Ardhanarishvara
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Ardhanarishvara is a form of the Hindu deity Shiva combined with his consort Parvati. Ardhanarishvara is depicted as half-male and half-female, equally split down the middle.
Ardhanarishvara
An early Kushan head of Ardhanarishvara, discovered at Rajghat, now in the Mathura Museum
A statue of Ardhanarisvara in the Trowulan Museum in Indonesia
A rare example of a Shakta Ardhanarishvara, where the dominant right side is female
Shiva
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Shiva, also known as Mahadeva and Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism.
Ardhanarishvara
…Ardhanarishvara (Sanskrit: अर्धनारीश्वर, romanized: Ardhanārīśvara, lit. 'the half-female Lord') is a form of the Hindu deity Shiva combined with his consort Parvati. Ardhanarishvara is depicted as half-male and half-female, equally split down the middle. Ardhanarishvara represents…
Statue of Shiva at Shivoham Shiva Temple, Bangalore, Karnataka
A depiction of Somaskanda with a dancing Skanda in the middle of Parvati and Shiva.
An ancient sculpture of Shiva at the Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra. 6th century CE
The Pashupati seal discovered during excavation of the Indus Valley archaeological site of Mohenjo-Daro and showing a possible representation of a "yogi" or "proto-Shiva" figure as Paśupati (Lord of the Animals" c. 2350–2000 BCE