Ardhanarishvara
Ardhanarishvara (the combined form of Shiva and Parvati) and the Descent of the Ganges Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Geography: Probably made in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia
Ardhanarishvara (the combined form of Shiva and Parvati) and the Descent of the Ganges Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Geography: Probably made in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia
Parvati Greets Shiva in His Beauty as Chandra Shekhar This sumptuous painting recreates a moment from Shiva and Parvati’s wedding, when Parvati greets her divine husband in his most beatific form. She bows before him, touching his feet with a garland, as others—gods, demons, and devotees alike—kneel in his presence. The figure of Shiva is
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Harihar Milan Album of popular prints mounted on cloth pages. Colour lithograph, lettered, inscribed and numbered 55. Vishnu and Lakshmi are seated on an elephant, while Śiva and Parvati approach them, seated on a bull. Ganesha is held in Parvati’s lap.Two winged figures grace the sky, coloured with lines of bright blue, yellow and pink.
Annapurna Album of popular prints mounted on cloth pages. Colour lithograph, lettered, inscribed and numbered 46. Śiva stands in front of Parvati in an ornately decorated pillared hall; she is enthroned and has female attendants holding fly whisks on either side. Parvati ladles rice into Śiva’s outstretched hands in honour of the Annapurna festival. Printed
Shiva and Family Album of popular prints mounted on cloth pages. Colour lithograph, lettered, inscribed and numbered 45. Śiva and his family are portayed in a predominently naturalistic landscape that includes rolling hills in the background. Śiva, Karttikeya, Nandi and two devotees are portrayed to the left, while to the right Parvati has Ganesha seated