The Shiva Lingam carries profound philosophical meaning. It represents the union of Purusha (consciousness) and Prakriti (nature or energy). While the lingam symbolizes the masculine, the yoni at ...

These images are manifestations of God. For example, by looking at an image of the god Shiva, Hindus can understand part of Brahman through seeing his qualities. Shiva is often depicted holding a ...

This half-moon represents the nature of time, balance and harmony, protection and nurturing, calmness and tranquillity, and control over the mind. The half-moon on Shiva's head symbolizes the ...

the sculpture of Shiva and Parvati is something more. It's a meditation on the very nature of God, for they are, as Shaunaka Rishi Das explains, the same person manifest in two different forms ...