1. Lord Shiva
By: Anavi Khetarpal

2. Lord Shiva
Lord Shiva is the Lord of mercy and compassion.
He protects devotees from evil forces such as lust, greed and anger.
He grants boons, bestows grace and awakens wisdom in His devotees.
He is also known as Pashupatinath, Mahadeva, Mahayogi, Nataraja,
Bhairava, Vishwanath, Bhava, Bhole Nath.
Lord Shiva is also called Tryambaka Deva means "three eyed Lord"
The Sun is his right eye, the moon the left eye and fire the third eye.

3. Lord Shiva
Lord Shiva, sitting on or wearing a tiger skin, illustrates the idea that
He is the source of the creative energy that remains in potential form
during the dissolution state of the universe.
Trident (Trisula): a three-pronged trident shown adjacent to the
Lord symbolizes His three fundamental powers (shakti)
of will (iccha), action (kriya) and knowledge (jnana)
Damaru (drum): When a damuru is vibrated, it produces
a that symbolizes Nada, the cos mic sound of AUM.
Kamandalu: a water pot (Kamandalu) made from a
dry pumpkin contains nectar and is shown
on the ground next to Shiva.

4. Lord Shiva
By wearing the snake around his neck, Lord Shiva give us all the
assurance that no evil can touch us.
The three coils of the snake symbolize the past, present
and future - time in cycles.
The ashes on the unclad body of the Lord signify
that Shiva is the source of the entire universe which emanates
from Him, but He transcends the physical phenomena
and is not affected by it.

5. Lord Shiva
Matted locks: Lord Shiva is the Master of yoga.
The three matted locks on the head of the Lord convey
the idea that integration of the physical, mental and
spiritual energies is the ideal of yoga.
The vehicle of Shiva is the white bull called Nandi ( the joyful )
Shiva's first wife was Sati and his second wife was Parvati,
also known as Uma, Gauri, Durga, Kali, and Shakti.
His sons are Ganesha and Kartikeya.
Shiva lives on Mount Kailasa in the Himalayas.

6. Lord Shiva
Thank You!