Shiva

A myth about Shiva  One day shiva and his wife had a big party. All the angles and gods were there. One of the gods named tatawan was garding the entrance to heaven. Shiva asked tatwan if there was any thing he wanted because he was such a loyal guard.Tatwan said he would like a piece of land where he would have complete control of any thing that came to his land.Shiva granted his wish but tatawan soon started acting like a devil. and devoured any thing that came to his land. tatwan became to powerful so lord shiva summon lord Ram from the bottom of the ocean. Lord Ram disguised himself as bramam and tricked tatawan into giving him three strides of land to preform a ritual worthy of a good bramanthen lord Ram went back to himself and took three giant strides. Tatwan had no where to run and he was slain. Some of Shiva symbols are matted hair, trident, tiger skin, snake, cresent moon, ganga, third eye, Unclad Body and Ash. You can learn what the symbols mean at@Shiva Symbols media type="youtube" key="nR9ldowRmIk" height="349" width="425" Shiva   Shiva is the creator and the restorer. Shiva means the Auspicious One. He is one of the most complex gods in India. Shiva has many different names such as Sambhu, Samkara, Pasupati, Mahesa, and Mahadeva. Family  Shiva's wife is parvata    Daughters are Lakshmi and Saraswati. Sons are Karthikeya and Ganesah. Festival of shiva  ﻿ Mahashivaratri is the festival fo shiva    To see some pictures of shiva go to Shiva pictures   By Zito, Jakob