Hinduism

Brahma along with Vishnu and Shiva,  is one of the three main gods of Hinduism.  Brahma is the creator of the universe.

 

Brahma is the god of creation in Hinduism. He has four faces, looking in the four directions.   Brahma's wife is Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music, arts and learning.   In one hand he holds the sacred Veda books, in second he holds beads symbolizing time, in third he holds a ladle symbolizing means to feed sacrificial fire, and in fourth a utensil (vessel) with water symbolizing the means where all creation origniates from. His four mouths are credited with creating the four Vedas (Hindu holy book). He has  a white beard, implying his sage (holy saint) like experience. He sits on lotus, dressed in white (or red, pink), with his vehicle – a swan.

 

Brahmā's day and night, each consists of 14 of his hours or 4.32 billion human years. 

 

 

Temples of Brahma

Brahma is called a lot in prayer, but very few temples are dedicated to His worship. Among the most prominent is Brahma Temple, Pushkar. There  also is a temple in Asotra village in Balotra taluka of Rajasthan's  (India) Barmer district, which is known as Kheteshwar Brahmadham Tirtha.

 

 

Temples to Brahmā also exist in Tirunavaya in Kerala, India. The Trimurti temple and the temple dedicated to Brahma accompanied by Lord Ganesha, located outside Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is also famous.There is also a shrine for Brahmā within the Brahmapureeswarar Temple in Tiruchirappalli.

 

 

The largest and most famous shrine to Brahmā may be found in Cambodia's Angkor Wat.

The golden dome of the Government House of Thailand also contains a statue of Phra Phrom (Thai representation of Brahmā).

The country name of Burma is derived from Brahma, and in medieval texts it is referred to as Brahma-desa.

 

Sources used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma

 

Sources used: http://quatr.us/india/religion/brahma.htm