Shiva and Parvati, 19th century, India (Pahari Hills), Ink and translucent watercolor on paper, Image (sight): 5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (13 x 12.1 cm), Paintings, The god Shiva is shown in the wilderness as an ascetic with snakes coiling around his arms and in his hair. He holds a mala (a string of prayer beads) and is attended to by his wife, Parvati, who holds her hands in anjali mudra (veneration), and by Nandi, his vahana (vehicle)
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Shiva, Parvati, 19th century, India, Pahari Hills, Ink, translucent watercolor, paper, Image, sight, 5 1/8 x 4 3/4, 13 12.1 cm, Paintings, god, shown, wilderness, ascetic, snakes coiling, arms, hair, holds, mala, string, prayer beads, attended, wife, hands, anjali mudra, veneration, Nandi, vahana, vehicle
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