Hindu God and Goddess Vahanas list

We are providing the list of all god and goddess vahanas. A vahana is a vehicle or the carrier of something immaterial and formless. The vehicles of the gods and goddesses in Hinduism are animal mounts that the gods/goddesses ride. All the Hindu gods and Hindu goddesses are represented as using vahanas to separate themselves; each vehicle is very different and even more symbolical.

Below is a list of each god and goddess that has a designated vahana, what their vahana is, and the symbolism behind the vahana.

Hindu Goddess Vahanas list

Parvati – Lion.

Lakshmi – Owl

Durga – Lion

Saraswati – Peacock or a swan.

Hindu God Vahanas list

Aditya – seven horses

Agni – the ram

Brahma – seven swans

Durga – the lion

Ganesha – the mouse

Indra – the elephant

Kartikya – the peacock

Lakshmi – the owl

Saraswati – the swan or the peacock

Shakti – the bull

Shani – the crow

Sheetala – the donkey

Shiva – Nandi, the bull

Varuna – seven swans

Vayu – a thousands horses

Vishnu – Garuda, the eagle & Adi Shesha, the serpent

Vishwakarma – the elephant

Yama – the male buffalo