Lord Shiva holds a trident to represent the triad of creation, preservation, and destruction, three forces he balances effortlessly across realms.

Lord Shiva’s third eye symbolizes inner vision and cosmic insight, when opened, it destroys ignorance and reveals truth beyond duality.

Lord Shiva resides at Mount Kailash, which is believed to be the axis of the world, a seat of meditative silence and spiritual power.

Lord Shiva consumed the deadly Halahala poison during the churning of the ocean to save the universe, earning the name Neelkanth, ‘the blue-throated one.’