New Delhi: Lord Shiva is considered the Supreme God within Hinduism. In other branches of Hinduism such as in the Smarta tradition, he is regarded as one of the five primary forms of God.He is “the Destroyer” or “the Transformer” among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh (Shiva).
He is is usually worshipped in the aniconic form of lingam. He is described as an omniscient yogi, who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash in Tibet ,as well as a householder with a wife Parvati and two sons, Ganesha and Kartikeya.
