Lord Shiva, the Destroyer and Transformer within the Hindu Trimurti is far more than just a cosmic force. He is a complex deity, revered as the embodiment of paradox: ascetic and householder ...

Only when Shiva, the god of time and destruction and one of the principal deities of Hinduism, resuscitated Hanuman, did Vayu return air to the planet. Indra, realizing his mistake, granted ...