Ardhanarishvara

A painting of Ardhanarishvara drawn about the 1800's.

Ardhanarishvara is a form of the Hindu god Shiva joined together with the Hindu goddess Parvati. Ardhanarishvara in statues and drawings is showed as a half-male and half-female.^[1]

Ardhanarishvara Media

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 three-armed bronze Ardhanarishvara
Ardhanarishvara relief is from the Elephanta Caves near Mumbai
Ardhanarishvara playing a veena surrounded by Bhringi and a female attendant, Badami
Ardhanarishvara sculpture, Khajuraho, depicting Shiva with Parvati as his equal half.
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Ardhanarishvara worshipped at Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam

References

↑ "Ardhanarishvara | Hindu deity". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

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[1] "Ardhanarishvara | Hindu deity". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

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