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Who was the Hindu god known as the Lord of the Dance whose job it was to destroy and re-create the world as a means of getting rid of illusion and imperfections?

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Lord Shiva was known as the Lord of the Dance whose job was to destroy and re-create the world as a means of getting rid of illusion and imperfections.

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Lord Shiva, one of the numerous deities of the Hindus, is also known as "The Destroyer". The Shiva image shows him as a dancing deity, with numerous hands and representing the numerous roles he held. He shows him as the lord of creation, preserver and also the destroyer of the whole world. He is deemed to be one of the supreme beings (one among three- Brahma and Vishnu)capable of creating, protecting and even transforming the universe.

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