Bhringi
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Bhringi is a rishi in Hinduism, described to be a great devotee of Shiva, one of the Hindu Trimurti.
Sculpture of Bhringi
Bhringi (left) worshipping Shiva as Nataraja.
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.
Bhringi
…eventually become a Maharishi. According to local variations of this legend, Shiva and Parvati united to assume the form of a composite deity called Ardhanarishvara. When Bhringi attempted to bore a hole through them to circumambulate only the deity's half of Shiva, Parvati cursed him, depriving him of his flesh…
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