Sometimes called the archer Tripurantaka, this god with matted hair is usually depicted dancing with a drum upon a tiger skin.
Sometimes called the archer Tripurantaka, this god with matted hair is usually depicted dancing with a drum upon a tiger skin. After the gods ill-advisedly churn the sea, he swallows the ensuing upswell of poison, turning his throat (*) blue. This rider of the white bull Nandi is the consort of Parvati and father of Ganesh. He wears a necklace of skulls, reflective of his role as the destroyer. Name this Hindu god who, with Brahma and Vishnu, makes the trimurti.
Sometimes called the archer Tripurantaka, this god with matted hair is usually depicted dancing with a drum upon a tiger skin.
{Shiva}