Why Offer Alcohol to Bhairava Baba? 🕉️ Vedic Symbolism of Surrender & Fearlessness In temples like Varanasi’s Bhairava or Ujjain’s Kal Bhairava, alcohol (madya) offerings vanish mysteriously—yet it’s a sacred prasadam. Why? Bhairava isn’t Shiva in form; he’s raw Shiva—free from society’s rules, naked, dark-skinned, with dogs & a skull (kapala). Dark hue embodies infinite universe, kapala reminds impermanence, dogs represent senses under his command. Alcohol offerings symbolize surrendering weak