Lord Shiva That Prove He Is The Coolest God Ever
Hanuman, son of Anjana and Kesari, is actually an avatar of Lord Shiva
Ravana, the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana, was one of the greatest devotees of Lord Shiva
Even Kamadeva, the Hindu God of love and Cupid's equivalent, could not distract Shiva successfully with his tricks. He had to face the consequence when he tried to
Lord Shiva's first wife Sati killed herself because she was frustrated with her father who insulted Shiva. Shiva took his revenge and how
The snake around Shiva's neck reinforces a sense of stillness
Shiva's Trishul or Trident symbolizes the unity of three worlds
Ganja/Cannabis is one of the primary offerings in Shiva's worship
Shiva takes the form of Nataraja to suppress Apasmara - the symbol of ignorance
Ardhanarishwar is Shiva's androgynous form
Shiva accepted Nandi, who was offered to Him by other Gods, as his doorkeeper and his vehicle
In stories, Lord Shiva is naked and sports an erect phallus
The ash Shiva is smeared with symbolizes permanence and destruction
The three lines of ash on his forehead refers to destruction of the three worlds
Shiva has a blue throat because he drank Halahala poison during the churning of the milky ocean.
The story of the infinite pillar of fire - when Brahma and Vishnu fought over who the real God was, Shiva made it clear who it really was.