A Cannabis indica strain, originally from India. (as the name implies)
The plant is short and bushy with a small amount of leaves, making it very suitable for inside cultivation.

I'm no pot connoisseur, but as far as I can tell Shiva's effects are pretty typical to nearly pure Indica strains: very relaxing and floaty, not particularily sociable. Still, Shiva buds really spiced up a certain parties in 2000.. :)