On one holy day honoring this figure, followers offer bael-tree leaves and cold water, or draw three stripes of ash across their foreheads to commemorate the digging of the Well of Wisdom, or Jnana Vapi, in his holiest temple. This deity detected a fellow god's lie about reaching the end of an infinitely-tall tower of fire, since he was actually the tower, and removed the fifth (*) head from that liar, Brahma. Often depicted crushing a dwarf with one foot in the air, he is worshiped using stump-like structures called lingams. Though not Neptune, he wears a crescent moon in his matted hair and wields a trident. For 10 points, name this consort of Parvati who can incinerate others by opening his third eye, a Hindu Trumurti member and destroyer god.
On one holy day honoring this figure, followers offer bael-tree leaves and cold water, or draw three stripes of ash across their foreheads to commemorate the digging of the Well of Wisdom, or Jnana Vapi, in his holiest temple. This deity detected a fellow god's lie about reaching the end of an infinitely-tall tower of fire, since he was actually the tower, and removed the fifth (*) head from that liar, Brahma. Often depicted crushing a dwarf with one foot in the air, he is worshiped using stump-like structures called lingams. Though not Neptune, he wears a crescent moon in his matted hair and wields a trident. For 10 points, name this consort of Parvati who can incinerate others by opening his third eye, a Hindu Trumurti member and destroyer god.
On one holy day honoring this figure, followers offer bael-tree leaves and cold water, or draw three stripes of ash across their foreheads to commemorate the digging of the Well of Wisdom, or Jnana Vapi, in his holiest temple.
Shiva [accept Siva; accept Maha Shivaratri until "this figure" is read]