Shiva

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Hindu deity member of the Trimurti principal deity in Hinduism

Shiva is a principal Hindu god revered as the destroyer and transformer within the religion’s divine trinity, associated with asceticism, cosmic dance, and the cycle of creation and dissolution.

Aliases (12)

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu deity → member of the Trimurti → principal deity in Hinduism →
abode	Mount Kailash →
associatedConcept	union of masculine and feminine principles →
associatedMyth	Samudra Manthan →
associatedWith	Aghori ascetics → Ganges River → Himalayas → Laya (dissolution) → Mount Kailash → Rudraksha beads → Shaivism → Tandava → asceticism → bhakti (devotion) → cosmic dance → creation → destruction → dissolution of the universe → five elements (Pancha Bhuta) → lingam worship → mantra Om Namah Shivaya → meditation → moksha → panchakshari mantra → smashana (cremation grounds) → time → transformation → vairagya (detachment) → yoga →
causeOfBlueThroat	drinking halahala poison →
consort	Parvati →
cosmicForm	Nataraja →
cosmicFunction	dissolution of creation at the end of a cycle → regulation of cosmic cycles →
danceType	Tandava →
epithet	Bholenath → Mahadeva → Mahakala → Maheshvara → Nataraja → Neelkanth → Pashupati → Rudra → Shankara →
fatherOf	Ganesha → Kartikeya → Murugan → Skanda →
hasAspect	Ardhanarishvara → Bhairava →
iconographicFeature	blue throat →
majorFestival	Maha Shivaratri → Shravan month observances →
mantra	Om Namah Shivaya →
meaningOfName	the auspicious one →
memberOf	Trimurti →
mount	Nandi →
nameInSanskrit	Śiva →
religion	Hinduism →
roleInTrimurti	destroyer → transformer →
spouse	Parvati →
symbol	Ganga flowing from hair → ash-smeared body → crescent moon → lingam → matted hair → third eye → tiger skin garment →
vehicle	Nandi →
weapon	damaru → trishula →
worshipPlace	Amarnath Cave Temple → Kashi Vishwanath Temple → Kedarnath Temple → Somnath Temple → Twelve Jyotirlingas →
worshipTradition	Shaivism →

Referenced by (55)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bharatanatyam → Bharatanatyam ("Nataraja") → Kingdom of Kashi → Kumbh Mela → Lake Manasarovar region → Omkareshwar Ghat → Rameswaram → Swami Rock → Teej ("Lord Shiva") →	associatedWithDeity
Canggal inscription → Kapaleeshwarar Temple → Kashi Vishwanath Temple ("Lord Shiva") → Koneswaram Temple ("Lord Shiva") → Prambanan Temple → Sambisari Temple → Somnath Temple ("Lord Shiva") →	dedicatedTo
Shiva ("Maheshvara") → Shiva ("Rudra") → Shiva ("Nataraja") → Shiva ("Pashupati") →	epithet
Hinduism → Kashi → Koneswaram Temple ("Shiva as Konesar") →	hasDeity
Gangaur → Narali Purnima ("Lord Shiva") →	associatedDeity
Brahma → Vishnu →	associatedWith
Prambanan Temple → Sanjaya dynasty →	mainDeity
Ganesha → Kartikeya →	parent
Shaivism →	centralDeity
Kashi →	consideredAbodeOf
Brahma ("Shiva as destroyer") →	contrastedWith
Rigveda ("Rudra") →	dedicatedToDeity
Ganesha →	family
Vandana Shiva →	familyName
Kakawin Smaradahana →	featuresCharacter
Ramayana →	featuresDeity
Mahadev Desai ("Mahadev") →	givenName
Shiva ("Bhairava") →	hasAspect
Trimbakeshwar →	hasMainDeity
Shiva ("Śiva") →	nameInSanskrit
Kumbhalgarh Fort →	notableTempleDeity
Smartism →	panchayatanaPujaIncludes
Somnath Temple →	primaryDeity
Kapaleeshwarar Temple ("Shiva as Kapaleeshwarar") →	primaryDeityForm
Kashi Vishwanath Temple →	primaryDeityIsFormOf
Smartism →	recognizesDeity
Canggal inscription →	religiousDeity
Kali →	spouse
Kali →	standsOn
Shaivism →	venerates
Shaktism ("Shiva is Shakti’s consort") →	viewOfShiva
Shaivism →	worshipsAsSupremeBeing