Nowadays we look at Shiva as one of the trinity of Brahma Ji, Vishnu Ji and Shiva ... all worship did not have any murtis or images. Fire, sun, etc., were symbols; they didn't need any other ...

His temples and images were prominent in Bihar ... often portrayed as arrogant or secondary to gods like Shiva and Vishnu. The cult of the 64 Yoginis was once a powerful tantric tradition with ...

Key fact Remember the difference between Brahman (with an ‘n’), which refers to Ultimate Reality, and Brahma (no ‘n’ ), which refers to the creator god. Images or murtis of Shiva vary.

After Brahma created the world, it is the power of Vishnu which preserves the world and human beings. As part of the cycle of birth, life and death it is Shiva who will ultimately destroy the ...