Learn about the five forms of Shiva (Panchamukha), their associated mantras, and their importance in Hindu philosophy and ...

What if destruction wasn’t the opposite of preservation, but its silent partner?We tend to think of preservation as something noble and destruction as something fearsome. We admire the caretaker but ...

Mythology itself is replete with subliminal meanings and symbols that convey timeless concepts. One of the many stories in ...

As part of the cycle of birth, life and death it is Shiva who will ultimately destroy the universe. This is not necessarily as bad as it might sound because it allows Brahma to start the process ...

Maha Shivaratri is a day that all the devotees wait for. It was on this auspicious day that Lord Shiva promised to be the protector of the universe. As per the legends it was on this day that the ...

He has blue skin and four arms. Shiva is the destroyer of the universe. Shiva destroys the universe in order to re-create it. Shiva has blue skin, a third eye and carries a trident. Hindus believe ...