करपुरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम्। सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि॥ Shiva is often introduced as the Destroyer but devotees also call him Shankara, the auspicious one. That ...

“नमः शिवाय शान्ताय कारणत्रयहेतवे।” In the spiritual heart of Bharat, Shiva stands apart. He is not worshipped for comfort, ...

I first visited India nearly 50 years ago and returned with a statue of Shiva as my prized souvenir. This symbol of constant change as the world transforms through cycles of destruction and creation ...