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An 18th century CE painting depicting Shiva and Parvati with their sons Ganesha and Kartikeya. Indian religious literature describes Kartikeya and Ganesha as sons of Shiva and Parvati. Shavite puranas such as Ganesha Purana, Shiva Purana and Skanda Purana state that Ganesha is the elder of the two.
The Mahabharata narrates in different chapters the birth of warrior-god Kartikeya (the son of Shiva and Parvati) and his association with the Matrikas – his adopted mothers. [ 15 ] In one version, Indra (king of gods) sends the goddesses called "mothers of the world" to kill him. [ 15 ]
[6] [7] An anachronism found in a few Kalyanasundara scenes is the presence of the yet-unborn children of Shiva and Parvati, Ganesha and Kartikeya. Examples of this anachronism are found at the Rameshvara Cave of Ellora , and in a 9th-century sculpture from Uttar Pradesh now housed in Los Angeles County Museum of Art .
Parvati is nominally the second consort of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and rejuvenation. However, she is not different from Satī, being the reincarnation of Shiva's wife. Parvati is the mother of the gods and goddess, Ganesha and Skanda (Kartikeya). Some communities believe her to be the sister of Vishnu. Parvati, when depicted ...
An illustration depicting Shiva with his family at Kailasha. Kailasha or Kailasa (IAST: Kailāsa) is the celestial abode of the Hindu god Shiva.It is traditionally recognized as a mountain where Shiva resides along with his consort Parvati, and their children, Ganesha and Kartikeya. [1]
When Shiva and Parvati decided to find suitable brides for their sons. Shiva got Buddhi (intellect) and Siddhi (spiritual power) married to Ganesha. Kartikeya on his return was enraged and went away to stay alone on Mount Krauncha in Palani in the name of Kumara brahmachari. On seeing his father coming over to pacify him, he tried to move to ...
[105] [19] Many rural Lingayat communities include the images of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha in their wedding invitations, while Ganesha festivities are observed by both rural and urban Lingayats in many parts of Karnataka. [19] Colonial-era reports by British officials confirm that Lingayats observed Ganesha Chaturthi in the 19th century. [20]
[10] [12] Parvati is also noted for her motherhood, being the mother of the prominent Hindu deities Ganesha and Kartikeya. [ 6 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Philosophically, Parvati is regarded as Shiva’s shakti (divine energy or power), the personification of the creative force that sustains the cosmos.