Hindu Deity: Shiva & Parvati (Wedding Story)

Shiva Iconography, Hindu

Subjects, Topics & Types:
- Description
- Masterworks
- Sources: Linga, Padma, Skanda Purana
- Holy Day: Maha Shiva Ratri
- Couples in Art
--- Dynamic, Narrative
--- Static, Ritual, Meditational
- Confusions
- Others...

Video: Shiva & Parvati

Study Topics:
- Iconographic Description
- Narrative Context
- Regions & Styles

Database Search: All Images | Painting | Sculpture

Jeff Watt 4-2015 [updated 1-2024]

Bibliography:

Elements of Hindu Iconography. T.A. Gopinatha Rao. 2nd edition. 4 volumes. 1914.

Manifestations of Shiva by Kramrisch, Stella, 1898-1993; Philadelphia Museum of Art: 1981.

Myths & Gods of India. Alain Danielou. 1991.

Shiva and the Primordial Tradition. From the Tantras to the Science of Dreams. Alain Danielou. Inner Traditions, 2003, 2007.