Why do Hindus have so many Gods?

Does God exist?

We still have not been able to prove the exsistance of God. However, Hindus in India believe God exists. And not just one but millions. Now the question is, what is the need for so many Gods when one God himself can fulfill all our wishes?

Not many Hindus can answer this question because not many have questioned their faith. People have been blindly following the religious practices, even to this day, without understanding their relevance.

If I ask you to name one Hindu God then you will probably name the very famous Lord Ganesh. Hindus believe praying to him will remove all obstacles in their life. It is common knowledge that Lord Ganesh has a face of an elephant and he moves around on a mouse. Lord Ganesh loves sugarcane and ties a snake around his tummy.

For any Hindu, who believes and prays to Lord Ganesh, objects and animals associated with the Lord, automatically become sacred. He will respect the elephant because it resembles the Lord. He will not kill the snake and even tolerate the mouse!

Lord Hanuman is also a favourite among Hindus. He is a bachelor and has a face of a monkey. By default, monkeys become sacred and bachelorhood, a virtue.

Goddess Durga lives atop a hill and has a tiger as her vehicle. Thus, the tiger gains significance and also the hills and mountains.

Water flowing through the Ganges is a form of Goddess Ganga and soil is a form of Mother Earth for the Hindus.

Therefore, Hindus have a God for every element of nature. Or should it be rephrased as Hindus see God in every natural element?

Thus, Hindus have so many Gods.