Shiva moon, Anapurna Sanctuary, Nepal

This is the god of destruction. He is represented with a third eye, symbol of wisdom, and in the forehead with a cobra around his neck. He carries a trident (trishula) and holds a small percussion instrument (damaru). It sits on a tiger skin, symbol of the potential energy. Shiva is indeed the creative source dormant.

Of her hair, which is a crescent moon, symbol of the cycle time, flows the Ganges, sacred river of Hinduism. His mount is the bull Nandi which is himself the object of worship. Shiva is a complex and contradictory. It represents the destruction but it aims to create a new world. The emblem of Shiva is also the lingam (phallus), symbol of creation. His eyes half closed as he opens them when creating the world and close to end the universe and begin a new cycle.

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