It is the the statue of one of the most powerful god of hinduism, Shiva. He is believed to be destroyer of negative energy in hindu religion. According to religious book,he used to live in Kailash Parbat with his wife Parbati and children Ganesh and kartikeya .
His weapon is trisul which has 3 spike and he sit in the coat of tiger. This is one of the biggest monument of shiva in whole asia. He used to to do penace (tapasya) most of the time.