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Ardhanarisvara
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Ardhanarisvara

Composite male-female figure of the Hindu god Shiva and his consort Parvati. In many Indian and S.East Asian sculptures, the right half is male and the left female. The figure symbolizes the inseparability of male and female principles.
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Shiva, the god of destruction and regeneration in the Hindu pantheon, has many forms including Shiva as a meditating ascetic, Nataraj - Lord of the Dance, Bhairav - Shiva in his wrathful aspect, the androgynous Ardhanari - half man, half woman, and in various forms with his consort Parvati/Uma/Durga/Kali.
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