Maheshwara
The Great lord, another name of Shiva, the destroyer in the classic triad of Hinduism, the other two gods being Brahma and Vishnu.
The Great lord, another name of Shiva, the destroyer in the classic triad of Hinduism, the other two gods being Brahma and Vishnu.
Short for Kedarnath – a pilgrimage place in the Himalayas.
Lingas of, special importance to the Shaivaites. There are twelve Jyotir Lingas in India which are a part of the mandatory pilgrimage of any Shiva devotee.
Ardhanarishvara is a symbolism to show that if you evolve in your ultimate context, you will be half a man and half a woman – not a neuter – a full-fledged man and a full-fledged woman.
Tri-pura means “three cities.” Tripurantaka means “one who ended Tripura.” The story of Shiva demolishing all the three cities with a single arrow refers to the three fundamental dimensions of who you are.