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Lord Shiva
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Think about religious tattoos and
Lord Shiva is perhaps the first
thing that clicks. What else could
rival his persona! Mahadev
Tattoos have taken over the rage
in the genre of religious tattoos.
It’s been ages since this trend is
ongoing and 2022 is no different.
Surprisingly, the flair for Lord
Shiva tattoo doesn’t just limit to
Men. Women also find them
pretty appealing and get their
own versions of Shiva Tattoo.

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Does "Shaivism" play an

important role in people's lives?
Lord Shiva is the representation of
the "Great God" or "Mahadeva". He
is one of the Hindu Trinity –
Bramha, Vishnu, and Mahesh.
Shiva is known as the destroyer of
evil. The nature of destruction is
cyclic in nature as it leads to
recreation and then follows the
same path time and again. There
is a striking contrast in Shiva's
personalities and various avatars.
The "Mahakaal" destroys
everything and "Shankara"
reproduces the same into
something new. Lord Shiva is
believed to be a unique symbol of
masculine and feminine energies
as the "Ardhanareshwara" avatar.
There is a significant mention of
this, as Shiva is said to be
inseparable from Shakti –
"Parvati". People find strong-
rooted emotions in their life with
this symbolism and the
philosophy of "Shaivism".

The connection of Shiva and

meditation invokes interest in a
permanent recall factor. There
are many depictions that signify
various aspects of Lord Shiva.
Also, when these are attached to
a client's personal experiences, it
results in mesmerizing and
memorable tattoos. From
mantras to poses,
Ardhanareshwar to Shiva-Kali
tattoos, there is a wide variety
that appeals to our clients.

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Aghori Shiva
Tattoos
Aghorism is a symbol of
primitiveness and freedom from
illusion. Aghoris are ascetics who
are no longer interested in worldly
bonds. It denotes that outer
beauty is temporary and inner
beauty is immortal. The Aghori
Shiva depicts purity, and facing
south marks the destructive and
regenerative element of Lord
Shiva. The avatar when Lord Shiva
became a wanderer and
abandoned the samsara is an
astonishing imagery of an Aghori
sadhu. This angry Lord Shiva
tattoo touches clients with a
spiritual inclination.

Angry/
Aggressive
Shiva Tattoos
Lord Shiva is mostly seen in two
contrasting forms. One is when
he is at peace while meditating,
and the other is when he is
furious, as seen during his
Tandav Nritya, a dance form of
Lord Shiva that brings out his
ferocious side to destroy evil. It is
always believed and mentioned
in some mythological writings
that when Shiva opened his third
eye, it was when he was
ultimately furious, and anything
or anyone that came in his sight
was burned down and
destroyed.

Small Shiva
Tattoos
Small Shiva tattoo concepts
include many ideas such as
mantras in minimal scripts,
attributes of Shiva, elements of
him, and so on. People usually
choose smaller concepts when
they want something minimal
that is for them rather than the
world to see. Smaller tattoos are
also a good idea when you are
about to get your first tattoo and
want to mark your devotion
through a Shiva tattoo.

Mrityunjaya
Mantra Tattoo
This tattoo is popular among
clients who seek peace and
eternal solitude. It invokes a
feeling of serenity in the client as
it is said to conquer death. It
comprises three Sanskrit words –
"Maha" meaning great, "Mrityun"
meaning death, and "Jaya"
meaning victory over death. It is
said that it helps maintain better
mental, emotional, and physical
health and gives longevity and
immortality. These benefits
attract many clients to get this
Shiva tattoo that has a strong
meaning. The Mrityunjaya Mantra
tattoo can be inked in various
creative styles, using calligraphy
and trash style, and can be
coupled with Lord Shiva and other
elements to provide an appealing
look.
 Conceptual Shiva
Tattoos
Since conceptual tattoos are
based heavily on a unique
concept of an individual and not
the general meaning of the
subject, conceptual Lord Shiva
tattoos are also based on our
clients' concepts around their
beliefs or something that is
important to them, such as their
religion or a significant event in
their life. Many conceptual Lord
Shiva tattoos are inspired by the
amalgamation of modern art
and approach with the deeper
meaning still intact.

