Indra the supreme god of The Vedic tradition is one of the oldest gods of the Hindu Pantheon he is a rigvedic deity meaning that Indra has a powerful presence in The Vedas the four Works forming the Bedrock of Hindu culture Indra is the Son Of Heaven and Earth and twin brother of Agni who was a fire deity the goddess of beauty shachi is his consort with whom the God had some of his offspring Indra is the god of the heavens of the Year seasons and of lightning and thunder but he is regarded as the God
of War as Warrior deity he fought numerous enemies this God battled his enemies using powerful lightning bolts owing to his bond with lightning and thunder he was also regarded as the god responsible for precipitation Indra was an enemy of ritra a powerful serpent that embodied drought the creature blocked the course of the rivers making the land a huge Barren desert Indra battled the creature and managed to wipe out the serpents with his power Rays the god split open the monster's belly and freed all the water that had been trapped indra's victory over vitra brought fertility
prosperity and happiness to the world Indra is a god with a huge appetite and enjoys drinking his favorite drink is soma made from hallucinogenic plants upon consuming this ritualistic drink the god swelled up and shrouded the entire sky as a Heavenly deity he poured the rain needed for Life preservation Indra is usually depicted riding his white four-tused elephant called iravata the Lord of all other elephants he is also sometimes portrayed parading through the skies on his golden Chariot escorted by the ashfins the twin gods of Medicine with the passing of the centuries indra's position as
supreme god came to be challenged by New Traditions deities like Shiva and Vishnu took indra's place and the God's Prestige was diminished as the years went by depending on some accounts Indra got extremely upset with the people who were once devoted to him and now worshiped New Gods for this reason Indra has built a powerful and destructive storm to punish his former devotees but Vishnu the god of conservation has prevented such a catastrophe by making a majestic Mountain emerge and block the storm's trajectory although he has lost much of his Prestige Indra the Heavenly God
continues to be revered and honored by various schools of Hinduism
