Brahma sculpture "the Creator" on Airavata "the white elephant", in brass (small)

Brahma represents "the Creator", the god who creates the universe.
During the fifth century AD Brahma therefore acquires that role which in Brahamanism was reserved to Prajapati (the Cosmic Priest), but unlike the latter Brahma is not a supreme divinity, but a divinity in the service of other divinities.
In particular, according to Hindu mythology, Brahma breaks the shell and emerges from the Cosmic Egg, creating the celestial world in the upper part of the egg, the Earth in the lower part and the ether in the lower part.
With the creation of the universe Brahma generates the Devas, the stars, the planets, the Earth and humanity.
In temples it is often depicted with four heads and four arms.
The animal on which it rests is Airavata.
Airavata was born when Brahmā sang the sacred hymns above the half of the egg shells that Garuḍa had hatched. Later Prithu made Airavata king of all elephants.
One of its names means "he who weaves the clouds", since according to the myth he would be able to produce the clouds.
This powerful elephant, in fact, immerses its trunk in the underworld, sucks its water and vaporizes it creating the clouds, which Indra then uses to cause the rains.