शिव

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.

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

Verified family lineages that hold this deity as their kuladevataa (family patron deity). The kuladevataa registry (ADR-0044) grows as contributors share their family patron deity through lineage submissions.

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• Temple 931821dbprimary · First Jyotirlinga
• Temple 78803ff0primary
• Temple 0b7bd8d2primary
• Temple 98ac3cd1primary
• Temple 636d7a3fprimary
• Temple 22d32af8primary
• Temple 9265571fprimary
• Temple 80afafb4primary
• Temple 674e75e3primary
• Temple 2d8fa958primary
• Temple d103e063primary
• Temple 3b28cee5primary
• Temple c280dd8dprimary
• Temple e3b92c62primary
• And 32 further temples.

Families who consider Shiva their kuladevataa have contributed lineage records to the Vamsha archive. The connection persists across generations as part of the hundred-year horizon set for this registry.