Custom
Tattoo
Ideas
What could rival Lord Shiva’s
persona and power. His aura has
attracted millions of people from
around the world. Getting a tattoo
done of Lord Shiva is a matter of
great pride in India. Imagine
having a beautiful piece of art
that symbolised something so
powerful and unworldly. At Aliens
Tattoos, we have taken our
clients’ emotions into
consideration and have come
with some brilliant Lord Shiva
tattoos along the way. At our
studio, we do quite a few religious
pieces but each Lord Shiva tattoo
design signifies him in a different
light and brings out a unique
attribute of his persona.

Here are some of our best Lord

Shiva tattoos that have
embellished memories for our
clients. Something that they carry
with pride and flaunt their faith in
Lord Shiva with beautiful designs.
These designs were customized
to suit the client’s demands.
These interesting stories are
about people who’ve travelled
specially to get the tattoos.

Lord Shiva
Avatar
Tattoos
Nataraja Pose
The Nataraja pose of Lord Shiva
depicts the dancing pose. It
literally translates into the King Of
Dance. This tattoo has fascinated
a lot of our clients and depicts an
insane combination towards the
male-female unity and abolition
of fear. Lord Shiva is also a
symbol of music and dance,
along with knowledge in contrast
to his destructive abilities.

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The Meditative Pose

The meditative pose of Lord Shiva
commands serenity. The seekers
of truth and those who are
involved in meditation connect
deeply with tattoo. Several
different interpretations are
possible with this tattoo. Some
say, it opens up another
dimension in the person’s life, but
it might be just another mystery
like those connected with Lord
Shiva. It can be coupled with
beautiful dot-work and mandala
art to create fascinating tattoo
designs.

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Ardhanareshwar
This avatar of Lord Shiva is the
combination of masculine and
feminine energies. It has a
profound meaning as it depicts
the attached energies that need
to act in harmony to maintain
balance. The ultimate depiction
of duality and stability, this tattoo
symbolizes procreation. It’s a rage
for clients who are looking for a
realistic tattoo and they’re never
disheartened.

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Aghori Shiva
Aghorism is the symbol of
primitiveness, freedom from
illusion. They are ascetics who are
no more interested in the worldly
bonds. It denotes that outer
beauty is temporary and inner
beauty is immortal. The Aghori
Shiva depicts purity and as he
faces south it marks the
destructive and regenerative
element of Lord Shiva. The avatar
when Lord Shiva became a
wanderer, and abandoned the
samsara is an astonishing
imagery as an Aghori sadhu. This
angry Lord Shiva Tattoo touches
clients with a spiritual inclination.

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Symbolic
Lord Shiva
Tattoos
The Trishul
The holy trident is considered to
be the primary weapon of Lord
Shiva. It is said to have the
powers of the Hindu holy trinity,
Brahma, Vishnu and Lord Shiva
himself. The three blades also
signify the three gunas – ‘Rajas,
Tamas, and Sattva’ as well as
‘Swarga, Bhumi, and Pataal’. He
uses it to destroy evil. Clients have
a strong inclination towards the
‘Trishul’ as it gives them a strong
emotion with a sense of
protection.

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The Meditative Pose

Om, a simple looking symbol,
packs in a whole lot of meaning
with roots in many religions and
spiritual spaces around the world.
It is considered the very first
sound of the universe. It's all-
encompassing - the whole
universe joined into a single
sound. Om tattoo represents the
union of the mind, body, and the
spirit.

