Lord Vishnu. He is said to protect the universe.... He also took 9 incarnation to save the universe basicly but be noted that In kalli yugam he is said to take his 10th incarnations which is to kill and purify the universe as kalli yuga will have more bad than good.
The end of the Universe will probably be quite different than the beginning. The Universe is expanding, and it seems obvious that the rate of expansion is increasing - it is expanding faster and faster. Therefore, it won't again contract into a tiny space, as was once believed.
It is believed that soul takes another form (body) and is born again. His Karma determines his next birth.
The unchanging spiritual essence known as Aatma or Soul does not die ever. It is the body, the container of that soul, that dies again and over again like change of a dress. That is why it is called as rebirth or reincarnation as believed in Hinduism
It is believed by most scientists that the "Big Bang" is the beginning of the universe. The universe is still expanding out from the center; the idea is that eventually entropy and gravitational pull will slow that expansion down to a stop, then start to reverse it. The galaxies will start to pull on each other, and the universe will start to move inwards again. When there is so much mass at the center of the universe from all of the galaxies, stars, planets, etc., a huge explosion (the big bang) will happen again, and an entire new universe will be formed.Ask an easy question like the meaning of life or something
It is believed by most scientists that the "Big Bang" is the beginning of the universe. The universe is still expanding out from the center; the idea is that eventually entropy and gravitational pull will slow that expansion down to a stop, then start to reverse it. The galaxies will start to pull on each other, and the universe will start to move inwards again. When there is so much mass at the center of the universe from all of the galaxies, stars, planets, etc., a huge explosion (the big bang) will happen again, and an entire new universe will be formed.Ask an easy question like the meaning of life or something
It is because it is believed in ancient Egypt that a rainbow is a symbol of hope because of the god Amun, and it is also believed that Amun was the creator of the weather and the Universe. Biblically speaking, the rainbow was God's promise to Noah that He would never flood the earth again. It was a promise given during a time of renewal.
According to Hindu Scriptures when the world is destroyed all the souls reunite to Brahman. Brahman will be united with all the sould and than he will create the world again.
Images/idols resembling Hindu God Shiva, Shiva lingam and yoga positions type images (again Hindu relted) have been found in Indus Valley Civilization which is believed to be 2500bc or earlier. read more about the civilization to understand earlier religons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilization
knock it down and then start again
I assume you mean the oscillating Universe. That refers to the idea that the expansion of the Universe will eventually revert, the Universe will contract again, all the matter will get together into an extremely small space, but from there it would expand again (and again, and again...). In practice, this still won't make our Universe last forever, due to the Second Law of Thermodynamics (entropy can still only increase!). In any case, the current observational evidence is that the Universe is expanding faster and faster - not slowing down - so the oscillating (cyclic) model is not very likely.
Gravity affects all of the objects in the universe, but then again, gravity doesn't affect the universe.
All Gods or Goddesses preserve the universe, whether it is Shiva, Vishnu, or the Mother Goddess, Durga. But most hindus worship Vishnu (they are known as Vaishnavas and make the majority of hindus) and consider him to be the preserver God.