Marriage in Hindu thought is not just the meeting of two people, it is the meeting of two destinies, two dharmas. In the story of Parvati and Shiva, their wedding is celebrated as the highest union of ...

SHIVALAYA: The Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu is one of the holiest in the Hindu world, and is located at a site where Shiva and Parvati once took the form of antelopes. Photos: NEPALI TIMES ...

That is Shiva. When we only live in Parvati-mode (constant change, identity tied to form), we feel restless, fragmented. When we only live in Shiva-mode (denial of the world, fixed in one condition), ...