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Shiva and his consort with many names – Parvarti, Kali, Durga, Chandi, Uma, Sati etc.- are regarded as the primeval twofold- personalisation of the...

Shiva is one of the principal Hindu deities, who with Vishnu and Brahma forms the Trimurti or triad of great gods. Shiva is a Sanskrit word meaning “auspicious one”. He is the Moongod and lord of the mountains, with the moon in his hair from...

One of the most horrible and venerated aspects of the Goddess is Kali, which means Mother Time. She is still worshipped in India and her sacred city is Calcutta, ‘Kali Ghat’, meaning "steps of Kali"....