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Shiva: The third member of the Hindu triad or trinity, this deity is said to be
the destroyer of evil and the most feared of the gods. He is commonly depicted seated in profound thought, with a third eye in the middle of his forehead. His hair is matted and the crescent moon sits on
his head. The river Ganges flows from his head. One popular myth has it that the Divine river Ganges condescended to come down to earth after being assured that Shiva the great god of the Himalayan
mountains, had been pleased with a devotees penance, and had agreed to bear the impact ofthe falling torrents of the river by controlling it in the
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