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Munneswaram temple
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Munneswaram temple is an important regional Hindu temple complex in Sri Lanka. It has been in existence at least since 1000 CE although myths surrounding the temple associate it with the popular India
Siva temple
Siva temple
This Lingam is one of the few surviving idols from the days prior to the temple's destruction by the Portuguese.
This Lingam is one of the few surviving idols from the days prior to the temple's destruction by the Portuguese.
Panel View within the Munneswaram temple, depicting goddess Durga.
Panel View within the Munneswaram temple, depicting goddess Durga.
A chariot carrying images of the deities in procession, as part of the temple festivals.
A chariot carrying images of the deities in procession, as part of the temple festivals.
Shaivism
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Shaivism is an umbrella-term for a number of Hindu religious traditions, which worship Shiva as the supreme being. The followers of Shaivism are called Shaivas or Shaivites, numbering about 385 millio
Munneswaram temple
…courtyard is another temple dedicated to Ganesha. Within the Siva temple there are shrines dedicated to the Navagraha (nine planets), the sixty three Saivite Nayanmar saints, various aspects of Siva, Ganesha and Amman. According to anthropologists Richard Gombrich and Gananath Obeyesekere, the cult of Kali…
Shiva (above) is the primary God in Shaivism.
Shiva (above) is the primary God in Shaivism.
The "Pashupati" seal from the Indus Valley civilisation
The "Pashupati" seal from the Indus Valley civilisation
Shiva is worshipped as Adiyogi (the first yogi), the originator of yoga and the lord of yogis, in Shaivism and broader Hinduism.
Shiva is worshipped as Adiyogi (the first yogi), the originator of yoga and the lord of yogis, in Shaivism and broader Hinduism.
Kushan coin of Vima Kadphises (2nd century CE), with a possible Shiva, holding a trident, in ithyphallic state and next to a bull, his mount, as in Sh
Kushan coin of Vima Kadphises (2nd century CE), with a possible Shiva, holding a trident, in ithyphallic state and next to a bull, his mount, as in Shaivism. The deity was described by the later Kushans in their coinage as "Oesho", a possibly kushan deity.