Vahana Vehicles of Hindu Gods

Here is a list of vahanas or vehicles of Hindu Gods. Acording to Hindu mythology, each Hindu deity has a particular animal-vehicle or vahana associated. The vahana accompanies or serves as the seat or mount of the god or goddess.

List of Vahana of Hindu Gods

Lord Ganesh or Vinayaka - Mooshika or Mouse
Lord Shiva - Nandi or Bull
Lord Vishnu - Garuda or Eagle
Lord Brahma - Hamsa (Swan)
Lord Swaminarayan - Female horse named Manki

Lord Bhairava - Dog
Lord Ayyappan - Tiger
Lord Ayyappa - Horse
Lord Ayyappa - Elephant
Lord Shani Deva - Crow

Lord Indra - Airavata (elephant)
Lord Subramanya - Peocock
Lord Hanuman - Camel

Vahana Vehicles of Hindu Gods

Agni (God of Fire) - Ram (Sheep)
Lord Vayu (Lord of the Wind) - Antelope
Lord Varuna (God of Sky and Water) - Makara (fish)

Lord Kama Deva - Makara (fish)
Lord Kama Deva - Parrot

Yama Raj or Dharma Raj - Buffalo named Paundraka
Lord Kalki - Horse

Pushan (one of Adityas - God of meetings) - Goats
Daksha prajapati - Man
Vishvakarman - Hamsa (Swan)

Comments

  1. In my least knowledge vehicle of lord ayyappa is Horse... and not a tiger. he brought tiger from forest to take milk of tiger.

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