Shiva-Parvati (Iconography)
author: Thomas Eugene Donaldson
edition: 2007, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1201
ISBN-10: 8124603596
ISBN-13: 9788124603598
Topic: Shilpashastra
Gangadhara-murti/Gangavisarjana-murti
This chapter describes Gangadhara-murti/Gangavisarjana-murti located on page 211 in the book Shiva-Parvati and Allied Images (Their Iconography and Body Language). This book deals with the study of sculptures of Shiva-Parvati and other images such as the Murtis of Anugraha, Umamaheshvara and Umasahita as well as the mythological background of the deities represents by those sculptures. The two volumes contain over 700 images dedicated to the study of postures and body language of various sculptures, the sculptor’s technique.. This chapter is part of the collection Iconography and Images of Ancillary motifs of Siva with Parvati.
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Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) [by R. Suthashi]
Description of Gangadhara-Murti. [[[ p. 10 ]]] The word Gangadhara implies that Siva wears Ganga on his 121 [[[ p. 11 ]]] head. There lies a story how Ganga came to the head of Siva. 5 Regarding the leg postures of Gangadhara it resembles with that of the Vrsarudhamurti mentioned above except that there is no Vrsamastaka. Here the matted hair is not put together and tied and the face is turned downward a little. Here, four hands are depicted....
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
Gangadhara-murti (depiction of the descent of Ganga). I Generally Shiva is described as having a matlock which is described as having the Ganga (the Ganges) in it. He is, therefore, called the Gangadhara murti. II The description of the blue neck of Shiva has suggested to some that the form of Shiva represents a natural phenomenon of the mountain....
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Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Comments (in Tamil) திரà¯à®®à®¨à¯à®¤à®¿à®°à®®à¯ > ஒனà¯à®ªà®¤à®¾à®®à¯ தநà¯à®¤à®¿à®°à®®à¯ > 21 தோதà¯à®¤à®¿à®°à®®à¯� > பாடலà¯�: 2985 Alternative transliteration: pukuntunin ranenkal punniya murtti, pukuntunin ranenkal potari valan, pukuntunin ranati yartankal nencam, pukuntunin ranaiye porrukin rene. pugunthunin ranengal punniya murthi, pugunthunin ranengal pothari valan, pugunthunin ranadi yarthangal nencham, pugunthunin ranaiye porrugin rene....
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[Shiva-Parvati (Iconography): index]
[About the Author (Thomas Eugene Donaldson)]
[Introduction]