Shiva is one of the most revered deities in Hinduism, known as the god of destruction and transformation. He is a central figure in the Trimurti, alongside Brahma (the creator), and Vishnu (the ...

In Hindu mythology, the devas (gods) and asuras (demons) are often portrayed as eternal rivals locked in a cosmic battle of dharma and adharma, good and evil. But there is one divine figure both sides ...

Most gods sit on thrones. Shiva sits on a tiger skin, under open skies. Most gods are adorned in gold. Shiva wears ash from the cremation ground. In a pantheon filled with gods of order, law, and ...

From written and unwritten sources, from Tantrik and Vedic texts, from shrutis and smritis, we get three meanings of the term Shiva. What does Shiva mean? From written and unwritten sources, from ...

He is as a wanderer — unfettered, uninhibited, solitary. Yet when He loves, He does so to the extent of effacing Himself. His love for Sati was so intense that Her death sent Him into a trance that ...

Maha Shivaratri, a Hindu festival of Nepal and India, is celebrated annually in reverence of the god Shiva. It is believed to be the day Shiva was born to save the universe by drinking "Halahala" and ...