When people think of Ravana, they see the demon king with ten heads, Lanka’s ruler who abducted Sita and paid the price at ...

Struggling for no clear reason? In Hindu belief, Lord Shiva tests his devotees through karmic challenges—not as punishment, ...

Shiva is one chill deity. He's one of the three major gods in the Hindu religion. And he has a penchant for pot. "Shiva loves marijuana. So we come to share Shiva's prasad [offerings] with ...

Founder, Isha Foundation This is the time of the year when Shiva, the Adiyogi’s attention first fell upon the Saptarishis — ...

Lord Shiva, the Destroyer and Transformer within the Hindu Trimurti is far more than just a cosmic force. He is a complex deity, revered as the embodiment of paradox: ascetic and householder ...

Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Shiva, the ascetic form of the Hindu divine, has a long history. The Vedic Rudra (1000 BC) is distinct from the later Puranic Shiva (500 AD), who lives atop ...

When Shiva burnt Kamdev to ashes - Shiva has so many forms. One form is of him as a loving husband. After his first wife Sati died, he was a forlorn husband, inconsolable. One couldn't imagine him ...

Sawan began on July 22 and Shiva devotees are full of energy. From visiting Shiva temples to the grand Kanwar yatra, everything associated with Lord Shiva is in full swing. And in between the ...

Shiva is one of the most revered deities in Hinduism, known as the god of destruction and transformation. He is a central figure in the Trimurti, alongside Brahma (the creator), and Vishnu (the ...

Shiva is one of the most revered deities in Hinduism, known as the god of destruction and transformation. He is a central figure in the Trimurti, alongside Brahma (the creator), and Vishnu (the ...