Shiva, a member of a trinity of deities in Hinduism, is also known by over a thousand different names including "Shiva the Destroyer" and "Shiva the Creator," the "Lord of the Dance," "Lord of Knowledge," and the "Lord of Time." His name is also spelled SIVA. . Shiva and Parvati are the parents of Ganesha. The divine family are said to live on Mount Kailasa in the Himalayas (with another son, six-headed Skanda). In Sanskrit: "Auspicious One", Shiva is not only the destroyer but the cr..
