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.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
Shiva canonical	211
Lord Shiva	56
Śiva	4
Shiva as Nataraja	3
Mahadev	2
Nataraja	2
Rudra	2
Bhairava	1
Mahadev (Shiva)	1
Maheshvara	1
Mahākāla	1
Names of Shiva	1
Pashupati	1
Shiva as Kapaleeshwarar	1
Shiva as Konesar	1
Shiva as Omkareshwar	1
Shiva as Thayumanaswamy	1
Shiva as destroyer	1
Shiva in the form of Nataraja	1
Shiva is Shakti’s consort	1
Vighneshvara	1
Vishwanath (form of Shiva)	1

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 ⓘ surface form: 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	Devi ⓘ surface form: Parvati
cosmicForm	Nataraja sculptures ⓘ surface form: Nataraja
cosmicFunction	dissolution of creation at the end of a cycle ⓘ regulation of cosmic cycles ⓘ
danceType	Tandava ⓘ
epithet	Bholenath ⓘ Shankara ⓘ surface form: Mahadeva Mahakala ⓘ Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Maheshvara Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nataraja Neelkanth ⓘ Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pashupati Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rudra Shankara ⓘ
fatherOf	Ganesha ⓘ Kartikeya ⓘ Murugan ⓘ Kartikeya ⓘ surface form: Skanda
hasAspect	Ardhanarishvara ⓘ Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bhairava
iconographicFeature	blue throat ⓘ
majorFestival	Maha Shivaratri ⓘ Shravan month observances ⓘ
mantra	Om Namah Shivaya ⓘ
meaningOfName	the auspicious one ⓘ
memberOf	Trimurti ⓘ
mount	Nandi ⓘ
nameInSanskrit	Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Śiva
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
roleInTrimurti	destroyer ⓘ transformer ⓘ
spouse	Devi ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Trimbakeshwar ⓘ surface form: Twelve Jyotirlingas
worshipTradition	Shaivism ⓘ

Referenced by (295)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hinduism → hasDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Smartism → recognizesDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Smartism → panchayatanaPujaIncludes → Shiva ⓘ

Vandana Shiva → familyName → Shiva ⓘ

Rigveda → dedicatedToDeity → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rudra

Brahma → associatedWith → Shiva ⓘ

Brahma → contrastedWith → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shiva as destroyer

Rameswaram → associatedWithDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Ramayana → featuresDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Vishnu → associatedWith → Shiva ⓘ

Shiva → nameInSanskrit → Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Śiva

Shiva → epithet → Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maheshvara

Shiva → epithet → Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rudra

Shiva → epithet → Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nataraja

Shiva → epithet → Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pashupati

Shiva → hasAspect → Shiva self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bhairava

Ganesha → parent → Shiva ⓘ

Ganesha → family → Shiva ⓘ

Shaivism → centralDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Shaivism → worshipsAsSupremeBeing → Shiva ⓘ

Shaivism → venerates → Shiva ⓘ

Shaktism → viewOfShiva → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shiva is Shakti’s consort

Mahadev Desai → givenName → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mahadev

Prambanan Temple → dedicatedTo → Shiva ⓘ

Prambanan Temple → mainDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Kali → spouse → Shiva ⓘ

Kali → standsOn → Shiva ⓘ

Kashi → consideredAbodeOf → Shiva ⓘ

Kashi → hasDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Kumbh Mela → associatedWithDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Kartikeya → parent → Shiva ⓘ

Trimbakeshwar → hasMainDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Teej → associatedWithDeity → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Shiva

Omkareshwar Ghat → associatedWithDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Gangaur → associatedDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Kumbhalgarh Fort → notableTempleDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Kingdom of Kashi → associatedWithDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Kashi Vishwanath Temple → dedicatedTo → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Shiva

Kashi Vishwanath Temple → primaryDeityIsFormOf → Shiva ⓘ

Bharatanatyam → associatedWithDeity → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nataraja

Swami Rock → associatedWithDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Kapaleeshwarar Temple → dedicatedTo → Shiva ⓘ

Kapaleeshwarar Temple → primaryDeityForm → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shiva as Kapaleeshwarar

Koneswaram Temple → dedicatedTo → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Shiva

Koneswaram Temple → hasDeity → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shiva as Konesar

Somnath Temple → dedicatedTo → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Shiva

Somnath Temple → primaryDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Lake Manasarovar region → associatedWithDeity → Shiva ⓘ

Narali Purnima → associatedDeity → Shiva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Shiva