What is Shiva the God of? | Hindu Mythology | Hinduism

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What is Shiva the god of? The Hindu God Shiva is one of the main deities of Hinduism, and is worshiped as the supreme god by his followers. Shiva is one of the most complex gods of India, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities. He is the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. He is also called Mahayogi, or the great ascetic, who symbolises the highest form of austere penance and abstract meditation, which results in salvation.
Shiva was originally known as Rudra, a minor deity addressed only three times in the Rig Veda. He gained importance after absorbing some of the characteristics of an earlier fertility god and became Shiva, part of the trinity with Vishnu, the protector, and Brahma, the creator, who acknowledged him as the supreme power.
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