Trimurti 3,8 cm brass

Lord Shiva performs five actions - creation, preservation, dissolution,
concealing grace, and revealing grace. Each of the five actions
corresponds to a name and form of Shiva. Respectively, these first
three actions are associated with Shiva as Sadyojata (akin to Brahma),
Vamadeva (akin to Vishnu), Aghora (akin to Rudra). Thus, Brahma, Vishnu
and Rudra are not Deities different from Shiva, but rather are forms of
Shiva. As Brahma/Sadyojata, Shiva creates. As Vishnu/Vamadeva, Shiva
preserves. As Rudra/Aghora, he dissolves. This shatters the
commonly-held false idea that Shiva is the "God of destruction." To
Shaivites Shiva is God and performs all actions, of which destruction
is only but one. Ergo, the Trimurti is a form of Shiva Himself for
Shaivas. Shaivites believe that Lord Shiva is the Supreme, who assumes
various critical roles and assumes appropriate names and forms, and
also stands transcending all these.
Trimurti 3,8 cm brass statue