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Research Results For 'Shiva'

BRAHMA

Picture of Brahma

Brahma is the Hindu supreme god and creator of the cosmos. He is the first person of the Hindu triad, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He is represented as a man of a red colour with four faces and generally four hands each of which holds a portion of the Vedas, in one a lustral vessel, in one a rosary, and in one a sacrificial spoon.
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SHIVA

Picture of Shiva

In Hindu mythology, Shiva is the third member of the Trimurti. He is the destroyer.
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ADAM'S PEAK

Adam's Peak is a conical mountain on the south-west edge of the Kandyan Hills in Sri Lanka. It is a place of pilgrimage to Buddhists, Hindus, Christians and Muslims; an excavation on the top being regarded as a footprint of the Buddha, Shiva, Adam or St Thomas, depending upon faith.
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BHUBANESHWAR

Bhubaneshwar is a city in India. The city is a Hindu pilgrimage destination and home of a granite statue of Shiva.
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