As discussed in Why lord Shiva has a crescent moon on his head? and Why is Moon on Lord Shiva's head only shown as crescent?, we know that a crescent is always shown on head of Shiva. It's not a full moon or half. So what phase of moon is usually represented on Shiva's head? Thank you.

Vedas declare that the multiple Gods are basically manifestations of the one and only absolute. Here are the relevant verses from the Vedas - "They say: It is Indra, Mitra, Varuna, and Agni, Divya (the shining one), and Garutman (the mighty universal spirit). Though the truth is one, sages descr...

In this canto of the Shrimad Bhagavatam, Yajña Who is identified as Hari, married His uterine sister Dakṣiṇā, Who's identified as the partial avatāra of Lakshmi So They had the same gotra Even if the boy's gotra changed with Manu adopting Him, They were still born of the same mother's pinda How...