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Siva (Hindu deity)

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Images featuring Siva (Hindu deity)

66 images from works
  • Hindu deities: Shiva, Chhinnamasta, Kamadeva and Rati. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.
  • Parvati and a Shiva lingam. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Shiva with the Ganges flowing from his head and Parvati seated on a tiger skin with Ganesha, Skanda and Nandi bull surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.
  • Shiva trampling on animal sages accompanied by deer, during Daksha's sacrifice, Parvati stands to one side. Chromolithograph.
  • Page 122: Shiva and Parvati on Nandi bull. Watercolour drawing.
  • A huntress approaching a meditating Shiva. Chromolithograph, 1883.
  • Bhairavi worshipping at a shrine of Shiva, with three women standing behind. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Shiva and Parvati. Gouache.
  • Page 153: Shiva and Parvati seated with Nandi bull. Gouache drawing.
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Works from the collections

76 works

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    The Sarabha: a mythical creature connected with Shiva. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 25989i
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    Bhairava riding a dog with worshipper. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 26013i
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    Shiva, the Hindu deity, seated in the lotus position on a deerskin. Gouache painting.

    | Reference: 566450i
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    Parvati and a Shiva lingam. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 581742i
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    Offerings being laid before Kālī who is dancing on the recumbent Siva. Gouache.

    | Reference: 46019i
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Related topics

Hindu gods
Hindu mythology
Hindu goddesses
Hindu symbolism
Bulls
Religion
India
Fear
Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
Death

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