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Pilgrims believe that doing a circumambulation of Mount Kailasha on foot is a spiritually beneficial practice that can bring various positive effects, such as the collection of meritorious karma, the cleansing of sins from one's consciousness, and good fortune. The circumambulation is made in a clockwise direction by the Hindus.
Nandi (Sanskrit: नन्दि), also known as Nandikeshvara or Nandideva, is the bull vahana (mount) of the Hindu god Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine.
Shiva's mount is the bull Nandi below Shiva. In the Smarta tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is a part of its Panchayatana puja . [ 181 ] This practice consists of the use of icons or anicons of five deities considered equivalent, [ 181 ] set in a quincunx pattern. [ 182 ]
Some of the most famous sculptures are Shiva the ascetic, Shiva the dancer, Shiva being warned by Parvati about the demon Ravana, and river goddess. [29] Within the courtyard, there is a central shrine dedicated to Shiva, and an image of his mount Nandi (the sacred bull).
Before becoming the vehicle of Shiva, Nandi was a deity called Nandikeshvara, lord of joy and master of music and dance. Then, without warning, his name and his functions were transferred to the aspect of Shiva known as the deity Nataraja. From half-man, half-bull, he became simply a bull.
Ravananugraha or Ravananugraha-murti ("form showing favour to Ravana" [1]) is a benevolent aspect of the Hindu god Shiva, depicted seated on his abode Mount Kailash with his consort Parvati, while the rakshasa-king (demon-king) Ravana of Lanka attempts to uproot it.
Vrisharudha is depicted as the form of the deity who is accompanied by Parvati and seated on his bull mount, Nandi. Chandrashekara Chandrashekara is depicted as the form of the deity who wears the crescent moon on his matted hair. Umamaheshvara: Umamaheshvara is depicted as the divine couple of Shiva and Parvati following their wedding. Nataraja
The temple stands in the centre of an enclosure on the southern side of the Agnikund, wherein there are several small shrines dedicated to Shiva's mount, Nandi. [1] Of particular interest and importance is a four tonne statue of Nandi made of panchadhatu , the alloy used for making idols, which is composed of five metals – gold, silver ...