AKASH BHAIRAV

Bhairav is one of the many forms of Mahadeva, or Shiva, also known as the destroyer and the regenerator. He takes the form of Bhairav for specific roles. The form of Bhairav that Shiva takes, depicts terror and therefore looks ferocious. There are many forms of Bhairav and Akash Bhairav is just one of his sixty-four forms.  Akash Bhairav always has his face looking skywards, hence the name Akash Bahirav (Akash means Sky). The popular belief about Akash Bhairav is that whoever or whatever meets his sight would perish instantly. Therefore, nobody dare look at his eyes. The reason why his eyes are always looking up towards the sky is for the sake of protecting or preventing all living and non-living things of the world from destruction. All other forms of Bhairav also depict fierce features.