The anime's version also omits various aspects of Lord Shiva's appearance, such as the Ganges River spouting at the top of his head, the cobra Vasuki that is coiled around his neck, and the crescent moon in his hair. He also has five eyes, a gold headband, and blue tattoos in the anime, which is not accurate to traditional depictions of the god. Traditional depictions of Lord Shiva show him with long hair with a knot on top of his head, two arms (mostly, for there are many statues and pictures of him with four arms) and he wears a tiger skin draped across his chest and pelvis.
Shiva is presented in the anime as a young man with short shaggy hair, four arms and shirtless this is a deviation from the actual deity.
