18" Tribhanga Ardhanarishvara With A Coppery Finish In Brass | Handmade | Made In India - Aug 02, 2023 | Jasper52 In Ny
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18" Tribhanga Ardhanarishvara With A Coppery Finish in Brass | Handmade | Made In India

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18" Tribhanga Ardhanarishvara With A Coppery Finish in Brass | Handmade | Made In India
18" Tribhanga Ardhanarishvara With A Coppery Finish in Brass | Handmade | Made In India
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  • Item Code: ZEP432
  • Specifications: BRASS
  • Height: 18 inch
  • Width: 7 inch
  • Depth: 5 inch
  • Weight: 5.47 kg
    A lesser-known deity of the Hindu pantheon, the Ardhanarishvara is an unusual entity. Ardhanarishvara is both deva and devi, the name being a portmanteau of the words ‘ardh-anari’, which in Sanskrt means half-feminine, and ‘ishvara’, which is the equivalent of god in Indian philosophy (sankhya and yoga). As such, Ardhanarishvara is a confluence: a confluence of the masculine with the feminine, of purusha (the energy principle) with prakrti (the matter principle). According to sankhya and yoga, this confluence is the fount of life as we know it. The murti that you see on this page is a classical iconography of standing Ardhanarishvara, the fusion of Shiva and Parvati. The stance is of the tribhanga, which means that the body is jutting out laterally (‘bhanga’) at three (‘tri’) different junctures, namely the shoulders, the hips, and the knees. The right side depicts the chaturbhujadhari (four-armed) Lord Shiva dressed in a short dhoti and making as if one hand is resting on the back of Nandi. The left side is the dvibhujadharini (two-armed) Devi with a silken dhoti covering the entire length of Her limb and the sharper, fuller curves of Her torso. The dark, almost coppery finish of the brass goes well with the long, narrow frame of the murti. There is an aura of sattva and mystery about the composition. The upturned lotus plinth completes the traditional iconography of the Ardhanarishvara.

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    18" Tribhanga Ardhanarishvara With A Coppery Finish in Brass | Handmade | Made In India

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