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Shiva, 'the destroyer' one of the Hindu trinity (of gods), is depicted in many contradictory manners. He's an ascetic who wears creature skin area, his body smeared with ashes. Contradictory to his outrageous nature, he is also depicted as having a family group, with a beautiful partner and two children. You can find a lot more such assorted representations of Shiva, the most prominent of these being the Linga and the Nataraja. The author, Devdutt Pattanaik, introduces the readers to these assorted aspects and representations, and then models about interpreting them. He talks about the several anomalies and conflicts in beliefs, things that may puzzle folks who are not familiar with Hindu culture and religious symbolism. The author has taken up seven aspects of Shiva worship from Hinduism, that happen to be nothing but seven different forms of Shiva worship. Shiva is worshipped in many forms, as the Lingeshwara, Kala Bhairava, Sundareshwara, Shankara, and Nataraja, and the writer goes into each form and analyzes what it signifies. He also discusses Shivas two sons, Ganesha and Karthikeya. He goes into the symbolism behind these forms and provides his interpretation. This publication serves as a nice launch to Shaivite ideas and talks about many testimonies, both known and mysterious, the symbolism, and rituals and the reason why behind Hindu worship.
