Siva: see Shiva Shiva or Siva (shē`və), one of the greatest gods of Hinduism , also called Mahadeva.
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Major deity of Hinduism, believed to have many manifestations. Like Vishnu, he is the subject of an elaborate and sometimes contradictory mythology. He is both the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. His female consort is known under various manifestations, including Parvati, Durga, and Kali. In Shaivism he is worshiped as the paramount lord.
Siva, Shiva
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Shiva
or Siva)
Shiva, bronze statue, Madras, c. AD 900.
(credit: Courtesy of the Government Museum, Chennai; photograph, Royal Academy of Arts, London)
Siva, Shiva
Hinduism the destroyer, one of the three chief divinities of the later Hindu pantheon, the other two being Brahma and Vishnu. Siva is also the god presiding over personal destinies
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