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The Damaru
Damaru is the sacred musical
instrument held by Lord Shiva. The
sound from Damaru symbolizes
the sound that originates
creation and perpetuates the
universe. It is believed that the
beating of the Damaru by Shiva
produced the very first sound
(nada). This first sound was made
in the void of nothingness. Shiva
began his dance of creation to
the rhythm of the Damaru. From
his dance, the world came into
being. There is also a symbolism
regarding the shape of the
Damaru – the top portion of the
Damaru symbolizes the male
creativity of procreation (the
Lingam), and the downward
representation symbolizes the
female creativity of procreation
(the Yoni). Symbolically, the
creation of the world begins when
the lingam and yoni meet at the
mid-point of the Damaru, and the
destruction takes place when
both separate from each other.
As a tattoo concept, Damaru is
always paired up with the trishul
to symbolize destruction of evil
and recreation of the world.

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The Third Eye

Lord Shiva is said to have a third
eye, which, if opened, has the
potential to destroy the whole
world. It is said that with the third
eye, Lord Shiva is able to see all
that exists in the past, present and
the future. A legend suggests that
when the world was consumed
with darkness, Shiva opened ‘The
Third Eye’ and gave out light and
energy to the whole world! The
Third Eye tattoo invokes a lot of
enthusiasm with its strong
significance of that which is
unseen yet always present.

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The Third Eye

From time immemorial, Rudraksha
is known to be one of the most
precious beads, owing to its divine
healing powers. It is said that only
those who have the blessings of
lord Shiva get the opportunity to
wear it. The meaning of the word
"Rudraksha" is the eyes of Rudra
(Shiva) and his tears (Aksha). The
rudraksha is often paired with the
trishul and the damaru to cover all
the elements of Lord Shiva.

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Lord Shiva Mantra

Tattoos
Maha-Mrityunjaya
Mantra
This tattoo is a rage amongst
clients who look for peace and
eternal solitude. It invokes a
feeling of serenity to the client as
it is said to conquer death. It
comprises of three Sanskrit words
– ‘Maha’ meaning great, ‘Mrityun’
meaning death and ‘Jaya’
meaning victory over death. It is
said that it helps keep a better
mental, emotional and physical
health, it also gives longevity and
immortality. These benefits
attract many clients to get this
Shiva Tattoo that signifies a
strong meaning. The Mrityunjaya
Mantra Tattoo can be inked in
various creative styles, using
calligraphy, trash style, and can
be coupled with Lord Shiva and
other elements to provide an
appealing look.

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Om Namah Shivaya
This tattoo is a simple mantra put
in a creatively striking way. It
means – adoration to Lord Shiva
or I bow down to the auspicious
one. This mantra is chanted by all
the sages and devotees of Lord
Shiva to pay homage to the
supreme God and creates a
stunning look as a tattoo. It
demands a significant interest in
people who want to keep things
simple but meaningful.

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Lord Shiva
tattoos
symbolising
Duality
'Shiva-Kali'
The combination of Lord Shiva
and Goddess Kali is a depiction of
rage and anger which is a
mesmerising imagery of how one
overpowers the other, but yet
they are in sync. Such tattoo
concepts spark a light in the eye
of clients with its staggering look
and insightful symbolism. The
staggering power of beauty
along with destruction in these
tattoos is an amazing sight.

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'Shiva-Parvati'
The depiction of Lord Shiva and
Goddess Parvati is an amazing
combo of love and duality. This
concept is attractive to many
clients and connects with
emotions of love. The ones who
follow Shaivism hold this duo in
high regard. This eternal tattoo
design is in high demand when it
comes to the youth as well as the
elderly.

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'Shiva-Sati'
The depiction of Lord Shiva and
Goddess Parvati is an amazing
combo of love and duality. This
concept is attractive to many
clients and connects with
emotions of love. The ones who
follow Shaivism hold this duo in
high regard. This eternal tattoo
design is in high demand when it
comes to the youth as well as the
elderly.

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Lord Shiva Nataraja

Tattoo
Trance of Shiva Nataraja Tattoo by
Sunny Bhanushali at Aliens Tattoo
India. This is undoubtedly one of the
best and the most beautiful
concept-art tattoo based on Lord
Shiva-Nataraja theme made by
Sunny.
You can feel the divine calmness
and blissful state of Shiva flowing
through this tattoo! This tattoo
depicts the Nataraja form of Lord
Shiva, a cosmic ecstatic dancer,
being the source of all the
movement in this universe which
releases souls of living things from
the snare illusion (Maya).

