Sketch Details:
Title: Lord Shiva - Mahadev
Created By: Divyesh Lappawala
Medium: Pencil (Black), 2B,4B,2H,6H , Charcoal
Description:
Shiva also known as Mahadeva, Mahesh ("Great God") or Bholenath ("Simple Lord"), is a
popular Hindu deity and considered the Supreme God within Shaivism, one of the three most
influential denominations in Hinduism. Shiva is regarded as one of the primary forms of
God, such as one of the five primary forms of God in the Smarta tradition, and "the
Destroyer" or "the Transformer" among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary
aspects of the divine. Shiva is also regarded as the patron god of yoga and arts.
Shiva is usually worshipped in the aniconic form of Lingam. Shiva of the highest level is
limitless, transcendent, unchanging and formless. However, Shiva also has many benevolent
and fearsome forms. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient yogi who lives
an ascetic life on Mount Kailash, as well as a householder with wife Parvati and two sons,
Ganesha and Kartikeya or as the Cosmic Dancer. In fierce aspects, he is often depicted
slaying demons. The most recognizable iconographical attributes of the god are a third eye
on his forehead, a snake around his neck, the crescent moon adorning and the river Ganga
flowing from his matted hair, the trishula as his weapon and the damaru as his
instrument. (Reference)
