The Hindu Temple v2.c12.172

v2.c12.172

The image is 'gracefully' (lalitāsana) enthroned on an oval seat and is flanked by pillars. The hands of Śiva, the Lord (Iśvara) hold trident and rosary in Kaṭaka-hasta; Pārvatī, his beloved, holds up a mirror and raises a jar. Images of this kind are also known as those of Gaurīśvara, the right side being equivalent to Puruṣa, and the left to Prakṛti (V. Dh. III. LV. 2-5). The two halves, the male and the female, which are one in divinity, have been coalesced without effort in a homely sculpture; a miniature Nandin looks up to Śiva.