Nilkanth

Shiva (/ˈʃɪvə/, meaning "auspicious one"; Kannada: ಶಿವ, Tamil: சிவன் sivan, Telugu: శివుడు, Odia: ଶିବ ) is a Hindu deity. He is considered the Supreme God within Shaivism, one of the three most influential denominations in Hinduism. In other branches of Hinduism such as in the Smarta tradition, he is regarded as one of the five primary forms of God. He is "the Destroyer" or "the Transformer" among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine.