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is famous Rigvedic Verse that says "Ekam Sat " that is "There
is one Being ,the sages call Him by many names." The God (Parmeshwar)
has three deities who carry on the world .This is Known as Holy Trinity.
Brahma- the creator, Vishnu - the perpetuator of life and Shiva (Mahesh
) -the purifier and perpetuator of good and destroyer of evil. Rig
Veda refer Shiva as Rudra as in its following verse . "We Worship
Tryambaka (Rudra) , Who spread Fragrance and Increases Nourishment
, May He release me ,like the cucumber from its stem , From Mortal
Life , But not From Immorality . "(Rig Veda Mandal VII Sukta
59 and Mantra 12) The Yajurveda describes Shiva as ascetic warrior
Whose robe is of Deer Skin and He carries Trishul .
The trek to Amarnathji, in the month of Shravan
(July - August) has the devout flock to this incredible shrine,
where the image of Shiva, in the form of a lingam, is formed naturally
of an ice - stalagmite, and which waxes and wanes with the moon.
By its side are, fascinatingly, two more ice - lingams, that of
Parvati and of their son, Ganesha.
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