dance, and prosperity. Shakti may be personified as the gentle and benevolent Uma, consort of Shiva, or Kali, the terrifying force destroying evil, or Durga, the warrior who conquers forces that ...

Some believe it marks the auspicious union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, symbolizing the union of 'Shiv and Shakti ... performs his cosmic Tandava dance during Maha Shivratri, symbolizing ...