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  2. Shiva - Wikipedia

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    Vishnu is no one but Shiva, and he who is called Shiva is but identical with Vishnu. ... Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (2011–2014), ...

  3. Ardhanarishvara - Wikipedia

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    The union of Purusha (Shiva) and Prikriti (Shiva's energy, Shakti) generates the universe, an idea also manifested in the union of the Linga of Shiva and Yoni of Devi creating the cosmos. [57] [58] [59] The Mahabharata lauds this form as the source of creation. [46] Ardhanarishvara also suggests the element of Kama or Lust, which leads to ...

  4. Shaivism - Wikipedia

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    The term Shiva also connotes "liberation, final emancipation" and "the auspicious one", this adjective sense of usage is addressed to many deities in Vedic layers of literature. [21] [22] The term evolved from the Vedic Rudra-Shiva to the noun Shiva in the Epics and the Puranas, as an auspicious deity who is the "creator, reproducer and dissolver".

  5. Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam - Wikipedia

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    The place where Shiva and Parvati stayed came to be known as Srisailam. [2] According to Hindu legend, the presiding deity in the form of Linga (an iconic form of Shiva) was worshipped with jasmine (locally called in Telugu as Mallika), leading to the name Mallikarjuna. [3]

  6. Shiva in Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    A Nepalese figure of Maheśvara, dated to the 14th century. The Sanskrit name Maheśvara is composed of two "Mahā" and "Īśvara". The "ā" of mahā and the "ī" of īśvara combine to form a sandhi, which becomes "e", forming the word "Maheśvara".

  7. Jyotirlinga - Wikipedia

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    In fact, it is a place where Shakti peeta and jyotirlingam are together. It is the holiest of all Shiva temples. The main deity is known by the name Vishwanath or Vishweshwara meaning Ruler of the universe. The temple town, is considered the oldest living city in the world, with 3500 years of documented history, is also called Kashi. 10 ...

  8. Mahadevi - Wikipedia

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    The Shiva Purana says Adi Parashakti incarnated in materialistic form as Parama Prakriti from the left half of Shiva (Parabrahman) during the beginning of the universe. The Linga Purana states that Adi Shakti brings forth the evolution of life in every universe through the union of every Shiva and Parvati in all of the Universes.

  9. Mahakala - Wikipedia

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    Mahākāla (Sanskrit: महाकाल, pronounced [mɐɦaːˈkaːlɐ]) is a deity common to Hinduism and Buddhism. [1]In Buddhism, Mahākāla is regarded as a Dharmapāla ("Protector of the Dharma") and a wrathful manifestation of a Buddha, while in Hinduism, Mahākāla is a fierce manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva and the consort of the goddess Mahākālī; [1] he most prominently ...