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Hindu gods and heroes

Match the figure with the description.

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VishnuThe preserver god, he descends to earth as an Avatar as various times.
ShivaThe destroyer god, he opens and closes his third eye to restart the world.
BrahmaOne of the three main deities, he is the god of creation.
KrishnaHe is the eighth avatar of Vishnu, and serves as charioteer to Arjuna.
GaneshaHe is the god of Wisdom and has the head of an elephant.
RamaThe seventh Avatar of Vishnu, he is banished to a forest and rescues his wife from the demon Ravana.
IndraHe is the god of rain, thunder, and war.
LakshmiShe is the goddess of prosperity.
ParvatiShe is the second consort of Shiva and the mother of Ganesha.
KaliShe is a four-armed goddess of death.
ArjunaHero of the Mahabharata, he fights his hundred cousins at Kuru's Field.
HanumanHe is the monkey headed figure who swallows the sun.
AgniAs he is the messenger to the other gods, sacrifices are directed to him.
SitaThe wife of Rama, she is rescued from Ravana.


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