Blog Story Revision: Shiva's First Appearance
Often in their youth while wandering the seemingly endless corridors of their father's temple atop Mount Kailash, Ganesha and Kartikeya passed the time by admiring the ornate paintings which lined the outer walls of the tall and cylindrical stone cut building, and the intricate and statuesque stone carvings that framed them . On this particular day they found themselves captivated by a depiction of a roaring column of flames with ends that stretched far beyond the edges of the canvas and sides that enveloped the center third of the painting. To the left of the immense flame was a boar who seemed posed to begin digging downward and to the right was a hamsa with its wings spread wide, ready to soar upwards. The boys both knew the history of this piece of art. It showed the time when their father, Shiva, and the two other great Gods of the trinity, Vishnu and Brahma disputed among themselves as to who was the most powerful. "I think that Vishnu is the most powerful. For alth
