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Kalagnirudra

कालाग्निरुद्र
Also known as: Kālāgni Rudra

About

The form of Shiva as the fire at the end of time (Kalagni). Represents the cosmic dissolution at the end of a kalpa. Destroys the universe with fire. Worshipped in the Kalagnirudra Upanishad.

Attributes

Cosmic fireTime fireDissolutionDestruction

Symbols

FireTimeThird eye fire

Associated Mantras

Kalagnirudra Upanishad
Om Kālāgnirudrāya namaḥ

Scriptures

Kalagnirudra UpanishadShiva Purana

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India

Iconography

Fierce form surrounded by fire. Multiple arms holding weapons. Radiating destructive energy.