Bramhadev

Bramhadev, often spelled Brahma or Brahmadeva, is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity which also includes Vishnu (the preserver) and Shiva (the destroyer). He is responsible for bringing the universe and all living beings into existence.

In Hindu iconography, Bramhadev is typically depicted with four heads, each reciting one of the four Vedas (Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda). He also has four arms, holding a variety of symbolic objects, including: a rosary (representing time), a kamandalu (water pot representing the life-giving essence of creation), the Vedas, and sometimes a lotus flower. He is often dressed in white or red garments and rides a hamsa (swan or goose), which symbolizes knowledge and discernment.

Bramhadev's consort is Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom, and learning. Together, they represent the creative and intellectual aspects of the universe.

While Bramhadev is the creator, he does not enjoy the widespread worship that Vishnu and Shiva do. There are relatively few temples dedicated solely to him, with the most notable being the Brahma Temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.

In Hindu mythology, the creation of the universe by Bramhadev is often described in detail within the Puranas, ancient Hindu texts containing stories and cosmology. These accounts vary but generally involve Bramhadev emerging from a cosmic egg or from a lotus that sprouts from Vishnu's navel.

The concept of Bramhadev should not be confused with Brahman, which is the ultimate reality and the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent ground of all being in Hinduism. Bramhadev is a deity within the Brahman, a manifestation for the purpose of creation.