who is the god of destruction in hinduism
Shiva
title: Trimurti text: Trimurti The Trimūrti (; Sanskrit: त्रिमूर्ति "", "three forms") is the Triple deity of supreme divinity in Hinduism in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified as a triad of deities, typically Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, though individual denominations may vary from that particular line-up. When all three deities of the Trimurti incarnate into a single avatar, the avatar is known as Dattatreya. The Puranic period saw the rise of post-Vedic religion and the evolution of what R. C. Majumdar calls "synthetic Hinduism." This period had no homogeneity, and included title: Yamuna in Hinduism text: her waters into black by his sorrow and unfulfilled desire. Another legend describes that Krishna defeated and banished the serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna. While the dark serpent entered the waters, the river became dark. Yami was the first woman, along with her twin brother, Yama in Vedic beliefs. Yama and Yami are a divine pair of creator deities. While Yama is depicted as the Lord of Death, Yami is said to be the Lady of Life. Yami also addresses a hymn to Yama in the "Rig Veda", describing various drinks offered to dying sacrificers in the after-life. The Brahmana title: Yama (Hinduism) text: brother) and is said to have incarnated as Vidura by some accounts in the Mahabharata period. In other texts, Yama is called Kāla ("Time"), but so are other gods in Hindu pantheon, such as Shiva. The latter is also called Mahākāla ("Great Time") in his form as the destroyer of the world. Among the Nuristanis, the deity is known as "Imra". In the Rig Veda he is mentioned as the son of Vivasvan and of Saranya, the daughter of Tvastar, with a twin sister named Yami. Only three hymns (10.14, 10.135, and 10.154) in the Rig Veda are addressed to title: Trimurti text: Smarta approach (see more detail on the Smarta view below) by instructing his followers to venerate all five deities of the Panchayatana puja with equal reverence. Trimurti The Trimūrti (; Sanskrit: त्रिमूर्ति "", "three forms") is the Triple deity of supreme divinity in Hinduism in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified as a triad of deities, typically Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, though individual denominations may vary from that particular line-up. When all three deities of the Trimurti incarnate into a single avatar, the avatar is known as Dattatreya. The title: Narantaka-Devantaka text: Narantaka-Devantaka Narantaka (Sanskrit: नरान्तक, IAST: narāntaka, lit. "destroyer of men") and Devanataka (Sanskrit: देवान्तक, IAST: devāntaka, lit. "destroyer of Gods") are demons who appear in a number of Hindu legends. In the Ganesha Purana, they were a son of the rishi Rudraketu. (In Satya Yuga) After praying to the god Shiva, they were granted boons and become powerful and cruel rulers. They assume sovereignty over svarga. In response Ganesha, a popular elephant-headed god in Hinduism, turns into an Avatar named Mahotkata. He battles the Demon army with help of the Ashta Siddhi. Eventually Mahotkata manages to kill Devantaka with one