and who referred to him as their benefactor?
Hindus.
Shiva
The Shiva-related tradition is a major part of Hinduism, found all over the Indian subcontinent, such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia, such as Bali, Indonesia
what is the name of the hindu liberator god Vishnu who did he liberate? UNANSWERABLE from what? UNANSWERABLE by what other names is he known? Hari , Kala, Vasudev, Purusa, Atman and Prakrti who is shiva? One of the principal deities of Hinduism which traditions are associated with him? Smarta tradition in which forms does he appear? Nataraja, Nityanarta, Dakshinamurthy,Ardhanarishvara how is he depicted? Nataraja (Sanskrit: ', "Lord of Dance") why was he called the destroyer? Because he is one of the supreme beings who creates, protects and transforms the universe
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Shiva [SEP] Historical development and literature
The Shiva-related tradition is a major part of Hinduism, found all over the Indian subcontinent, such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia, such as Bali, Indonesia. Scholars have interpreted early prehistoric paintings at the Bhimbetka rock shelters, carbon dated to be from pre-10,000 BCE period, as Shiva dancing, Shiva's trident, and his mount Nandi. Rock paintings from Bhimbetka, depicting a figure with a trishul, have been described as Nataraja by Erwin Neumayer, who dates them to the mesolithic.