[rudeboy]

I recently explored Hinduism and tried to obtain a rudimentary understanding of the relationships between the various gods, their followers and the benefits gained from being loyal to a god or set of gods...

I understand that of the trinity of main gods (Brahma[creation], Vishnu[preservation] and Shiva[destruction]) only Vishnu and Shiva are worshipped and not Brahma so much.

In Hinduism, do new devotees choose their gods or do the gods choose them? Are you assigned a god/gods? I myself have really begun to identify with Shiva and his wife's "energetic" form Kali.

Where do I go from here?