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The stature of Shiva in Hinduism has always been of a God that is mystical, shrouded in mysteries beyond mortal comprehension. Popularly known as Mahadeva, Lord Shiva is one of the most influential amongst the holy trinity of Hinduism – Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh. He is benevolent as well as fear inducing with his many forms and features. Considered as the destroyer of the world, Lord Shiva is the most venerated and most significant God due to various adornments he wears and the way those adornments define the world inside and outside of him. From a crescent moon on his head to third eye between his eyebrows, each imagery depicted along with Shiva has a meaning that is worldly and mythical. Moon: According to one of the legends, King Daksha, son of Lord Brahma, got his 27 daughters (Nakshatras) married to Chandra (Moon). But Chandra was only smitten by Rohini. This didn’t