Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In Hinduism, the Trimurti (also called the Hindu trinity) are the three most important gods; in some narratives they were born from the world egg laid by Ammavaru at the beginning of time. Brahma - the Creator Vishnu - the Maintainer Shiva - the Destroyer The trimurti itself is conceived of as a deity and artistically represented as a three-faced human figure. Brahma is no longer as relevant as he once was, some would say the all-in-one goddess Devi has replaced him. Trimurti can also refer to the trinity of Carnatic music, that is, Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Deekshitar and Syama Sastry. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.