Hindu gods and rituals are just as flamboyant as the culture itself. Here, the gods have their favorite days, colors and also flowers. Certain specific flowers are sacred to particular Hindu gods.
Lord Vishnu likes white and fragrant colors like mogra, jasmine etc and apart from aromatic flowers and this Hindu god loves basil leaves.
Shiva loves all wild things and thus, pretty flowers are never offered to Him. He loves wild flowers like Dhatura and the poisonous flower Akondo or Apple of Sodom. Akondo is a white flower with a bluish tinge that matched the bluish hue of Shiva's throat.
Lakshmi is shown sitting on a lotus and thus that has to be her favorite flower and any kind of red flowers, like red jasmine, please the goddess greatly.
The lord of the world Ganesha like red color flowers just like Lakshmi and Red Genda (Marigold) flowers please him greatly. While offering prayers to Saraswati you must be clad in yellow and also offer yellow colored flowers like champa (Indian Magnolia) and yellow palash (Flame of the Forest).
