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noun - (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative
noun - the destroyer
A seven-day period of formal mourning observed after the funeral of a close relative.
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| In the Rig veda this major Hindu deity is called Rudra & is addressed in just 3 hymns |
| The kanphata yogi bears the will of this god whose third eye can bring destruction |
| (Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Banteay Srei Temple in Cambodia.) In a lopsidedand unusual arrangement,Banteay Srei'snorthern sanctuarywas dedicated to Vishnu,while the centraland southern sanctuarieswere dedicatedto this Hindu deity --the destroyer |
| In Hinduism Vishnu is the preserver & he's the destroyer |
| The 2 main gods of Hinduism are Vishnu & him |
| The Hindu trinity is Brahma, Vishnu & this god |
| Here's a statue of this Hindu deity who sometimes destroys the world so he can create it again |
| In Judaism, "sitting" this 7-day mourning period is often done on low chairs or on the floor |
| The ballet "Bhakti" features 3 Hindu gods including this "destroyer", whose wife, Shakti, dances for him |
| Kali, the wife of this Hindu deity, is the goddess of destruction |
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Shiva (; Tamil : , Sanskrit: , IAST: iva, lit. the auspicious one) is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being within Shaivism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism.Shiva is the "destroyer of evil and the transformer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity that includes Brahma and Vishnu. In Shaivism tradition, Shiva is the Supreme being who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the tradition of Hinduism called Shaktism, the Goddess, or Devi, is described as supreme, yet Shiva is revered along with Vishnu and Brahma. A goddess is stated to be the energy and creative power (Shakti) of each, with Parvati (Sati) the equal complementary partner of Shiva. He is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism.* * = Shiva = * According to the Shaivism sect, the highest form of Shiva is formless, limitless, transcendent and unchanging absolute Brahman, and the primal Atman (soul, self) of the uni |