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Sculpture of Shiva in copper alloy from India Shiva (Śiva, Tamil meaning "auspicious one" ) is a primary Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as the Supreme God. In the Smarta tradition, he is regarded as one of the five primary forms of God. Followers of Hinduism who focus their worship upon Shiva are called Shaivites or Shaivas (Sanskrit Śaiva). Shaivism, along with Vaiṣṇava traditions that focus on Vishnu and Śākta traditions that focus on the goddess Shakti, is one of the most influential denominations in Hinduism Image reproduction rights can be found in the link near the bottom of this description. Sign up to Mr. Rebates for FREE and save 12% on any zazzle order in addition to a $5.00 sign up bonus All Rights Reserved; without: prejudice, recourse or notice (U.C.C. 1-308) Image Reproduction Rights: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiva_as_the_Lord_of_Dance_LACMA_edit.jpg shiva goddess deity hindu tamil siva "auspicious one" destroyer transformer "destroyer god" trimurti "hindu trinity" shaiva hinduism smarta "smarta tradition" shaivites shaivas saiva shaivism vaisnava feminism feminist "girl power" "god of the dance" india "india god" "india goddess" "hindu goddess" "hindu god"