Tapasi: The Lord's DynamismLord Shiva, who is also known as Mahadeva or Great God, is one of the trinity deities of Hinduism. Shiva has many benevolent and fearsome forms. In this sculpture, it is the benevolent aspect that has been captured. He is depicted as an ascetic (Tapasi in Sanskrit) on Mount Kailash as well as a householder with wife Parvati and his two children, Ganesha and Kartikeya, and Nandi, his bull which serves as the mount and as the gatekeeper. The majestic