We disregard the creator, we fear the destroyer, and we submit to the preserver. The first of Hinduism's Holy Trinity and the ...

The 'City of Caves', on an island in the Sea of Oman close to Bombay, contains a collection of rock art linked to the cult of Shiva. Here, Indian art has found one of its most perfect expressions, ...

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 of creation all over again.

Creation leads to sustenance, which eventually must make way for destruction, only for the cycle to begin anew. Brahma gives life to the universe. Vishnu nurtures and protects it. Shiva dismantles ...

Christianity and Judaism share a common creation story which is ... ultimately Shiva, the destroyer, will destroy the universe. This allows Brahma to start the process of recreation all over ...

He thus becomes the destroyer of all evil and the transformer of the Universe ... and makes way for creation and transformation. The body of Lord Shiva is covered in ashes, or Bhasm, and it ...

The word thiruvathirai in Tamil language implies a ‘sacred big wave’ that was used during the creation of the universe by Lord Shiva. The Thiruvadhirai vrata is a part of the renowned Hindu festival ...