Shiva (/ Ë Ê i v É /; Sanskrit: à¤¶à¤¿à¤µ, IAST: Åiva, lit. the auspicious one) is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being within Shaivism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Shiva is the destroyer of evil and the transformer within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity that includes Brahma and Vishnu.
Fiesta beads are strings of colored glass or plastic beads typically worn as necklaces during Mardi Gras or other celebrations. They are usually simply referred to as beads during festivities.
Why Use Prayer Beads? Prayer beads are an aid to achieving a type of prayer called Contemplative Prayer. Contemplative Prayer is well described by one of its great modern proponents, the Cistercian priest and monk Fr. Thomas Keating who lives and works at a Benedictine monastery at Snowmass, Colorado.