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Hindu
13 gods & spirits
The wheel of creation, preservation and dissolution, and the gods who turn it.
Shivathe auspicious destroyer, lord of the dance
Vishnuthe preserver, sleeper on the cosmic sea
Brahmāthe four-faced maker, speaker of worlds
Kālīthe dark mother, devourer of time
Durgāthe invincible, rider of the lion
Lakshmīthe lotus-born, giver of fortune
Sarasvatīthe flowing one, muse of the word
Gaṇeśathe elephant-headed, remover of obstacles
Hanumānthe devoted, leaper of oceans
Indrathe storm-king, wielder of the thunderbolt
Agnithe fire-messenger, mouth of the gods
Yamathe first-dead, keeper of the final road
Chandrathe moon-lord, cup of cool nectar