THE RELIGION
Hinduism is a complex religion with a variety of teachers,
doctrines and it is said, millions of goods and goddesses. Though Hinduism is
frequently described in philosophical terms as a trinity of three gods- Barma
the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer, in everyday religion
numerous gods and goddesses are worshipped depending on the special day of
observance, the affinity of the person of the family for a particular deity and
the purpose of the worship. Certain deities are particularly important in
Nepal.
Shiva, the destroyer, is historically the god most
worshipped in the country. He many be worshipped as the holy ascetic, depicted
with his consort Parvati and holding a trident and asmall drum or more often in
the form of the linga, an elongated stone representing his generative powers.
The most important linga in situated in the form of the linga, an el
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