishnu is the preserver all living essence of the universe. He has a supreme authority on past, present and future. He is described with the four arms holding a lotus, a mace, Shankha (conch) and Chakra (wheel). He has some characteristics like Omniscience as he has the power to know about all beings simultaneously, Sovereignty to have an unchallenged rule over all, Energy to make the impossible possible, Strength to support everything by will and without any fatigue, Vigor to retain immateriality as the supreme being. His reincarnated as lord Rama and Krishna. According to Hindu philosophy, he will reincarnate to defend and destroy the evil forces so as to maintain and preserve the universal order. Many followers of Hinduism hold a belief that Vishnu is a Supreme God.
3) Shiva
Lord Shiva is the destroyer or transformer as per Hindu philosophy. Although, he is mostly depicts in the form of meditating sage or in cosmic dance form (Natraja). He has supreme authority over death, rebirth and immortality and has no birth or death maybe that’s why he is depicts in youthful form. He is the father of Hindu lord Ganesha. Out of three trinity gods, one finds more references of him in the historical artifacts. For many Hindus, he is the supreme god and the only creator, preserver, destroyer, revealer and concealer.
