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100			_aPattanaik, Devdutt
245		0	_a7 secrets of shiva _bfrom the hindu trinity series _c/ Devdutt Pattanaik
250			_a1st ed.
260			_bWESTLAND _cc2011 _aChennai
300			_axi, 221 p. _bill. _c23 cm.
520			_aShiva, ʻthe destroyer among the Hindu Trinity (of gods), is depicted in many contradictory manners. He is an ascetic who wears animal skin, his body smeared with ashes. Contradictory to his wild nature, he is also depicted as having a family, with a beautiful wife and two children. There are many more such varied representations of Shiva, the most prominent of these being the Linga and theNataraja. The author, Devdutt Patnaik, introduces the readers to these varied aspects and representations and then sets about interpreting them. He explains the different anomalies and conflicts in beliefs, as well as the symbolism, rituals and reasons behind Hindu worship.
650			_aRELIGION Hinduism History; Siva Hindu deity; Siva God
942			_cENGLISH
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