What was the importance of images of Indian gods and goddesses in advertisements?

Images of Indian gods and goddesses regularly appeared on the labels as if the association with gods gave divine approval to the goods being sold. The imprinted image of Krishna or Saraswati was also intended to make the manufacture from a foreign land appear familiar to Indian people.

What is the name of the Indian goddess?

Main deities. The Hindu trinity, also known as tridev, consists of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer and reincarnator. Their feminine counterparts are Saraswati, the wife of Brahma, Lakshmi, the wife of Vishnu, and Parvati the wife of Shiva.

Who is the No 1 god in India?

1. Brahma, Hindu God of Creation. Brahma the Creator is the first god listed as one of the Trimurti, along with Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer. He is not to be confused with Brahman the Supreme Being, or Brahmin the highest caste in the Hindu caste system.

Who are the 3 most powerful Hindu gods?

Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma are the major gods and Lakshmi, Parvati and Saraswati are the major goddesses in Hinduism. Many Hindus believe that Brahma is the Creator, Vishnu is the preserver and Shiva or Maheshwar is destroyer.

What is the role of advertisement in the marketing of goods?

(i) Advertisements play a very vital role in the marketing of any product. One way in which new consumers are created is through advertisements. (ii) Advertisements make products appear desirable and necessary. (iii) They try to shape the minds of the people and create new needs.

What was the mode of advertisement used by Indian manufacturers?

(v) The Indian manufacturers printed the image of Bharat Mata and a nationalist message on the labels. They also printed ‘Made in India’ on the labels thus appealing to the nationalist sentiments. Most of the baby products carried the image of Lord Krishna to appeal to the religious sentiments.

What is Devi short for?

Devī /ˈdeɪvi/ (Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for ‘goddess’; the masculine form is deva. Devi and deva mean ‘heavenly, divine, anything of excellence’, and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism.

Who is the most powerful goddess?

1. Athena. At the top of the list comes the goddess of wisdom, reasoning, and intelligence – Athena. She was a unique deity with unfathomable popularity among gods and mortals.

Who is most powerful goddess?

Durga is one of the most powerful goddesses of Hindus. Hindu scriptures say that Durga came to kill the asuras, that is, the demons.