Following is the first list of Hindu Vahanas:
1.Ganesh/Vinayaka=Mouse
2.Kartikeya/Skanda/Murugan–Peacock
3.Shiva=Bull/ Nandhi
4.Raja Rajeswari= Lion
5.Vishnu= Garuda/Eagle
6.Bhairava=Dog
7.Sastha= Horse
8.Ayyappa= Tiger
9.Sani/Saturn= Crow
10.Kalki Avatar=Horse
11.Indra= Airavata/ Elephant
12.Lakshmi= Red Lotus, Owl
13.Sarasvati=White Lotus, Swan
14.Ganga Devi= Crocodile
15.Manamatha & Rathi= Parrot
16.Kubera= Man,Parrot or Horse
17.Vishnu= 7 headed Snake/ Sesha
18.Krishna=Banyan leaf
19.Brahma= Swan
20.Kartikeya=Rhino (Vietnam)
21.Chandi= Pig
22.Sindhi saint= Fish
23.Ganda Beranda Bird= Mannarkudi Rajagopalswamy
24.Varuna= Makara (Shark or Crcodile)
25.Agni / Fire= Ram
26.Durga= Antelope
27.Marut= Deer
28.Lakshmi in Nepal=Turtle, In Bengal=owl
29.Durga= Lion or Tiger
30.Chamundi- Owl
31.Asvini Devas= Donkey (also for Indra and Agni)
32.Dead Body= Niruthi
33.Sun= 7 Horse Chariot
34.Rahu/ Shasti= Cat
35.Rathi= Pigeon
Following Vahanas are used by different temples in Tamil Nadu
36.Surya Prabha (SUN)= Northern Districts of Tamil Nadu
37.Chandra Prabha (MOON)= Northern Districts of Tamil Nadu
38.Karpaka Vrksha= (Wish fulfilling Tree)
39.Kamadenu= Wish fulfilling Cow
40.Kailash Vahana= Siva
41.Bhupala Vahanam= Vishnu
42.Purusha Mrugam
43.Bhuta Vahanam= Shiva
44.Punnai Tree Vahana= krishna
45.Karampasu Vahanam (See Kamadhenu)
46.Goat Chariot=Pushan
47.7 Cow Chariot=Ushas
48.Kali= Yali (Yali is a mythical animal)
48.Snake= Manasa Devi
49.Seetala= Donkey
50.Viswakarma= Elephant
Nava Grahas (Nine Planets)
Sun=Chariot drawn by Seven Horses
Moon= Antelope chariot
Mars=Ram
Bhudan/ Mercury= Horse
Jupiter= Elephant
Venus= Horse/ Crocodile
Saturn / Saniswarea= Crow
Rahu= Lion/ Cat/Tiger
Ketu=Fish
In the next part we will see the Vahanas of Ashta Bhairav,Sapta Matha etc.…….Contd.
Other Vahana Articles written and posted by me:
Please read my other articles on Vahanas in my blogs:
1.Iraq: 7 Gods Procession on Vahanas,2.Deer Chariot: Rig Veda to Santa Claus,3.Hindu Vahanas around the World,4.Vahanas in Kalidasa and Tamil Literature, 5.Who Rides What Vahanas? Tamil articles: 6.உலகம் முழுதும் இந்து தெய்வ வாகனங்கள்,7.சங்கத் தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தில் வாகனங்கள்,8.வாகனங்கள் தோன்றியது எங்கே?ஏன்? எப்போது?,9.எந்தக் கடவுளுக்கு என்ன வாகனங்கள்?
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Tamil and Vedas 
Ganesh
/ October 27, 2012Very nice collection on Vahanas! I would more interested in knowing the reasoning behind Vahanas, what the does the different Vahanas for different God means?
Tamil and Vedas
/ October 27, 2012Hi
Thanks. For each god, there is a different story. I am going to put them in the last article.
I have explained the reasons in Tamil and English. We saw it first in Babylonia in 3000 BC. If we believe that our Vedas are older than Babylonia, then we are the one who spoke about Vahanas for the first time. Vahanas are in Vedas and later literature. So far, I have done eight articles based on my forty year research. More to come.Please keep reading.
Ganesh
/ October 28, 2012Great! Thank you. 🙂