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45 unusual facts about ShiVa


Adinath

Adinath Shiva, a title of the Hindu deity Shiva (sometimes used)

Battle Circuit

Taking place in an alternate future earth, the game revolves around a group of bounty hunters who must capture the mad scientist Dr. Saturn and secure a sophisticated computer disc carrying a program known as the "Shiva System".

C. Sivarama Murti

Chapters include: Natya, The Significance of Siva's Dance, Karanas Presented in Siva's Tandava, Karanas Presented by Vishnu as Krishna, The Vedic Roots of the Concept of The Great Dancer, Nataraja Pictured in literature, Varieties of Nataraja as Described in Silpa Texts, Nataraja Form in Sculpture and Painting, The Nataraja Concept Beyond Indian Frontiers.

Daniel J. Schwinn

After graduation, Schwinn launched Shiva, a global communications equipment manufacturer that grew to sales of $150M and 500 employees.

Daniel J. Schwinn is an American businessman, a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the co-founder of Shiva Corporation, and the founder and current President & CEO of Avidyne Corporation.

Devaloka

When that happens, the practitioner can even reach higher planes, such as Vaikuntha and Sivaloka (Kailasa), places of union with Vishnu and Shiva.

EarthWeb

Named Shivas, after the Hindu Deity of the same name, the ships are very large, and become progressively more advanced.

Gaurighat

Gaurighat is also famous for the temples of Goddess Guhyeswari and Kiranteswar Mahadev, the Kirant incarnation of Lord Shiva, the principal deity of Nepalese Hindu cult.

Human Body – 96 Constituent principles or Tatwas of Siddha Medicine

The Universe comprise two fundamental entities i.e., matter and energy and the Siddhas identified matter as Siva and energy as Sakthi.

Isana

: īśāna is a name of Shiva-Rudra similar to Ishvara.

Kaleshwar Temple, Nerur

The Kaleshwar Temple in Nerur, India is devoted to the God Shri Kaleshwar, an Avatar of the God Shiva.

Kalinga Kingdom

Siva is worshipped in the country of the Kalingas in the form of a tiger.

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga

Shakti Peethas are shrines that are believes to have enshrined with the presence of Shakti due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it.

Upon hearing the pleas of His helpless devotees, Lord Shiva appeared in his Mahakala form and destroyed the enemies of King Chandrasena.

Mangesh

Mangesh is a name for the God Shiva.

Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu

The god Shiva, from Hindu religion, has cursed the village where Chu resides.

Mind of Mencia

Before going on his tirades, he begs for forgiveness from various Hindu gods such as Shiva and Vishnu.

Narayani Mata

Such was her devotion to Lord Shiva and so fervent her wish to join her dead husband, that Shiva sent his holy fire to consume them both.

Padmâvatî

The Mongols attack the city and Padmâvatî and the wounded Ratan-Sen take refuge in the temple of Siva.

Padmavyuha

Jayadratha was very effective in stopping four of the five pandavas from entering Chakravyūha (by making use of a boon granted to him by Lord Shiva); Abhimanyu was very effective in holding all the Kaurava Mahārathis (Great Charioteers, colloquially 'Great Warriors') at bay and thereby preventing the advancement of Kaurava forces towards the Pandavas.

Pashupatinath Temple, Mandsaur

Lord Shiva in the form of Pashupatinath is the principal deity here.

Production of Caminho das Índias

Using the cities of Jaipur, Jodhpur and Mumbai as references, the art director built 42 shops and a complete temple in honor of the Hindu god Shiva, in addition to the façades and entries of a movie theater and the terracota-colored households of the four main Indian families of the story.

Pyu city-states

Various Hindu Brahman iconography ranging from the Hindu trinity, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, to Garuda and Lakshmi have been found, especially in Lower Burma.

Ravishankar Raval

After taking leave of his lifelong devoted wife Ramaben, he closed his eyes with the ultimate sound of the holy mantra “Aum Namah Shivay” (Homage to Lord Shiva) on his lips.

Richard Dragon

Aided by Barney Ling, Cravat tricked Carolyn's sister, Sandra Wu-San, into believing Dragon was the murderer.

Ultimately deciding that she was Sandra no more she rechristened herself "Shiva".

Rudra veena

As Rudra is a name for the Hindu god Shiva, rudra vina literally means "the veena dear to Shiva".

Sabli

According to Indian Mythology, Lord Shiva is praised by a Statue/Sculpture called 'Shivling'.

In 'Sabli', there is a Lord Shiva temple which is praised by most of the public of Hapur and nearby areas because of the believes that the area of temple used to be a farm (long years ago) where a 'Shivling' was founded inside the ground during harvesting by the farmer.

People here also believe that the wishes they ask in the temple for, by the true heart, are fulfilled by the Lord Shiva.

