The book offers a fresh study of Lord Siva -- who, together with Brahma and Vishnu, makes the Hindu trinity: the trimurti. The name Siva signifies ‘auspiciousness’. Often looked upon as the principle of cosmic destruction, he also creates and reproduces. Which is why, he is represented by the phallic symbol, ‘lingam’. The anthropomorphic depictions of Siva are invariably majestic and eerie; yet they evoke, in the beholder, awe and fear, ...
