Shiva Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == In popular culture == In contemporary culture, Shiva is depicted in art, films, and books. He has been referred to as "the god of cool things"<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lord-shiva-god-of-cool-things-wendy-doniger/1/261983.html|title=Shiva, the god of cool things|access-date=2017-04-11|archive-date=11 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411220806/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lord-shiva-god-of-cool-things-wendy-doniger/1/261983.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and a "bonafide rock hero".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/onmyplate/shiva-the-brand-god-who-never-fails/|title=Shiva, the brand God who never fails|work=Economic Times Blog|access-date=2017-04-11|language=en-US|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323221439/http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/onmyplate/shiva-the-brand-god-who-never-fails/|url-status=live}}</ref> One popular film was the 1967 Kannada movie ''[[Gange Gowri]]''.<ref name="Cinema">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsKR1RKoJKUC&pg=PA50|title=Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema|last=Dwyer|first=Rachel|date=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1134380701|language=en|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-date=31 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331132117/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsKR1RKoJKUC&pg=PA50#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> Although never making an explicit appearance, Shiva is mentioned extensively in the 1984 American film ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]],'' who blessed villages with fertile land by gifting aforementioned villages with ''sankara'' stones, sacred stones loosely based on [[lingam]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana Jones: Hollywood vs. History β Justin M. Jacobs |url=https://edspace.american.edu/justinjacobs/2019/07/25/hollywood-vs-history/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=edspace.american.edu |archive-date=4 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304074103/https://edspace.american.edu/justinjacobs/2019/07/25/hollywood-vs-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A 1990s television series of [[DD National]] titled ''[[Om Namah Shivay (1997 TV series)|Om Namah Shivay]]'' was also based on legends of Shiva.<ref>{{cite news |title=TV series ''Om Namah Shivay'' had 52 songs by top singers: Director Dheeraj Kumar |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tv-series-om-namah-shivay-had-52-songs-by-top-singers-director-dheeraj-kumar/1868023 |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=www.outlookindia.com/ |agency=IANS |date=16 June 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202134054/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tv-series-om-namah-shivay-had-52-songs-by-top-singers-director-dheeraj-kumar/1868023 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Amish Tripathi]]'s 2010 book ''[[Shiva Trilogy]]'' has sold over a million copies.<ref name=":1" /> ''[[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev]]'' (2011β2014), a television serial about Shiva on the [[Life OK]] channel was among the most watched shows at its peak popularity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Mahadev-tops-TRP-charts-with-a-new-record-of-8-2-TVR/articleshow/16488940.cms|title=Mahadev tops TRP charts with a new record of 8.2 TVR|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-04-11|archive-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406104803/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Mahadev-tops-TRP-charts-with-a-new-record-of-8-2-TVR/articleshow/16488940.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Another popular film was the 2022 Gujarati language movie ''[[Har Har Mahadev]]''.<ref name="Cinema"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page