Shiva and Devi on Gajasura's Hide
The image depicts a painting of Shiva and Devi on a hide. The male figure, Shiva, sits on top of a black hide; he is white-skinned and wears a pink garment; his hair is styled in a bun on top of his head; he has a third eye on his forehead and holds a long sword in his right hand. The female figure, Devi, sits in front of Shiva; she is light-skinned and wears an orange garment; she holds a string of beads in her left hand and a flower in her right. The hide they sit on is black with a pink outline; it appears to float on a blue-gray cloudy background; trees and flowers line the bottom; a group of white birds swim in a body of water at the bottom. Shiva and Devi face right.
Artwork Details
- Dimensions
- 624 × 900 px
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