The Indus Civilization c6.27

c6.27

Animals are associated with the various gods of Indian mythology, each deity having his or her particular animal as a *vahana*, or vehicle. Brahma, for instance, rides on a goose, Shiva on a bull, and Durga, his wife, on a tiger; but it is impossible to say whether the animals on the Indus Valley seal-amulets were worshipped *per se*, or only because they were regarded as representing, or as an attribute of, a certain deity.