# Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav

Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav is an Indian Hindu religious television series that premiered on 19 June 2023 on Colors TV and JioHotstar. The show traced the first love story of the universe, exploring the journey of Shiva and Shakti. The series is a fictionalized retelling influenced by ancient Hindu literature and traditions and does not adhere strictly to traditional or scriptural accounts. It is produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary's Swastik Productions. It stars Ram Yashvardhan and Subha Rajput.

## Cast
### Main

* Ram Yashvardhan as Shiv
Also as Sadashiva/ Virabhadra/ Kalbhairava/ Nataraja/ Tripurantaka/ Jalandhara/ Babulnath/ Sundareswarar
* Subha Rajput as Devi Parvati
Also as Adishakti/ sati/ Bhadrakali/ Shailaputri/ Brahmacharini/ Chandraghanta/ Kushmanda/ Skandamata/ Katyayani/ Siddhidatri/ Mahamaya/ Tripura Sundari/ Sankranti/ Kaushiki/ Chamunda/ Kali/ Ambe/ Mumba Devi/ Durga/ Bahuchara Mata/ Jagaddhatri/ Vandevi/ Meenakshi/ Bhramari

### Recurring

* Tarun Khanna / Kunal Bakshi as Devraj Indra
* Srikant Dwivedi as
** Lord Vishnu
** Narayana
** Kurma
** Vamana
* Sheetal Tiwari / Shivya Pathania as Devi Lakshmi
* Akanksha Rawat as Diti
* Unknown as Mahabali
* Sandeep Aurora as
** Svarbhanu
** Rahu
** Ketu
* Puneet Vashisht as Devrishi Narada
* Ketan Karande as Nandi
* Dinesh Agarwal as Shivgana Badbola
* Dinesh Mehta as Vajranga
* Jaydeep Kalsi as Surya
* Meer Ali as Chandra
* Ishaan Sharma as Varuna
* Yogesh Mahajan / Nimai Bali as Shukracharya
* Siddhant Issar as Tarakasura
* Ramkisham Gurjar as Dambha
* Unknown as Shambuki
* Shuman Das as Tarakaksha
* Unknown as Kamalaksha
* Unknown as Vidhyunmali
* Vaidehi Nair as Rohini
* Vishwajeet Pradhan as Maharaj Prajapati Daksha
* Sampada Vaze as Maharani Prasuti
* Preeti Gandwani as Aditi
* Shalini Vishnudev as Devi Sarasvati
* Deepak Bhatia as Brahma
* Haelyn Shastri as Mohini
* Ansha Sayed as Vajrangi
* Aayush Sharma as Agni
* Prachi Bansal / Garima Verma as Devi Ganga
* Sanjeev Sharma as Maharaj Himavat
* Jaswinder Gardner as Maharani Mainavati
* Sunil Bhati as Budha
* Ashutosh Yadav as Kamadeva
* Pranjali Singh Parihar as Devi Rati
* Sonal Singh as Talika
* Priyall Ghore as Surupa
* Unknown as Maharishi Angiras
* Yash Bhojwani as Lord Kartikeya / Murugan
** Swarnim Neema as Child Kartikeya
* Shreya Patel as Devasena
* Unknown as Shankarasura
* Unknown as Kinkarasura
* Riyansh Vikram Dhabi / Kaizan Khambatta as Lord Ganesha
** Umanandana
** Ekadanta Dayavanta
* Muskan Kalyani as Ashokasundari
* Garima Jain as Devi Tulasi
* Farhaan Khan as Shankhchura
* Javed Pathan as Shumbha
* Ravish Rathi as Nishumbha
* Deepak Kumar Verma as Apasmara
* Gurpreet Singh as Bhagiratha
* Kartikey Malviya as Shani
* Unknown as Rambha
* Supriti Sharma as Shyamala
* Unknown as Dhumralochana
* Unknown as Chanda
* Unknown as Munda
* Unknown as Vaishnavi
* Unknown as Varahi
* Unknown as Narasimhi
* Unknown as Kaumari
* Unknown as Indrani
* Varnita Sati as Maheshwari
* Unknown as Brahmani
* Uthpal Dashora as Raktabeeja
* Zuber Ali / Arav Chowdhary as Mahishasura
** Unknown as young Mahishasura
* Chetan Hansraj as Parashurama
* Manish Bishla as Samudradev
* Saanvie Tallwar as Vrinda
* MM Rishi as Nahusha
* Vipin Sharma as Hunda
* Aniket Chauhan as Mushaka
* Gitanjali Mangal as Dakini
* Unknown as Maharishi Katyayana
* Brownie Parashar as Maharishi Kashyapa
* Unknown as Analasura
* Alihassan Turabi as Maharaj Punarva
* Sharma M Shishir as Mumbarak
* Jameel Choudhary as Karindrasura
* Melissa Pais as Mahishi
* Randheer Rai as Gajasura
* Amit Sinha as the Kinnaur Guru
* Karanvir Bohra as Andhakasura
* Heer Chopra as Rambha
* Amit Pachori as Mangala/Bhaum
** Kamini Dhoarjiya as child Bhaum
* Rokky Mahajan as Krauncha
* Bhupinder Bhoopi as Jimranasura
* Riya Sharma as Devi Kanya Kumari
* Shahwar Ali Khan as Arunasura
* Jasmeet Kaur as Rani Kanchanmala
* Athar Siddiqui as Rajkumar Vayu
* Anila Kharbanda as Nagmata
* Saurav Gurjar as Swarth

## Production
### Development

The series set was designed by Omung Kumar. He said that it took two to three months to complete the set's design, including Kailash, Asur Lok and Indra Lok.

### Casting

Ram Yashvardhan and Subha Rajput were cast to play the leads as Shiva and Shakti. Tarun Khanna was cast to play Indra. Vishwajeet Pradhan was cast as Daksha. Srikant Dwivedi was cast to play Vishnu.
Reception
The series started with an average rating of 1.3 TVR. It started to grow slowly and entered the top 10 most watched Hindi TV serials. During the Sati Daahan (Demise) track in the 2nd week of August 2023, it received 2.1 TVR and became the fourth most watched Hindi TV serial.

## Spin-off

The show has a spin-off series named Lakshmi Narayan – Sukh Saamarthya Santulan, describing the story of Lord Narayan and Goddess Lakshmi which aired from 22 April to 2 October 2024.