Krishna never touches matter, when He does that is Shiva
Rajastanis used to shout “Harrah” (Hara means “Shiva” who is energy of Krishna) when going into battle, from there we get Hurrah in West
Winter is required to enable the rebirth of spring..Vinasaya ca Duskritan, eternal cycle
3 matted locks physical mental, spiritual..Moon means beyond time, sun right eye, moon left, fire third eye, cupid was once burned by that eye
Open eyes new creation closes annihilation, half open eyes as described in Gita for yoga
Snake look to right side which is side of reason & justice, colied 3 X past, present and future, Siva beyond time
Trident ..3 powers shakti iccha (will) kriya (action) jnan (knowledge), kamandalu, made from a pumpkin hollowed out, inner cleanliness
Nandi represents both great power and the jiva soul, always faces Shiva in order to right the right cues.
Nandi at Ekamabaranath
Uses Beads for japa
Indifferent to this world, story of yogi who said “It is only temporary”
Doesn’t want to take the time to carefully consider requests, quickly says yes to get rid of them..followers are often wealthy, those of Krishna not always so, Brgu story, and how Lakshmi was displeased by brahmins
Observe Shiva ratri like we would observe the day of any great Vaishava achary..Chaitanya Bhagavat says who worships Chaitanya and neglects Nityananda, it’s like worshipping Krisna & neglecting Shiva
Rock carving of Arjuna’s penence in Mahaballipuram, largest single rock carving in world
Story of saving universe by catching ganges. Can note that Lord Shiva’s heroics are always at the request of Vishnu. He is always willing to do serive for Vishnu, or Krishna. And krishna likes to glorify his devotees.
Consult Bhagavatam for full details of this story.There are seven parts of the story where Vishnu saves the day and Shiva only comes in at the end to drink the poison..also Mohini Murti
When Shiva dances sun becomes 12 times hotter, universe (circle of fire) destroyed...upraised foot is moksha, mudra is do not fear....upper arms balance of universe
Yogamaya at Krishna’s birth, Subhadra
Story of Ganesh three times around universe
Depending on how long you want the slide show to last, you may look up the stories of each of these temples and/or you could add more.