THE FAMILY OF SHIVA.

Mt. Kailas in the Himalayas is the heaven of the Hindu world. At the top of this steep mountain, Shiva and Parvati live together with their son, Ganesha and Skanda. They ride the cow Nadin as their vehicle.

People of the Shiva sect in Hinduism put the symbolic mark of three lateral lines on their foreheads. Benares is the Holy place for the Shiva sect.



[SHIVA]

One of the three main Indian Gods. God of destruction.

Shiva is the God of terror, destroying everything. He is the existence deeply connected with natural disasters, storms, lightning, earthquakes and tornados. But, at the same time, he is the existence inspiring cleanliness, the clear blue skies after the monsoon, new life, rich blessing and creation.

He let his hair grow as long as possible, and inside his hair he let exist the Goddess Ganga of the river Ganga. His neck is wound round with a snake.
His body is daubed with the ash of cow's faeces. His features are like those of a yogi. The third eye that emerged from deep inside his forehead due to meditation, is the big symbol of Shiva.

In Buddhism, Shiva is painted as "Daijizaiten".