One form of this god, Nataraja, is also known for holding the sacred hourglass shaped drum whose rhythm the Universe supposedly originated from.
This god who is said to live in a peak in the Himalayas known as Mount Kailasa is worshiped through the phallic lingam symbol. One form of this god, Nataraja, is also known for holding the sacred hourglass shaped drum whose rhythm the Universe supposedly originated from. He obtained his blue throat after he drank all the poison churned up in the world ocean. This god who has the Ganges running through his hair burned Kama with his third eye. When this god's son would not let him see his wife, he cut off his head in anger and replaced it with the elephant head of Ganesha. For 10 points, name this Hindu destroyer god who forms the trimurti along with Vishnu and Brahma.
This god who is said to live in a peak in the Himalayas known as Mount Kailasa is worshiped through the phallic lingam symbol.
{Shiva}