WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Marshall’s identification with proto-Shiva Most significantly he identified the seal as an early prototype of the Hindu god Shiva (or, his Vedic predecessor, Rudra), who also was known by the title Pashupati (’lord or father of all the animals’) in historic times.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pashupati Seal: A steatite seal discovered at Mohenjo-daro depicts a human figure or a deity seating cross-legged. The figure, referred to as Pashupati wears a three-horned headgear and is surrounded by animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pashupati seal was discovered in the Indus Valley Civilization’s Mohenjo-daro archaeological site. It depicts a three-faced god with buffalo horns reclining cross-legged on a throne surrounded by an elephant, tiger, buffalo, rhinoceros, and two deer at his feet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pashupati or the Proto Shiva was the chief deity worshipped by the people of the Indus Valley Civilization. Archaeological excavations in Mohenjo Daro had retrieved the Pashupati seal.