There is a reason why Lord Shiva is never imagined without water.
A stream flows from his matted locks. Devotees pour water over the Shivling in every temple. His abode is the Himalayas, the birthplace of mighty rivers. In Hindu thought, water is not just a natural element. It is memory, purity, transformation and liberation. And Shiva, the ascetic who dissolves ego and illusion, stands at the meeting point of all these forces.
