This god destroys a ritual sacrifice ceremony when his first wife immolates herself after being humiliated by her estranged father.
This god destroys a ritual sacrifice ceremony when his first wife immolates herself after being humiliated by her estranged father. During that incident, this god is accompanied by his attendants, the ganas, as he manifests as the terrifying Virabhadra. This god wields the two-headed damaru drum on his trident, which is called the trishula. He and his wife are encircled three times during a (*) race between two of their children. He inhales the poison emitted during the churning of the ocean, which turns his throat blue. When he is refused entry into his own home, this god furiously cuts off his son's head, but later fashions him the head of an elephant as a replacement. This father of Ganesha is the husband of Parvati. For 10 points, name this Hindu god of destruction.
This god destroys a ritual sacrifice ceremony when his first wife immolates herself after being humiliated by her estranged father.
Shiva