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Marriage of God Shiva with Goddess Parvati (Kalyanasundara)
Unrecorded artistc. 11th century
- Attribution
- India Madhya Pradesh, Morena District
- Medium
- Sandstone
- Physical dimensions
- 77.7 × 53.7 × 18 cm (30 5/8 × 21 1/8 × 7 1/16 in.)
- Credit line
- James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection. Gift of Marilynn Alsdorf
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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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