शिव

Shiva

Pantheon

Śaiva

2 attested aspects

46 temple links

ISynopsis

One of the principal deities of Hinduism; creator, preserver and destroyer. Lord of yoga and meditation. Worshipped as the Shivalinga across India's 12 Jyotirlingas.

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9 entries

PantheonŚaiva · Curated pantheon classificationscholarly interpretation
Name (mal/Mlym)ശിവൻtextual
Name (hin/Deva)शिव · also: महादेव, शंकर, महेश्वरtextual
Name (kan/Knda)ಶಿವtextual
Name (tel/Telu)శివుడుtextual
Name (tam/Taml)சிவன்textual
Name (eng/Latn)Shiva · also: Mahadeva, Shankar, Maheshvaratextual
Aspects2 attested formsscholarly interpretation
Enshrined at46 templescommunity attested

IIFamily lineages worshipping this deity

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IIAspects and forms

2 attested

PLATE 01

Provisional

Pārvatī

PārvatīŚaiva

PLATE 02

Provisional

Kārttikeya

KārttikeyaŚaiva

Where families offer to this kula-devata

The temples that enshrine Shiva — where a family whose kula-devata this is can trace its shrine and offer dāna.

Achaleshwar Mahadev TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Chennamalleswarar TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Nainar Yogeeswaramudaiyar TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Punniya Kottieeshwarar TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Rajathakireswarar TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Shokalingam Pillai KattalaiPrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Vishvanathar Kumara Vinayagar TemplePrimary shrine
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Arulmigu Vishvanathaswami TemplePrimary shrine
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Iranikulam Mahadeva TemplePrimary shrine
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Mahakali TemplePrimary shrine
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Old Shiv MandirPrimary shrine
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Om Shivdutta Ganga Village MandirPrimary shrine
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Padinjattinkara Sree Mahadeva TemplePrimary shrine
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Puliyannoor Mahadeva TemplePrimary shrine
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Shiv TemplePrimary shrine
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Shiva TemplePrimary shrine
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Shiva temple, Fatehgarh BaramullaPrimary shrine
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ShivalayamPrimary shrine
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Shool Panishwar Sudh Mahadev TemplePrimary shrine
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Shri Shiddheshwar Mahadev TemplePrimary shrine
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Sri Mahadeva TemplePrimary shrine
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Sri Periya Theyvam Temple- Sivalinga MalaiPrimary shrine
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Tiruchopuram Mangalapureeswarar TemplePrimary shrine
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Venkateswara TemplePrimary shrine
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IVFamily lineages

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URN · urn:vamshanidhi:deity:shiva

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