1) Form of Shiva 
==Concept of Astamurti== In the Vedas Lord Rudra, who subsequently transformed into the benevolent Lord Shiva, has multiple attributes and numerous titles, among which eight are significant to the conceptualization in the Shaivites tradition. Rudra`s identification with Shiva was put in writing for the first time in Shvetashvatara Upanishad and l....