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Bir Kuar or Birkuar, also known as Birnath, is a Hindu cattle-god worshipped by the herder-class of Ahirs of western Bihar in India. He is considered to be a form of the god, Krishna. Nandi, or Nandikeshvara is the name for the bull which serves as the mount of the god Shiva and as the gatekeeper of Shiva and Parvati.
The Hindu Gods Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma (image 1 of 12) ( ) Title: The Hindu Gods Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma (image 1 of 12) Description: English:
The Sanskrit word śaiva means "relating to the god Shiva", and this term is the Sanskrit name both for one of the principal sects of Hinduism and for a member of that sect. [37] It is used as an adjective to characterize certain beliefs and practices, such as Shaivism. [38]
The Shiva half will have the matted locks of a yogic master piled high on his head and sometimes will wear a tiger skin, reserved for the most revered ascetics. Shiva's pale skin may be read as ash-covered in his role as an ascetic. The Vishnu half will wear a tall crown and other jewelry, representing his responsibility for maintaining world ...
The god Shiva and his fierce manifestations are often depicted wearing the mundamala; Shiva is covered with ashes and skulls adorn him. [10] Pahari paintings often picture Shiva's family making mundamalas. Shiva's son Kartikeya helps him or his consort Parvati handing over a head, while the latter threads
The deity Shiva is sometimes represented in his panchamukha aspect, each connoting one of his attributes: [11] [12] His upward face is called iśānam, and represents knowledge and nature. It is supposed to be depicted in a copper hue. His eastern face is called tatpuruṣam, and represents the organs of touch and action.
Ardhanarishvara represents the synthesis of masculine and feminine energies of the universe (Purusha and Prakriti) and illustrates how Shakti, the female principle of God, is inseparable from (or the same as, according to some interpretations) Shiva, the male principle of God, and vice versa. The union of these principles is exalted as the root ...
Himavanta appears in a piece of Thai literature called Traibhumikatha [b] which explains that Himavanta is a forest where many diverse mythical creatures such as Phaya Naga [c], Phaya Krut [d], and Kinnaree [e], spirits or even gods and goddess reside. The mythical Nariphon tree [f] that often mentioned in Thai folklore is also said to grow here.