Most gods sit on thrones. Shiva sits on a tiger skin, under open skies. Most gods are adorned in gold. Shiva wears ash from the cremation ground. In a pantheon filled with gods of order, law, and ...

Shiva is one chill deity. He's one of the three major gods in the Hindu religion. And he has a penchant for pot. "Shiva loves marijuana. So we come to share Shiva's prasad [offerings] with everyone ...

'He is the God of Gods, the originator of yoga and the Vedas, the most powerful masculine figure who respects the feminine.' Text: Divya Nair/Rediff.com Videos: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com IMAGE: Amish ...

Lord Shiva holds a pivotal position in the Holy Trinity. While Lord Brahma plays the role of a Creator and Lord Vishnu plays the role of the Preserver, Lord Shiva, is essentially the Destroyer.

Know the general guidelines about which God to worship today, Monday (Somvar). Check the day is dedicated to which Hindu God, ...

We usually associate power with elevation. A throne, a crown, a palace, a guarded seat. Human beings have always used objects ...

He is as a wanderer — unfettered, uninhibited, solitary. Yet when He loves, He does so to the extent of effacing Himself. His love for Sati was so intense that Her death sent Him into a trance that ...

In Kerala, in the 1880s, inequality, oppression and upper caste rule was predominant. It was Shivratri. Shiva was the God of the upper castes. They worshiped Lord Shiva in different ways as ...

Authorities say move was to ‘seek blessings’ for train taking people to pilgrimage sites Indian rail authorities allocated a berth on a train on Sunday for the Hindu god Shiva, raising eyebrows in a ...