Sabli is a medium sized village situated in Hapur with a population of about 12,000 and noted for a 'Lord Shiva' temple situated in it.

Saka Kingdom

Mahabharata mentions about a whole region inhabited by Sakas called Sakadwipa to the north-west of ancient India, at (6:11):-There in that region are, many delightful provinces where Siva is worshipped, and thither repair the Siddhas, the Charanas, and the Devas.

Shailaputri

Being ashamed they bowed and prayed that, "In fact, thou are Shakti, we all - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are capable by getting Shakti from you."

But in a sacrificial ceremony organized by her father Prajapati Daksha, she got her body burnt in the yogic fire, because she could not bear the insult of her husband Lord Shiva by her father Prajapati Daksha in the sacrificial ceremony.

Sharada Srinivasan

She had a photo-exhibition in June 2008 at Alliance Française Bangalore entitled 'Cosmic Dance of Shiva' on art-science-dance perspectives related to South Indian bronzes and the Nataraja.

Shiv Ganga Express

Shiv Ganga Express is an Indian Super-fast train of North Eastern Railway Zone named after the two jewels of Varanasi: Lord Shiva and the Ganges river.

Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath

On the occasion of Mahashivaratri there is a big fair in Ambarnath to get blessings from Lord Shiva.

ShiVa

ShiVa3D also supports industry standard plug-ins such as NVIDIA PhysX, F-Mod sounds library, and ARToolKit.

Shiva's Headband

In 1973, the band had an onscreen performance in the film, The Thief Who Came to Dinner, a Houston-based production that starred Ryan O'Neal and Jacqueline Bisset.

Shri Kaleshwar Mandir

The temple dates back 700 to 800 years, when, according to legend, a brahmin dug into the ground and discovered a natural lingam, an emblem of Shiva.

Sothis

Gods who ride such animals, notably Shiva and Dionysos, or who have canine servants, notably Orion and Osiris (with Anubis his gatekeeper and embalmer), were also regarded by Kerenyi as partly derived from Iachen, the sublimator, or an even older myth.

Srisailam

The Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple located in Srisailam is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Timothy Rub

He also developed a touring exhibitions program that sent exhibitions from the museum to Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Munich, and a number of venues in North America, and was responsible for a number of new acquisitions, including a 10th-century Chola temple sculpture of the Hindu god Shiva.

Trilinga Kshetras

According to a Hindu legend, Shiva descended as linga on three mountains namely, Kaleswaram, Srisailam and Bhimeswaram, which marked the boundaries of the Telugu country.

Waithali

According to the Anandacandra Inscription, carved in 729 AD, the subjects of the Waithali Kingdom practiced Mahayana Buddhism, and proclaims that the ruling dynasty of the kingdom were descendants of the Hindu god, Shiva.


Balinese architecture

They are; Center: Shiva, East: Isvara, West: Mahadeva, North: Vishnu, South: Brahma, Northeast: Sambhu, Northwest: Sangkara, Southeast: Mahesora, and Southwest: Rudra.

Bhadra

In Hinduism, Bhadra (भद्र) is a goddess of the hunt and one of Shiva's servants.

Dinu Solanki

He came under media gaze after the RTI crusader Amit Jethwa was murdered; his nephew Shiva Solanki has been arrested as the prime suspect in the murder.

Gangwar

This clan served as soldiers and sardars in the army of Shiva Ji and other Maratha Sardars and had taken part in the Maratha missions of Rohilkhand to crush the Rohilla Pathans before and after the 3rd war of Panipat This clan was the part of Maratha mission 1771 AD and later settled around the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh hence the surname seems of Maratha origin.

Godavarthi Sri Ramulu

Mahasivarathri (Night of Siva) is celebrated with grandeur at the Shiva temple in Achanta.

Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School

Notable alumni include Cary Fowler (59), Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, Shiva Rea (81), creator of Prana Flow yoga, and Mike McCarley (88), President, NBC’s Golf Channel.

Hinduism in China

However, there previously existed a Tamil Hindu community in the city who, in the late 13th century, built a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.

History of Shaivism

In the 7th century the great Chinese traveller Xuanzang (Huen Tsang) toured India and wrote in Chinese about the prevalence of Shiva worship at that time, describing Shiva temples at Kanoj, Karachi, Malwa, Gandhar (Kandahar), and especially at Varanasi (Benares) where he saw twenty large temples dedicated to Shiva.

Kailasanathar Temple

Kailasanathar Temple is the name of several famous megalith rock cut kovils dedicated to the deity Shiva in the form Kailasanathar, whose primary abode is Mount Kailash from which the temples take their names and inspiration.

Kalakala

Kalantaka or Kalakala, aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as destroyer of Death

Kattamuru

There are temples of Lord Shiva, Lord Ganapathi, Lord Hanuman, Saint Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi, Saint Sri Pothulooru Veera Brahmendra Swamy (India’s Nostradamus)and deity Kanaka Durga are very famous temples in this village.

