Shiva is a Prototype of a Hunters Deity.

Shiva is prototype of a hunters deity. His apparel is made of animal skins and animal furs, his trident (trishul) essentially a hunter's weapon, the tiger skin on which he is seated, his strong taste for fermented drinks are all suggestive of the origin of Mahashivratri in a lifestyle of hunters society at a primitive stage of evolution. A lingering evidence which directly or indirectly is seen in our method of celebrating the festival devoted to Shiva in whose memory we celebrate Mahashivaratri.

This material taken from Hindu History by Sudheer Birodkar Please visit his site on Hindu History.

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