Rudras

thumb|The 11 Rudras depicted with a third eye and ithyaphallic, Udayagiri Caves, c. 401 CE

thumb|Part of the Vyomamandala depicting Rudras - Circa 5th Century CE, Katra Keshava Deva; currently at Government Museum, Mathura|Mathura Museum. Rudras refer to the forms of the god Rudra, whose traditions have since been associated with Shiva. They make up eleven of the thirty-three gods in the Vedic pantheon. They are at times identified with the storm deities referred to as Maruts, while at other times considered distinct from them.