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  2. Chandeshvara Nayanar - Wikipedia

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    Chandesa also has an image among the image of 63 Nayanmars in large Shiva temples. A Chola bronze of Chandikeswara, dated from 11th century was found from Thiruvenkadu in Nagapattinam district . The image with a height of 66 cm (26 in) is sported with Chandesa in seated posture with his folded left leg.

  3. Ardhanarishvara - Wikipedia

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    The union of Purusha (Shiva) and Prikriti (Shiva's energy, Shakti) generates the universe, an idea also manifested in the union of the Linga of Shiva and Yoni of Devi creating the cosmos. [57] [58] [59] The Mahabharata lauds this form as the source of creation. [46] Ardhanarishvara also suggests the element of Kama or Lust, which leads to ...

  4. Panchavimshatimurti - Wikipedia

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    The Agama texts describe twenty-five forms of Shiva, offering specifications in which the deity is to be represented. For each form, the attire, ornaments, posture, weapons, as well as the other accessories associated with the form are described, along with associated deities and objects. [4]

  5. Manjit Bawa - Wikipedia

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    For Bawa, drawing is his first love. "I enjoy doing it, for it isn't decorative and loud. One can use minimum essentials to extract the maximum effect," says the artist. "I was inspired to return to drawing after seeing Michelangelo's sketches and drawings at an exhibition in Amsterdam, where I had gone for one of my shows. The idea stuck in my ...

  6. Nataraja - Wikipedia

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    It typically shows Shiva dancing in one of the Natya Shastra poses, holding Agni (fire) in his left back hand, the front hand in gajahasta (elephant hand) or dandahasta (stick hand) mudra, the front right hand with a wrapped snake that is in abhaya (fear not) mudra while pointing to a Sutra text, and the back hand holding a musical instrument ...

  7. Mukhalinga - Wikipedia

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    The right half is the male Shiva with a moustache, while the left half is the female Parvati; the eyes, the lips, the earrings (a serpent and floral earring) as well as the sides of the crown may differ in the halves. Bhairava, the terrible form of Shiva, is generally depicted angry; however may have a gentler expression. He wears serpent ...

  8. Shaka Laka Boom Boom - Wikipedia

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    Fate leads him to an extraordinary discovery one fateful day—a magical pencil imbued with the power to bring the sketches it creates to life. As Sanju begins to grasp the astonishing abilities of the magical pencil, he inadvertently draws the attention of a comical gang, led by the gangster Tiger.

  9. Pichhwai - Wikipedia

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    The main image portrayed in Pichhwai paintings is Shrinathji.This 700+ years old form of Krishna, is the presiding deity worshipped at the Shrinathji Temple with many paintings showing the rituals and worship offered to the deity in the temple.