Lord Kartikeya:

Kartikeya, the second son of Lord Shiva, and Goddess Parvati is also known as
Subramaniam, Skanda, Guha, Shadannana or Sanmukha (because he has six faces).
He represents a person of perfection. He is the war God, the Hindu equivalent of Mars and
Ares. He was created by all the Gods to lead the heavenly hosts and destroy the demons. He
is the most masculine and fierce of all the Gods. He is also fire, Agni and is very Pitta (fiery)in nature. While Ganesh removes all obstacles, Skanda bestows all spiritual powers,
particularly the power of knowledge.

In one hand he carries a spear called sakti which symbolizes the destruction of negative
tendencies in humans. With his other hand he always blesses devotees.
The Lord's vehicle is a peacock which is capable of destroying harmful serpents (symbolizing
harmful ego and bad desires of people).

Lord Ganesha:

The son of Shiva and Parvati, Ganesha has an elephantine countenance with a curved trunk
and big ears, and a huge pot-bellied body of a human being.

He is the Lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. He is also worshipped as the
god of education, knowledge, wisdom and wealth.

Goddess Parvati :

Goddess Parvati is regarded as the power and divine consort of Lord Shiva - the Destroyer.
Like her consort Shiva, Goddess Parvati is said to have both mild and terrible aspects
Goddess Parvati is known by different names like Lalita, Uma, Gauri, Kali, Durga, Haimavati
etc. Two of her fierce but very powerful forms are Durga (Goddess beyond reach) and Kali
(Goddess of Destruction). As the mother of the universe, Parvati is known as Amba and
Ambika, which means 'mother'. As Lalita, she represents the aspect of beauty.

Goddess Sati:

Sati means `true`. She is said to be one of the daughters of Daksha. Sati is also known as
Dakshayani and is a Hindu goddess of marital felicity and long life. She is worshipped by all
Hindu women for the long life of their husbands. Sati is the first consort of Lord Shiva and
his second wife is Parvati, the incarnation of Sati.

In the Puranas it is mentioned that Sati lures Shiva from leading a lonely life into creative
involvement in the world. Sati or Dakshayani is also known as Uma, Aparna and
Shivakamini.

After her name the act of Sati is named. In Hinduism, Sati is a ritual in which a Hindu widow
burns herself on her husband`s funeral pyre as a final and consummate act of loyalty and
devotion. Goddess Sati burnt herself for the devotion of her husband Shiva.

Sati is the epitome of the divine Prakriti or nature. She was born as a daughter of Daksha
Prajapati. She was named Gauri for her fair and golden complexion. She is also known as
Dakshayani for being the daughter of Daksha.