Brahma
In Hindu scriptures, Brahma
is the Creator, although certain Hindu denominations have different
opinions. This God almost disappeared from the pantheon of Hindu Gods
whom people worship today. He has many descendants too.
In order to produce a human race, Brahma created a goddess from Himself - a half-man and a half-woman. It was Gayatri, to many worshippers also known as Saraswati, which is today a goddess of wisdom, arts, knowledge and music (she is often pictured with veena, which is a kind of Indian lyre, a musical instrument). Saraswati is a Brahma's consort similarly like Lakshmi is Vishnu's consort and Parvati Shiva's consort.
In India, there are only three well-known temples dedicated to this God, which contradicts with thousands of temples dedicated to Shiva or Ganesh.
The picture shows a Brahma temple, probably one
of the most famous ones in the Rajastan state in Pushkar (India).
Brahma was allegedly cursed and Hindu mythology contains various stories why this happened. One such a story says that the great Bhrigu (a very high priest) cursed Brahma. Presently, there is a clan of saints who follow the ancient Bhrigu (the Bhrigus, also known as Bhargavas). Bhrigu prepared for a very big sacrifice and decided to invite the Highest (Trimurti) Gods too. When he came to Brahma, this God was so immersed to music He heard from Saraswati playing her veena that He did not hear him. Angry Bhrigu cursed Brahma - "no one shall ever worship You on this earth", he said. Some people say that this really happened...
