He is usually worshipped in the aniconic form of lingam.

The iconographical attributes of Shiva are the serpent king Vasuki around his neck, the adorning crescent moon, the holy river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the third eye on his forehead (the eye that turns everything in front of it into ashes when opened), the trishula or trident as his weapon, and the damaru. Shiva is also known as Adiyogi (the first Yogi), regarded as the patron god of yoga, meditation and the arts.

In his fierce aspects, he is often depicted slaying demons. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash as well as a householder with his wife Parvati and his two children, Ganesha and Kartikeya. Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome. Shiva is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. In the goddess-oriented Shakta tradition, the Supreme Goddess ( Devi) is regarded as the energy and creative power (Shakti) and the equal complementary partner of Shiva. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe. Shiva is known as The Destroyer within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma and Vishnu. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism. Shiva ( / ˈ ʃ ɪ v ə/ Sanskrit: शिव, romanized: Śiva, lit.'The Auspicious One' ), also known as Mahadeva ( / m ə ˈ h ɑː ˈ d eɪ v ə/ Sanskrit: महादेव:, romanized: Mahādevaḥ, lit.'The Great God' ), is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

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