[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Figure group # Figure group Shiva and Parvati, with Shiva represented as Vyakhyana-Daksinamurti, the divine exponent of the shastras, seated together on a lotus throne. The divine couple embody in gesture and expression the tender ‘loving glance’ of the snigdha mood. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 800–900 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-113-1986](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-113-1986) · Pramāṇa