Shiva is a Hindu god worshipped by Shaivaites as the Supreme Being and universal destroyer-of-ignorance. As one of the three main gods in the Hindu pantheon, there are temples dedicated to his worship across the Indian subcontinentâÂÂprimarily India and its union territories along with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan as well as in other South and Southeast Asian countries with significant Hindu populations (like Cambodia, IndonesiaâÂÂprimarily BaliâÂÂMalaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka). The most prominent of these temples are the Jyotirlinga temples and Mellacheruvu Swayabhu Shambhulingeshwara Swami, Telangana.
A survey carried out by All Pakistan Hindu Rights Movement Pakistan revealed that out of 4280 Hindu temples in Pakistan around 380 survived.
<Gallery> File:Shiva_Temple_Gandhian_Mansehra.jpg|Mansehra Shiva Temple before renovation. File:Shiv_Mandir_Umerkot.jpg|View of Umerkot Shiv Mandir. File:Shive and Pithoro Temple, Pabuhar.jpg|View of Shive and Pithoro Temple, Pabuhar. File:Shiv Temple, Sardharo.jpg|View of Shiv Temple at Sardharo. File:Shiv Temple, Chelhar.jpg|Shiv Temple, Chelhar. File:Shiv Parvati Temple, Mithi.jpg|Shiv Parvati Temple, Mithi. File:Anchlasar Temple, Nagarparkar.jpg|Anchlasar Temple, Nagarparkar. </Gallery>