Oh god, getting Gabriel to talk is impossible. And it's not like he's a spacetoaster like Castiel, either! He's just all lies and misdirection and showers of glitter so you don't see the real him, wtf... he's difficult to write and keep him close to canon, iow.

Angels in India are called devas, and are creatures that sometimes are sacred because a god inhabits them, but usually are just there, taking up resources that desperately poor people could also use?