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To-do list for Shiva:  ·  history ·  watch ·  refresh · Updated 2023-02-15 There are no active tasks for this page Worship and Festivals section (Proposed) Family and Consorts section (proposed) We need to include the philosophical angle; Shiva as: Prakāśa - supreme light ( Prakasa) Anuttarā - ultimate reality ( Anuttara) Cit - supreme consciousness (see Kashmir Shaivism) Substrate of reality, the mystical experience "Everything is Shiva" the Self, Atman ( Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta 1st verse "Chaitanyam Atman") The divine couple Shiva-Shakti ( Kaula#Kula_as_the_divine_couple_Shiva-Shakti) and the triad Shiva-Shakti-Nara (see Trika)

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There is high level of Vandalism done by both anonymous and non-confirmed users on this article daily,so please atleast semi- protect this article like other popular articles on Hindu gods. Hbanm ( talk) 09:45, 12 September 2023 (UTC) reply

You can request the same on the Wikipedia

Requests for page protection page. Chronikhiles ^(talk) 11:46, 12 September 2023 (UTC) reply

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There may be an issue with the article. Under the section "Forms and depictions", in the sub-section "Ascetic and householder" is the following sentence: "As a family man and householder, he has a wife, Parvati and two sons, Ganesha and Kartikeya". If I know my grammar right, there should be a comma after "Parvati", because, if there isn't any, it sounds like his wife's name is "Parvati and two sons". If someone could add this comma, that would be great. Thank you in advance, and have a nice day! 90.139.189.126 ( talk) 15:10, 12 March 2024 (UTC) reply

 Done Jamedeus ( talk) 17:41, 12 March 2024 (UTC) reply

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Add the film Oppenheimer to the section on popular culture. Oppenheimer reads Sanskrit and considers himself like a kind of Shiva for creating a nuclear bomb. 5.27.6.147 ( talk) 07:10, 28 March 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done:: A third-party source which discusses this would be required and you have not supplied one. Skyerise ( talk) 11:18, 28 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Shiva is also widely worshipped in Mauritius, Thailand and Sri Lanka. These have some of the oldest idols and biggest temples of the deity. Can someone edit countries of worship please. Reena.shiva ( talk) 18:00, 1 April 2024 (UTC) reply