Shiva

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Shiva and his family at the burning ground

Lingodbhavamurti

Shiva lingam and offerings

A picture of the Hindu god Shiva, wearing matted locks

Shiva and Parvati

Shiva, bronze statue, Madras, c. ad 900.

The Marriage of Shiva and Parvati

wedding of Shiva and Parvati

Shiva and Uma, sandstone, from Banteay Srei, Angkor, Cambodia, late 10th century; in the National Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Height 60 cm.

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Shiva, bronze statue, Madras, c. ad 900.

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Shiva and his family at the burning ground

Lingodbhavamurti

Shiva lingam and offerings

A picture of the Hindu god Shiva, wearing matted locks

Shiva and Parvati

Shiva, bronze statue, Madras, c. ad 900.

The Marriage of Shiva and Parvati

wedding of Shiva and Parvati

Shiva and Uma, sandstone, from Banteay Srei, Angkor, Cambodia, late 10th century; in the National Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Height 60 cm.

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Vishnu Parvati

Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

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Ganesha. Hinduism. Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, figure on external walls of a South Indian Temple in Kerala, India.

Hindu Religion and Myth Quiz

Ganesha. Hinduism. Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, figure on external walls of a South Indian Temple in Kerala, India.

Hindu Religion and Myth Quiz