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Nepal Uma Mahesvara, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1300 CE The several Silpa texts mention definite rules to create an image of Uma–Maheshwara. The Indian artists, working throughout history, have followed these scriptural injunctions to create the images of the divine couple in diverse media, but mostly in stone and bronze sculptures.
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The name Ardhanarishvara means "the Lord Who is half woman." Ardhanarishvara is also known by other names like Ardhanaranari ("the half man-woman"), Ardhanarisha ("the Lord who is half woman"), Ardhanarinateshvara ("the Lord of Dance (Who is half-woman), [1] [2] Parangada, [3] Naranari ("man-woman"), Ammaiyappan (a Tamil Name meaning "Mother-Father"), [4] and Ardhayuvatishvara (in Assam, "the ...
Attributed to Khushala The Gods Sing and Dance for Shiva and Parvati (late 18th century) From sculpture to dance, many Indian arts explore and express the stories of Parvati and Shiva as themes. For example, Daksha Yagam of Kathakali, a form of dance-drama choreography, adapts the romantic episodes of Parvati and Shiva. [88]
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.
Shiva then merged with Parvati to form Ardhanarishvara, the half-female, half-male form of Shiva and Parvati. [9] The Arunachala, or red mountain, lies behind the Arunachalesvara temple, and is associated with the temple of its namesake. [3] The hill itself is sacred and considered a lingam, or iconic representation of Shiva. [10]