It is sort of a cosmic "out with the old" so there can be newness in your life. You are drawing attention to yourself to destroy ignorance, shedding the old to invite knowledge and freshness in. When you offer your deference to and acknowledge this aspect of God, you are inviting a cleansing and clearing in your life and the world around you. He is one of the most ancient portrayed deities, depicted in writing as far back as in the writings of the Rig Veda, 3,000 BCE, and in statues and carvings and as far back as 8,000 BCE. ![]() ![]() He is viewed as having skin color that is deep purple or indigo as a result of drinking the poison of the world as told in Hindu mythology. He is portrayed as a meditating yogi or ascetic on mount Kailash, with a serpent around his neck, a crescent moon and the river Ganges flowing from his matted hair as he holds a trident. ![]() In Hinduism, this concept of destruction for renewal is depicted as the god Shiva.
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