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	'''Śiva''' (devanāgarī: शिव) is a [[Sanskrit]] word meaning "auspicious one" is a major [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] deity, part of the [[Trimurti]]. He is the '''destroyer of evil''' or transformer. Shiva is depicted as a yogi, living a life of a sage at Mount Kailash. In images, he is represented as immersed in deep meditation or dancing upon the demon of ignorance. He is usually worshipped in the abstract form of [[Liṅgam\|Shiva ~~linga~~]].