For the people of Orissa, Shiva - one of the three central deities of Hinduism, the god of paradoxes, the god who forever creates and destroys - was the lord of their land. In Shiva all opposites ...

Lord Shiva's symbols, such as the serpent around his neck, ashes on his body, and the trishul, each hold profound meanings representing strength, spiritual awareness, and cosmic balance.

NEW YORK (RNS) — A few minutes before midnight on Wednesday (Feb. 26), under the strobe light of the dance floor of a Queens bar, a man dressed as the Hindu deity Lord Shiva performed the ...

a stone sculpture symbolic of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. Some also observe a fast during the day and stay up all night, singing and dancing to religious songs. At some temples ...

Stone statue ... of the three central deities of Hinduism, the god of paradoxes, the god who forever creates and destroys - was the lord of their land. In Shiva all opposites are reconciled ...

Millions of devotees across India are celebrating the Shivaratri festival that honors the Hindu god Shiva, one of the main deities of Hinduism. The devotees celebrate the festival in temples by ...