Nicholas, an amazing soul, travelled

all the way from California to get
this tattoo from Sunny. The aura
with which this man walks is just
incredible. When he saw this design
he just loved it to the core. He
extended his stay by a week so that
we could finish this tattoo. This
tattoo took 3 days to complete, day
1, Sunny designed it and the next 2
days for finishing the tattoo.

Aghorian Mystery
Tattoo
The Aghorian Mystery Tattoo by
Allan Gois at Goa Tattoo Festival,
India.
The world of Aghoris is undoubtedly
so mysterious. The myths that
come along are even more
interesting. But people hardly know
anything about their rituals and
practices and where it all started.
Aghoris are driven by one simple
belief that God exists in everything
and thus, nothing in the world is
impure. Each of their practices
indicate the rules recited by the
universe even though they seem
extreme. Aghoris believe in true
human form, so, are bathed in
ashes and no cloth most of the
times. Many other practices like this,
though considered to be horrifying
by us mortals, are sacred to them
because of their belief in being real
and pure. They are devotees of
Lord Shiva and believe in Shaivism.

Check this exorbitant Aghori Tattoo

by Allan Gois at Aliens Tattoo India.
This particular Aghori Tattoo is really
unique because it speaks about a
Lady Aghori. The tattoo portrays the
control of the Aghori over all five
elements of nature though
Sadhana.
Exciting enough?

Gopisvara Lord Shiva

Tattoo
Lord Shiva in Vrindavan (Gopisvara
Mahadev) tattoo by Sunny
Bhanushali at Aliens Tattoo India.
The client is a hearty follower of
Hindu mythology, specially Lord
Krishna and Lord Shiva. He devotes
one month every year to the study
Bhagavat Gita at Vrindavan, India.
He believes his life has transformed
spiritually and physically. So this
time he wished to have the tattoo
of Gopisvara Mahadev, it is one of
the 3 rudras of Lord Shiva.
There is a very beautiful story about
Gopisvara Mahadev and that is
what this tattoo portrays.

The client liked our work on double

exposure tattoos and Lord Shiva
conceptual tattoos so he was keen
on this style for his tattoo. Sameer,
our magic illustrator created this
amazing concept which portrays
the whole story of Gopisvara
Mahadev. Sameer is a rockstar at
aliens, when it comes to creating
illustrations!
When it was time for inking the
tattoo, Sunny left no stone unturned
to deliver the hyper-realistic
portrait tattoo within a long, single,
16-hour session. Isn’t it fabulous?

Lord Shiva-Kali Tattoo

Lord Shiva-Kali Tattoo by Sunny
Bhanushali at Aliens tattoo India.
Again, this is some rad work by
Sunny. The client is from Sweden,
follower of Shaivism wished to get
a Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali
Tattoo on his forearm as a souvenir
from India. He was so inspired by
Sunny’s work on Hindu religious and
mythological tattoos that he
decided no tattoo artist would be
apt for this work but Sunny.

However, behind this beautiful

design lies the hidden artistry of our
young magic-man, Sameer.
Sameer took almost a week to
come up with this amazing tattoo
design. This design is a well-
planned illustration, the
metamorphosis from state of
calmness of Lord Shiva to divine
rage of Goddess Kali is just flawless.
The red drifting strokes beautifully
usurp this fusion of states. It is sheer
pleasure to keep looking at this
tattoo isn’t it?

Sameer has used a few references

to build this design - Lord Shiva is
the statue of Adi Yogi located at
Booluvampatti, India, and the
Goddess Kali is derived from the
album art for Dan Simmons’ song
of Kali. We are immensely gratified
to share these amazing art and the
artists behind it. Powerful tattoo,
yeah?

