Shiva responded by taking the Ardhanarishvara form, and it was the female half that released countless feminine energies, allowing creation to finally begin. Life, it turns out, needed both.

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As a Bharatanatyam dancer, one of my favorite pieces is Ardhanari—depicting Ardhanareeswara: half man/half woman, half Shiva/half Parvati. Form shifting is part of South Asian religions.

Discover the mythological legend that spiritually links Kedarnath in India with Pashupatinath in Nepal—two halves of Lord ...

While Lord Shiva is widely known for his Rudra Roop, the god of storms and destruction, the half-moon symbolizes show’s his calm nature, Shiva's ability to remain in a state of deep meditation ...

Observed on the 14th night of the dark half of the month of Palguna, devotees fast, pray, ... Who is Lord Shiva? Lord Shiva is often called the "Destroyer," but this title is misunderstood.