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 ...

1. Shiva is 'shakti' or power, Shiva is the destroyer, the most powerful god of the Hindu pantheon and one of the godheads in the Hindu Trinity. Known by many names - Mahadeva, Mahayogi, Pashupati, ...

Lord Shiva, also known as Mahadev, is the one who transforms the Universe, drinks poison to save others, and loves all beings with all his power, is also the one who is responsible for making 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 ...