Art Institute of Chicago
Marriage of God Shiva with Goddess Parvati (Kalyanasundara)
India
- Date
- c. 11th century
- Medium
- Sandstone
- Culture
- Madhya Pradesh
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This sculpture depicts the divine marriage of Parvati and Shiva, which was witnessed by all the gods after she devoted many years to ascetic practices ( yoga ) in order to persuade him to marry her. Shiva formally accepts the bride by taking her right hand in his ( panigrahana ). He gazes upon Parvati while she looks into a handheld mirror. Brahma, the creator god, can be seen officiating.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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