Marriage of Shiva and Parvati

Relief depicting the marriage of Siva and Parvati witnessed by Visnu and Laksmi (Kalyanasundara, ‘The Wedding of the Charming One’). Visnu officiates, pouring a lustration blessing (abhiseka) over the couples open hands from a gold pot. Siva displays two attributes, a deer (mriga) (deer) and an axe (parasu).

Kind

artefact

Date

1766 CE