Mahadev

<p>A little girl asks who Shiva is and it is the beginning of a family journey through stories and incidents across the expanse of Shivbhumi-all the way from the mystical Mount Kailash to the fabled Ocean of Milk and the netherworld.<br>Story after story from across India takes us closer to this elusive but much-loved god of gods the Mahadev-his avatars and his lilas; his drinking the Kalakuta poison to save the world and his grief at the passing of Sati; his restoration as a householder and his eternal identity as the Mahayogi; his temples and their history; and his quirky tender and wholly unpredictable involvement with the mortals who love him.<br>Writing in the Harikatha style of traditional storytelling Renuka Narayanan builds a unique narrative to draw the reader into the loving giving world of Mahadev.</p>