Lord Shiva-Parvati
Tattoo
The contrasting avatars of Lord
Shiva – a Tattoo by Sunny
Bhanushali at Aliens Tattoo India.
Shiva, an entity that has never been
understood completely by anyone
and will never be understood. The
union of Shiv and Sati is even more
powerful and their love defines the
divine energy, an energy that can
make anything and everything
possible in the world. They defined
the power of love and unity. There
has been no power greater than
this unified love epic, ever. This
tattoo typically attempts to tell a
story about the great love, but it
wouldn’t be complete if there’s
nothing more to it.

Our client wanted some

contrasting emotions to be
displayed and Sameer worked out
this magical illustration. Our Master,
Sunny Bhanushali gave a form to
this mesmerising concept and
brought it to life! Don’t move your
eyes until you take in all that’s
happening in this one single piece.
Lifelike or world-class? You choose…

Exuberance of Lord
Shiva
Exuberance of Lord Shiva Tattoo by
Sunny Bhanushali at Aliens Tattoo
India. Yet another master piece by
Sunny. Take a look at the details in
this Lord Shiva tattoo, breath-taking
realism work portraying the Adi
Yogi. Such an exhibition of pure
ardour and love for what he does,
isn’t it?

His mad style of double exposure,

high contrast, super detailed
tattoos has become his signature
style. This design is an unbelievable
fusion of ecstatic elements of Lord
Shiva, the universe, planets, Shiva
on the pedestal watching over the
flow of multiverse, the massive
snake luring at his prey, raging
humongous clouds circumventing
the space-time portals, all of this
inside the higher state of Adi-Yogi.
The craziest composition you must
have ever seen. Our client went
bonkers looking at the final output.
It was a long, 14-hour session.
However, worth every second of it.

The client travelled all the way from

Jharkand to get this tattoo from us.
He loved Sunny’s past work on Lord
Shiva theme and he was keen on
getting this ‘Mortal Journey Of Lord
Shiva Tattoo’ on his upper arm. We
try our best to create new designs
for every customer, that’s the
speciality at Aliens. So, Sunny
worked on a new design based on
client’s interests and in no time he
came up with this completely new
design. AWESOME, isn’t?

Mortal Journey of
Lord Shiva
The hexagon at the bottom
symbolizes love, truth, harmony,
reliability, equality and sincerity.
Each of its sides depicts one of
these emotions. The contouring
lines beside them are used to
define edges and create
boundaries of the elements in life.
The intense figure in the centre is
an Aghori, an ascetic Shaiva Sadhu.
He is the self-restraint disciple of
Lord Shiva and is striving towards
attaining enlightenment. And at the
top of his head is a figure of the
commander himself, Lord Shiva,
metaphorically relating to the
client’s late brother set on a journey
in heaven with peace and
harmony.

Double Exposure
Meditative Lord Shiva
Tattoo
This is one of the best Lord Shiva
Tattoos done by Sunny Bhanushali
at Aliens Tattoo India. The client was
getting a full sleeve tattoo and this
was a second session towards it.
He wished to have different states
of Lord Shiva spanning throughout
his arm.

This custom tattoo depicts a

meditative state of Lord Shiva and
to make it more interesting, Sunny
added architecture of the Shiva
Mandir at Amarnath. He put around
2 days to create this wonderful
double exposure digital art of Lord
Shiva, followed by a 14-hour
session for completing the tattoo.

There is a myth that men are more

inclined towards getting Lord Shiva
Tattoos, but it’s not really the case.
There are many women who are
interested in getting these designs
inked on them as well. The outlook
towards tattoos is equally shared
between men as well as women.
These tattoos hold interesting
stories and emotions that our
clients share with the depiction of a
Lord Shiva tattoo.

There’s a range of Lord Shiva

Tattoos waiting for you! What is
your story? Does your jaw-drop
when you see these amazing Lord
Shiva tattoos? What’s keeping you
from getting inked? Want to get
yourself a Shiva Tattoo? Choose
any option from the designs
mentioned above, or visit our Malad
Studio.

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