Lord Shiva and his nineteen avatars: All you need to know Updated Mar 03, 2021 | 08:57 IST
Hailed as Bholenath, Mahadev, Shankar and various other names, Lord Shiva has incarnated several times to serve multiple purposes. Ahead of Maha Shivratri this year, learn more about the avatars of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva and his nineteen avatars: All you need to know
Key Highlights
Lord Shiva is one of the towering deities of the Hindu trinity He is hailed as the destroyer while Brahma is the creator and Vishnu is the protector
Nonetheless, the destruction referred to here is not the dogmatic destruction of creation but the intrinsic negative human traits, imperfections and illusions