Studies in Indian Art c14.s2.17

c14.s2.17

2. Bas-relief showing Śiva-Pārvatī (ht. 3'—0×2'—1") seated on Kailāsa with Nandi bull, standing Gaṇeśa on right, Kārttikeya on left and a Śiva gaṇa in *añjalimudrā* in the centre (*Fig. 156*). Śiva holds a trident and a *mātulunga* fruit in his right hands, a snake in the lower left, while his upper left hand embraces Pārvatī at her breast. The divine couple is shown experiencing ecstatic pleasure in their abode on Kailāsa. Circa 8th century A.D.