Shiva

deity · India · South Asia

Shiva (Mahadeva) is a supreme Hindu deity (Trimurti) — god of destruction, transformation, meditation, asceticism. Not a folkloric creature but a major god. Mount: Nandi; abode: Mount Kailash; attributes: third eye, trident, crescent moon, Ganga in hair. Consort: Parvati; sons: Ganesha, Kartikeya. Worshipped across India.

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