They call him the God of Detachment, the one who turns away from the world, the ascetic lost in silence, untouched by desire. Yet, every story ever told of Shiva begins and ends with love. With his ...
Most gods sit on thrones. Shiva sits on a tiger skin, under open skies. Most gods are adorned in gold. Shiva wears ash from the cremation ground. In a pantheon filled with gods of order, law, and ...