This god is alternatively called Pashupati and resides as a yogi in Mount Kailash.
This deity smeared ash on his head three times after his form of Tripurantaka fought three cities. This god is alternatively called Pashupati and resides as a yogi in Mount Kailash. The Ganges River flows through the matted hair of this rider of the bull Nandi, who burned the god of love to ashes. He is commonly depicted standing by a form of his wife named (*) Kali, or with a snake around his neck and a trident in his right arm. Often worshipped through a lingam, this god fathered Kartikeya and Ganesha with his wife Parvati. For ten points, name this Hindu destroyer god.
This deity smeared ash on his head three times after his form of Tripurantaka fought three cities.
Shiva (accept Siva, Rudra, Nataraja, Neelkantha, or Shankara) &lt;KT&gt;