Lord Shiva is considered the indication of the supreme godhead.

Shiva is the ruler of the entire universe and the final destination of the entire universe during dissolution.

The supreme god but enjoys the form of a mendicant and wanders in the cremation grounds smearing the holy ashes on his body symbolizing the ultimate wisdom that is changeless and eternal.

Lord Shiva is venerated with thousands of names. Here are a few names of Shiva with their importance.
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-Shiva
The most auspicious one


-Shankar
The one who bestows prosperity


-Shambo
The source of all joy and auspiciousness


-Bola Bhandari
The easily pleased one


-Ishwar
The all-pervasive one


-Maheshwar
The supreme Lord of the universe


-Rameshwar
The Lord Of Sri Rama


-Someshwar
The one who wears a crescent moon


-Gangadhar
The one who carries the Ganges on his matted hair


-Shoolapani
One who carries a trident

-Trinetradhari
The one with three eyes


-Pannakabhushana
One who wears snakes as garlands


-Umapati
The Lord of Uma (Parvati)


-Suraguru
The teacher of the gods


-Neelkant
The one with a blue neck because of swallowing the deadly poison Halahal to save the worlds


-Vishveshwara
The lord of the worlds


-Mahadev
The Lord of all the gods


-Tripurantaka
The annihilator of the three cities
(the abode of demons)


-Rudra
The fierce one


-Mrutyunjaya
The one who has conquered death


-Sarveshwara
The one who is all powerful


-Sadashiva
The one who is always auspicious


-Gauri Shankar
The auspicious Lord who is the husband of Mother Gauri


-Chandrashekar
The one who wears crescent moon as ornament


-Hara
The one who destroys


-Lingeshwara
The one who is worshipped in the aniconic form of Shivling


-Natraj
The king of dance


-Maha Kaleshwar
The great Lord of time


-Bikshadana
The mendicant


-Bhairav
The fearful one


-Achala
The non-moving one


-Ajanma
He one without births


-Akshayaguna
The one with endless qualities


-Amrityu
The deathless one


-Ardhanarishwar
The one with a feminine form in his half


-Anamya
The one who is never sick


-Anantadrishti
The one with endless vision


-Anantashree
The one with infinite glories


-Anutama
The one who is above all


-Aprameya
The immeasurable one


-Banahasta
One who wields arrows in his hands


-Bhadrapriya
One who always wishes to do the good


-Balanetra
The one with an additional eye in the forehead


-Jatadhar
The one with a matted hair


-Bhasmapriya
The one who is fond of holy ash


-Booteshwar
The god of all the devils


-Chandramauli
The one who wears crescent moon as his crown


-Dakshina murti
The south facing god and the giver of all knowledge


-Drudavrata
The determined and the most disciplined one


-Pashupati
The Lord of all beings


-Hiranya Varna
The one with a golden hue


-Kapalin
The one who wears a garland of skulls


-Lalataksha
One with an additional eye in the forehead


-Omkareshwar
The embodiment of ‘Om’ the primordial sound