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Shiva at Muktinath
Shiva (Siva) is worshipped in the Shiva
Parvati Mandir, the only temple in Muktinath which is purely Hindu.
A minority of the Hindu pilgrims visit this temple. Most
of Hindu pilgrims focus during their visit on the Vishnu/Chenrezig
Temple and the Hundred
Waters.
Destroyer and restorer
As part of the trinity
Brahma, the creator; Vishnu,
the preserver and Shiva, the destroyer, Shiva represents the destroying
and restoring qualities of of the all-pervading impersonal reality which
is symbolized by Ohm and referred to as Brahman.
Shiva's name means "Auspicious One". He is the great ascetic
as well as a symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls
and the wrathful avenger. The Shiva
lingam, a stylized phallic symbol represents Shiva in the Shiva
Parvati Mandir.
His consort
Shiva's female consort is known under various manifestations as Parvati,
Durga,
and Kali. Sometimes he is paired
with the supreme goddess, Shakti.
 His
form
As
an icon he appears in a variety
of forms: in a pacific mood with his consort Parvati
and Ganesh; as the cosmic dancer Nataraja
(see image left); as a naked ascetic; as a mendicant beggar; as a yogi
and as the androgynous union of Shiva and his consort in one body, half-male
and half-female: Ardhanarisvara.
More online information
For more backgrounds on Hindu Deities & images see the Hindu
Deities Index. See for more
Shiva related links Shiva
HQ.
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