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As Shiva's wife, Parvati represents the life-affirming, creative force that complements Shiva's austere, world-denying nature. Her presence in his life draws him from isolation into worldly engagement, thus balancing the two poles of asceticism and householder life in Hindu philosophy.
Shiva and Parvati are often represented sitting face to face (the sammukha mudra). They can also be seen in various postures connoting love and desire such as embracing each other in the alingana pose. Shiva in some representations touches and caresses Parvati's breasts (the kuca-sparsa pose) or holds her in his lap (atikarohana form).
Tamil temple lore narrates that once the gods and sages had gathered at Shiva's abode, they prayed their respects to Shiva and Parvati. However, the sage Bhringi had vowed to worship only one deity, Shiva, and ignored Parvati while worshipping and circumambulating him. Agitated, Parvati cursed Bhringi to lose all his flesh and blood, reducing ...
Shiva with Parvati. Shiva is depicted three-eyed, the Ganges flowing through his matted hair, wearing ornaments of serpents and a skull garland, covered in ashes, and seated on a tiger skin. A seated Shiva holds an axe and deer in his hands. Siva with Moustache from Archaeological Museum GOA.
In one of the variants of the tale of Nahusha, Parvati once requested Shiva to take her to the most beautiful garden in the world. As per her wishes, Shiva took her to Nandanvana, where Parvati saw a tree known as Kalpavriksha which could fulfill any wish. Since Kartikeya, the son of Parvati, had grown up and left Kailash, as a mother it caused ...
Due to its unique joint Shiva-Parvati idol, the Temple puts special emphasis on poojas that are meant to confer happiness and longevity to the married life of the devotees. One such notable ritual is the "Swayamvara Pushpanjali" pooja, which is conducted on seven consecutive Mondays, culminating with the "Uma-Maheswara" pooja on the evening of ...
Sitalsasthi is celebrated to commemorate the marriage of Lord Parvati and Lord Shiva, as described in the Shiva Purana. [3] According to the legend, when the demon Tarakasura [4] was wreaking havoc across the three realms—Svarga (heaven), Martiya (earth), and Patala (underworld)—the gods approached Lord Vishnu for a solution.
In the campus of Saurath Sabha, there is also a Lord Shiva temple known as Madhaweshwar Nath Mahadev Mandir. Similarly at the campus of Mukteshwar Sthan Mandir in the Devahar village of Madhubani district , a grand celebration of the Parthiva Shivalingas Puja was organised on 5 November 2023, in which around 1 crore 25 lakhs of Parthiva ...