From Brahman stems the Trimurti, which consists of three gods:

                                       
From Brahman stems the Trimurti, which consists of three gods: Brahma (on the left) is responsible for creating the world. (He has four different faces with which he recites the four books of the Vedas.

 

 

Vishnu (in the middle) is responsible for maintaining the world.

 

Shiva (on the right) is responsible for destroying the world, so that it can be re-created. 

The female quality of the Divine is equal to the masculine quality. She is known as Devi or Shakti. Therefore, every Hindu goddess is a form of Devi. Hindus believe in reincarnation as well as transmigration, which is when the soul can migrate into the body of another species. Both reincarnation and transmigration are determined by the law of karma. In basic terms this means that if you live a good life, you will be rewarded by good things happening to you, and your reincarnation will be a good one. BUT if you live a bad life, you will be punished by having bad things happen to you, and your reincarnation will be a bad one. Through carrying out spiritual practices such as puja, meditation and yoga, it is possible to eventually attain moksha which is liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth.