Shivratri 2025: Actors who played Lord Shiva onscreen

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Arun Govil

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Nitish Bharadwaj

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Mohit Raina

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Rohit Bakshi

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Tarun Khanna

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Saurabh Raj Jain

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Yash Dasgupta

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Siddharth Kumar Tewary

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Jatin Kanakia

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