Shiva -The Supreme

This is my humble attempt to showcase Lord Shiva in his “Neelkanth” (“the one with blue throat”) form along with all his adornments in the Himalayan mountains of Kailash (the “Abode of Shiva”).

In Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva, (Sanskrit: “Auspicious One”) is one of the main deities of Hinduism and is worshipped as the supreme god.

Also known by the name of Neelkanth, Shiva got the blue neck after drinking the poison, Halahala, during the Churning of Ocean (Samudra Manthan) to get the elixir of life (Amrit).

The legend says that during Samudra Manthan, the ocean of the milk was being churned by the gods (devas) and demons (asuras), the first thing to appear was a dark sticky foam, the poison "Halahala" that had the power to destroy the universe. Soon, its fumes started to spread in the air and water. Shiva drank it to save the world. Goddess Parvati caught hold of his neck to avoid the poison from entering his body and so it remained in his throat making it blue colored.

My creation has a blue body glow and dark blue throat to signify this event which made Lord Shiva, the “Neelkanth” from this moment.

This work was created for "That Takes the Cake 2020" @ Round Rock, TX and won Silver Award in the Sugar Showpiece Individual Category.

The biggest challenge for this cake was to drive it safely more than 1000 miles to this event, as it stood more than 32 inches tall & weighed more than 100 lbs.