Rudra (रुद्र) is a Rigvedic deity associated with Shiva, the wind or storms (Vayu), medicine, and the hunt. One translation of the name is ‘the roarer’. In the Rigveda, Rudra is…
Hara (हर), in Hinduism, is an early name for Shiva. In the rhythmic chants echoing through ancient temples and modern…
Not far from the usual circuit of temples in Varanasi lies Trilochan Mahadev — a shrine that many locals revere,…
Nilakantha (नीलकण्ठ) is one of the epithets of the Hindu deity Shiva. According to Hindu mythology, Shiva gained this epithet when he consumed the kalakuta (poison) that…