Batara Guru

[4][5] However, Batara Guru has more aspects than the Indian Shiva, as the Indonesian Hindus blended their spirits and heroes with him.

Batara Guru's wife in Southeast Asia is Shiva's consort Durga.

He is conceptualized quite similar to the creator deity found in Central Asia and Native North America.

[13] According to John Crawfurd, the word Batara is derived from avatara, both in "sense and orthography" and simply is a prefix to connote any deity.

[14] Batara Guru in Luwu, Indonesia has been conceptualized as formless, potent, invisible and unlocatable, states Shelly Errington.

[15] According to Sureq Galigo, Batara Guru was a god, the son of Sang Patotoqe and Datu Palingeq, who was sent to earth to cultivate it as human being.

Batara Guru has a shakti (consort) named Dewi Uma and begat some children.

In wayang kulit, Batara Guru is the only character whose feet face forward, with four hands, pointed canine teeth, a blue neck and paralyzed legs.