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Thyagaraja Temple is a Shiva temple, located in the town of Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu state, India. Shiva is worshiped in the form of a lingam as Thyagarajaswami, also known as Putridankondar. His consort Parvati is worshipped as Goddess Neelotpalambika.
Tamil temple lore narrates that once the gods and sages had gathered at Shiva's abode, they prayed their respects to Shiva and Parvati. However, the sage Bhringi had vowed to worship only one deity, Shiva, and ignored Parvati while worshipping and circumambulating him. Agitated, Parvati cursed Bhringi to lose all his flesh and blood, reducing ...
Uma–Maheshvara, central India, probably late 1000s to 1100s AD, buff sandstone, Dallas Museum of Art. Uma–Maheshvara (Sanskrit: उमामहेश्वर, romanized: Umāmaheśvara) is a form of the divine couple, Shiva (Maheshvara) and Parvati (Uma), in Hindu iconography.
Shiva then merged with Parvati to form Ardhanarishvara, the half-female, half-male form of Shiva and Parvati. [9] The Arunachala, or red mountain, lies behind the Arunachalesvara temple, and is associated with the temple of its namesake. [3] The hill itself is sacred and considered a lingam, or iconic representation of Shiva. [10]
A depiction of Somaskanda with a dancing Skanda in the middle of Parvati and Shiva Representation of Shiva, Parvati, and Skanda Somaskanda ( Sanskrit : सोमास्कन्द , romanized : Somāskanda ) is a medieval form of Hindu iconography , a representation of Shiva with his consort Uma ( Parvati ), and their son Skanda (Murugan ...
As Shiva's wife, Parvati represents the life-affirming, creative force that complements Shiva's austere, world-denying nature. Her presence in his life draws him from isolation into worldly engagement, thus balancing the two poles of asceticism and householder life in Hindu philosophy.
Vrisharudha is depicted as the form of the deity who is accompanied by Parvati and seated on his bull mount, Nandi. Chandrashekara Chandrashekara is depicted as the form of the deity who wears the crescent moon on his matted hair. Umamaheshvara: Umamaheshvara is depicted as the divine couple of Shiva and Parvati following their wedding. Nataraja