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Pictures of 64 Forms of Hindu God Shiva mAheshwara (aShTAshTa) mUrtams - 64 Refer to 64 Forms of God Shiva Description for details. linga murthy, God shiva in formless lingOdbhava mUrthy, Form of God mukhalingam, Linga form with five faces of form Shiva emerging from formless god shiva sadAshiva mUrthy, God shiva with five maha sadAshiva mUrthy, God Shiva umamahEshvara mUrthy, God shiva with faces with twenty five faces Goddess uma DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH ) somaskandha murthi, God shiva, Goddess umEsha murthy sukAsana mUrthy uma and Lord skandha chandrashekara murthy, , God Shiva vRiShabhAntika mUrthy, God shiva along vRishabhArUDar, God shiva on bull with crescent with bull bhujanga trAsa mUrthy bhujanga lalita mUrthy, God shiva with sandhya nRitta mUrthy snake sadA nRitta mUrthy chaNDathANDava mUrthy gangAdhara mUrthy, God shiva with ganga falling into matted locks gangavisarjana mUrthy, God shiva tripurAntaka mUrthy kalyANasundhara mUrthy, Shiva partvati wedding releasing ganga DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH ) ardanArIshvara mUrthy, God Shiva gajasura samhara murthy, God shiva jvarAbhagnamUrthy - jvarahara murthy Goddess shakti together in one form peeling elephant shArdhUla hara mUrthy, God shiva with pAsupatha mUrthy kaNkALa mUrthy tiger skin kEshavArtha mUrthy, Shankaranarayana bhikshATaNa mUrthy, God shiva on simhaghna mUrthy alms vyAkyAna dakshiNAmUrthy yOga dakshiNAmUrthy, dakshinamurthy in chaNDIsha anugraha mUrthy yogic posture DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH ) vINAdhara dakshiNAmUrthy kAlAnthakar, Kalasamharamurthy kAma dahana mUrthy, God shiva burning cupid lakuLIshvaramurthy bhairav mUrthy ApatuttAraNamUrthy vaDuka mUrthy, Bhairava kshetrapaala mUrthy, Bhairavar vIrabhadra mUrthy agorAstra mUrthy dakshayagyahara mUrthy kirAtha mUrthy DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH ) ashvArUDa mUrthy gajAntika mUrthy gurumUrthy jalandharavata mUrthy EkapAda trimUrthy, God shiva taking tripAda trimUrthi the forms of vishnu and brahma gaurIvaraprada mUrthy chakradAnasvarUpa mUrthy, , God shiva EkapAdha mUrthy giving sudarshana chakra to mahavishnu gaurIlIlA samanvita mUrthy garuDanthika mUrthy viShApaharaNa mUrthy brahma shirachEtha mUrthy kUrma samhAra mUrthy matsya samhAra mUrthy DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH ) varAha samhAra mUrthy prArthanA mUrthy rakthabhiksha pradAna mUrthy shishyabhAva mUrthy DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH ) DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH ) . DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH ) DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH ) DR.RUPNATHJI( DR.RUPAK NATH ).

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