CreateyourownHindugod!

LO:Touserela7veclausesindescrip7vesentences.

WelookedatsomeamazingimagesofHindugodsandgoddessesthisweek,andwelookedatthestoryofRamaandSitaearlierintheterm.

CanyourememberwhoRavanawas?

Ravanawasthe10-headed,20-armed,demonkingthatRamafought.

Ravanawasan‘asura’oneoftheevilgods.

Hindusbelievethattherearedifferentsortsofgods:

Devaswhoarekindlyorprotec7vegods

Asuraswhoareevilgods

Rakshasaswhoaredemons,ogresandmonsters

Yakshaswhoarenaturespirits,likefairiesandhobgoblins(andneithergoodnorbad).

Hindusbelievetherearemillionsof

differentgodsandspirits.

TherearestoriesinIndiaaboutevery

kindofcreatureyoucanimagine.

LookatthispictureofthegoddessKali.

CanyouspotthesmallfigureofShiva

onherhead?

(Wecantellit’sShivabecausehe’s

carryingadrumandtrident

andhasblueskin.)

Writeadescrip7onofKaliasshe

isshowninthispicture.

Howmanyfacesandarmsdoesshehave?

Whatcolourisherskin?

Whatissheholdinginherhands?

Whatiscomingoutofhermouth?

(Don’tjustsay‘snakes’–bespecific:threecobras,green,yellowandbrown.)

Makeyourdescrip7onasdetailedaspossible.

RememberthatKaliisthegoddessofTime.

Doyouthinkthatthefaceinsidetheopen

mouthissomeoneshehasdevoured?

Whymight7meberepresentedasa

‘hungry’force?

NowinventaHindugodofyourown!LookthroughthepdfofHindugodsfromearlierintheweek.Talkaboutyourideaswithyourfamily.Beasimagina7veasyoucan!Divideyourpageintofoursec7ons–liketheexamplehere:1.  Physicaldescrip7on.2.  Whatdotheyride?Whatdo

theycarry?3.  Whataretheythegodor

goddessof?4.  Anyotherideas.

Herearesomeideasandsugges7ons,ifyou’refeelingstuck!

Howmanyfaces,arms,eyes,mouths,noses,legs,hasyourgodorgoddessgot?

Whatcolouristheirskin:black,blue,gold,silver,redorgreen?

Istheirbodylikeahuman,snake,eagle,monkey,bear,wolf,7gerorelephant?

Weretheybornfromadropofblood,agoldenegg,acloud,oralightningbolt?

Aretheythegodorgoddessofbeauty,wisdom,destruc7on,fire,light,darkness,7me–orsomethingelse?

Dotheyrideabee,afrog,asparrow,aswan,acrow,alion,anelephant,oramouse?

Istheirweaponaclub,atrident,anaxe,afireball,athunderbolt,orbeau7fulmusic?

Aretheywearinganecklaceofskulls,jewellery,garlandsofflowers,oracrown?

Dotheycarryamountain,amagicflower,astringofbeads,adrum,abowlofsweets?

Makeyourdescrip7onascolourfulasyoucan!Youcanstartthinkingofstoryideastoo.Havefun!

Remember:everydetailcouldmeansomething,ortellastory!

ThisisKalki,thefinalavatar(incarna7on)ofVishnu,whosomeHindusbelievewillbringabouttheendoftheworld.YoucanseeKalkihastheface

ofahorse,andacrown.

Lookthroughthepicturesbelowifyouneedideasforyourgodorgoddess.

BRAHMAisthecreatorgodinHinduism.Oncetherewasnothingbutaneternal,endlessocean.

AgoldeneggemergedandbrokeopenrevealingBrahma,whohadcreated

himselfwithinit.

Then,Brahmacreatedtheuniverse,

theearth,angels,demons,people

andanimals.

Brahmahasfourfaces,lookingnorth,south,eastandwest,andfourarms.

Herestsonalotusflowerorridesa

craneorswan.

SHIVAiscalledtheDestroyer.Hehasaserpentaroundhisneck,athirdeyeandmoonon

hisforeheadandthesacredriverGangesflowsfromhishair.

Hecarriesatridentandadrum,anddancesacosmicdanceofcrea7onanddestruc7on,

standingonademondwarfwhorepresentsdelusionandignorance.

KALIisthegoddessofTimeandmotheroftheUniverse.

Shehasblackskin,fourarms,redeyes,andisshowns7ckingouthertongue.

Shewearsaskirtmadeofhumanarmsandanecklaceofskullsorhumanheads.

Sheisaccompaniedbysnakesandjackals,

andissome7messhownstandingonthebodyofShiva.

SARASWATIisthegoddess

ofknowledge,music,

speechandwisdom.

Sheisshownasabeau7ful

womandressedinwhite,

standingonawhitelotus

flowerandridingaswan.

Shehasfourarms,andis

ocenshownplayinga

musicalinstrument.

RememberLakshmi’swonderfulwingedelephants!

Nextwriteoutyourdescrip7onagain,usingcomplexsentenceswithrela7veclauses.

Forexample:

TheGodofFirehasfourarms.Hehasaflamingswordineachhand.

Couldbere-wrieenlikethis:TheGodofFire,whohasfourarms,carriesaflamingswordineachhand.

Whenyou’vewrieen

yourdescrip7on,

youcoulddrawapictureof

yourgodorgoddess.

Youcouldevenwritea

legendaboutyour

character!