Lord Shiva, in Hindu iconography, is typically depicted with several distinctive

Lord Shiva, in Hindu iconography, is typically depicted with several distinctive features:

1. **Blue Throat (Neelakantha)**: Shiva is often shown with a blue throat, symbolizing the poison he consumed during the churning of the cosmic ocean, which turned his throat blue.

2. **Third Eye (Trinetra)**: He has a third eye on his forehead, representing wisdom and the ability to destroy ignorance.

3. **Matted Hair (Jata)**: His hair is piled up in a matted lock or jata, adorned with a crescent moon and the Ganga River flowing through it, symbolizing purity and the elements.

4. **Crescent Moon (Chandra)**: The crescent moon adorns his matted hair, signifying the cycle of creation and destruction.

5. **Trishula (Trident)**: He carries a trishula (trident) in one hand, symbolizing the three fundamental aspects of existence: creation, preservation, and destruction.

6. **Damaru (Drum)**: Shiva is often depicted holding a small drum, representing the rhythm of creation and the heartbeat of the universe.

7. **Snake (Naga)**: A snake (usually the cobra) is coiled around his neck, symbolizing his mastery over fear, death, and the kundalini energy.

8. **Tiger Skin (Vyaghracharma)**: He is sometimes shown wearing a tiger skin, symbolizing his mastery over desires.

9. **Ashes (Bhasma)**: His body is smeared with ashes (bhasma), symbolizing his disregard for physical appearance and his transcendence of material desires.

10. **Ganges River (Ganga)**: The Ganges River flows from his matted hair

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Lord Shiva , in Hindu iconography , is typically depicted with several distinctive features: 1 . **Blue Throat (Neelakantha)**: Shiva is often shown with a blue throat , symbolizing the poison he consumed during the churning of the cosmic ocean , which turned his throat blue . 2 . **Third Eye (Trinetra)**: He has a third eye on his forehead , representing wisdom and the ability to destroy ignorance . 3 . **Matted Hair (Jata)**: His hair is piled up in a matted lock or jata , adorned with a crescent moon and the Ganga River flowing through it , symbolizing purity and the elements . 4 . **Crescent Moon (Chandra)**: The crescent moon adorns his matted hair , signifying the cycle of creation and destruction . 5 . **Trishula (Trident)**: He carries a trishula (trident) in one hand , symbolizing the three fundamental aspects of existence: creation , preservation , and destruction . 6 . **Damaru (Drum)**: Shiva is often depicted holding a small drum , representing the rhythm of creation and the heartbeat of the universe . 7 . **Snake (Naga)**: A snake (usually the cobra) is coiled around his neck , symbolizing his mastery over fear , death , and the kundalini energy . 8 . **Tiger Skin (Vyaghracharma)**: He is sometimes shown wearing a tiger skin , symbolizing his mastery over desires . 9 . **Ashes (Bhasma)**: His body is smeared with ashes (bhasma) , symbolizing his disregard for physical appearance and his transcendence of material desires . 10 . **Ganges River (Ganga)**: The Ganges River flows from his matted hair

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