Kirātārjunīya

Shiva, pleased with his bravery, gives him the powerful weapon, the Pashupatastra, which later in the Mahabharata aids him against Karna and the Kauravas during the Kurukshetra war.

Krishna River

Also, located on the banks of the river Krishna is the Sangameshwar Shiva temple at Haripur and Ramling temple near Sangli, as well as, villages such as Jihe.

Malhargad

There are two temples constructed side-by-side: the smaller for Lord Khandoba, and the larger for Lord Mahadeva.

Maulasar

Sahajarao was the ancestor of Ranwa gotra who left Nagaur in vikram samvat 1111 (1044 AD) and founded village Saamikhera and constructed fort and Shiva temple there.

Nataraja

In 2004, a 2m statue of the dancing Shiva was unveiled at CERN, the European Center for Research in Particle Physics in Geneva.

The statue, symbolizing Shiva's cosmic dance of creation and destruction, was given to CERN by the Indian government to celebrate the research center's long association with India.

Nizhal Thangal

Tamil is the official language of worship, and the object of worship is Lord Narayana with the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

Sachan

This clan served as mercenaries in the army of Shiva Ji and other Maratha Sardars and had taken part in the Maratha missions of Rohilkhand to crush the Rohilla Pathans before and after the 3rd war of Panipat This clan was the part of Maratha mission 1771 AD and later settled around the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh hence the surname seems of Maratha origin.

Shaivism

Shiva Advaita: This monistic theism, formulated by Srikantha (ca 1050), is called Shiva Vishishtadvaita.

Shiva Smart Tunneling

Shiva Smart Tunneling, also referred to as SST is a simplistic UDP-based VPN tunneling protocol developed by Shiva Corp. (whose assets are now owned by Eicon) for its Shiva series VPN gateways.

Sihor

Regionally, Sihor is all-time famous and known for its hills, their rock pattern, Gautameshwar Mahadev & Lake, Sihor's Festivals, Navnath Pilgrimage (Navnath Yatra) of Shiva Temples, Brahma Kund, 'Sihori Rajwadi Penda' (Peda or Chocolate Cake), old town's ascends and descends, walled city and fort, narrow lanes, Nana Sahib Peshwa and the 1857 revolt, its food and delicacy, Copper-ware & Brass-ware, Pottery, snuff manufacturing factories, Rolling Mills and Industrial Plants.

Sons of Shiva

Sons of Shiva is a 1985 award-winning American documentary film by ethnographic filmmaker Robert Gardner and Askos Ostor, about the worship of the God Shiva, features practices of Hindu worship and devotion, a four-day Gajan ceremony, a Sacred Thread ceremony in Bishnupur and Baul singers of Bengal.

Sree Ramaswami Temple

On their request for penance, Agasthya Muni advised them to perform Tapas at two Shiva Temples.

Tanuku

Tarkasena was made a demon after his defeat in a great war between him and Lord Kumara Swamy (Subramania Swamy), the son of Lord Shiva and Parvathi and the son-in-law of Indra, who was invaded by Tarakasura over an insult meted out to him.

The Oath of the Vayuputras

In the epilogue, Shiva retires to Mount Kailash where he lives the rest of his days peacefully, though missing Sati every day.

Bŗihaspati – The chief Meluhan scientist who becomes Shiva's good friend.

Shiva also realizes that Maharishi Bhrigu is the mastermind behind the attack on Panchavati, plotting against him along with the Swadweepan emperor Dilipa and Daksha.

The Secret of the Nagas

Shiva and Sati travel to Kashi, where a community of Brangas inhabit, in order to get more information on the Nagas.

Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram

The story of Chidambaram begins with Lord Shiva strolling into the Thillai Vanam (vanam meaning forest and thillai trees - botanical name Exocoeria agallocha, a species of mangrove trees - which currently grows in the Pichavaram wetlands near Chidambaram).

Vajjala Shiva Kumar

He is the only son of Vajjala Samba Shiva Sharma and Radha Bai and was born and brought up in Vemulawada a temple town.

Vish

Vishwanath, the presiding Hindu deity of Varanasi, India, representing Shiva.

Vishahareswara Temple

This Vishahareswara temple was built by a great Shiva Bhakta by the name Paruthiyur Venkatesha Sastri, popularly known as Annaval, who lived during the rule of Serfoji II Maharaja.

Zakhar May

In 2002 Zahar May returned to Russia and created with Saint-Petersburg's musicians group "Shiva" in which he united a lot of famous rock-stars such as Sergey Chigrakov from Chizh & Co, Andrey Vasilyev from Raznyie Lyudi and Igor Dotsenko and Pavel Borisov both from DDT (band).