Lord Shiva

Mahashivratri is one of the most important Hindu festivals dedicated to Lord Shiva. Celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm across the country, this auspicious day is marked by fasting, prayers, and offerings to Lord Shiva. …

Everything starts with a feeling and that feeling is curiosity. We all heard or seen some of the most scary looking humans, and we all call them “Aghori Baba”. They are aggressive and live in cremation grounds, worshiping Lord Shiva, and live away from normal humans. …

Akka Mahadevi was born in the 12th century AD in Udutadi, Shivamogga District of Karnataka, India. Her parents were great devotee of Lord Shiva and thus introduced to the Bhakti from her childhood. The devotion towards Lord Shiva grew stronger as she grew up. She firmly believed that she was…

Highway and the crowd — I shifted last month; the new place is a quiet one. It’s one among the 250 houses of my society. Located on the city outskirts, surrounded by hills and bordering a highway that branches off a national highway, the society is a pleasant place to stay. The quietness and peacefulness…

Mahashivratri is an opportunity and a possibility to bring yourself to that experience of the vast emptiness within every human being, which is the source of all creation. Shiva is also known as the destroyer. He is known as the most compassionate. Shiva is also known to be the greatest…

Thiruvadhirai occupies 6’40–20’00 in Mithuna raasi and is the 10th brightest star in the sky. This lunar mansion is represented by a single star Betelgeuse. Ardra Nakshatra: The word Ardra means “wet”. Wet things such as teardrops, raindrops, and especially thunderstorms well represent this word. …

Devi asked this question to Shiva. Shiva replied : O Devi! Out of my five faces, the middle one is Shyamala Ishaana and the one upward is Kalaagni-rupa. When I drank the halaahala after samudra- manthana, that poison stays always at my throat and that always provides burning sensation to…