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See the above preamble, 1/Isvara oth Parvati, Isvara or Siva is one of the Trinity worshiped by Sivaitis in the temples Parjati (the one on the mountain gave birth) is by Sivaitis identified with Sakti, worshiped in Saiva pagbdas under various names, and the preachers along with Isvara at his parties. (Orig.-nr. 2.037) India (General Catalogue). Siva and Parvati Shiva (white) and Parvati (green), clamped inside Shiva’s one arm, sit on Nandi (white), Shiva’s Knighthood (vahana). Next to them stands a brahmin dressed a lung (lungee), shiva tilak in the forehead and hair tassel in the neck (shikha). Ritual hand posture (mudra): Shiva’s right hand (upper) in abhaya-mudra/hasta, expressing patronage; the left (upper) in varada hasta, meaning a giving of blessing. (Rao, 1914: 14.) Iconographic details: Both Shiva and Parvati wear a golden, jewel-obsessed crown (kirita-mukuta) on their heads. Shiva holds the right hand (lower) in a trumpet snack (sankha). (Niklas, 2000) [ocr]