Multiple choice general knowledge

Which god destroyed one of the five heads of Brahma?

  1. Indra

  2. Shiva

  3. Vishnu

  4. Durga
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Explanation

According to Hindu mythology, Shiva cut off one of Brahma's five heads as punishment for Brahma's arrogance and disrespect toward Shiva. This occurred when Brahma lied about finding the top of Shiva's endless pillar of light (the linga), and Shiva, in his fierce form as Bhairava, severed the offending fifth head. Indra, Vishnu, and Durga are not associated with this incident in Puranic scriptures.

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