Ardhanarishvara At The Himalayas Oil Paintings On Canvas According to Sankhyadarshana (a system of Indian philosophy), it takes both purusha, the energy principle, and prakrti, the matter principle, to form life. What we perceive around us (drshyam) is but a confluence of these two. The former is represented by the masculine, while the latter is represented by the feminine. They are visualised as Lord Shiva and Devi Shakti, respectively. The painting that you see on this page is a union of the two, a composite Shivashakti figure, called Ardhanarishvara, which translates to the half-woman deity. Ardhanarishvara Oil Paintings: https://www.exoticindia.com/product/paintings/ardhanarishvara-at-himalayas-OS38/ Oil Paintings: https://www.exoticindia.com/paintings/oils/ Paintings: https://www.exoticindia.com/paintings/ #paintings #oilpaintings #ardhanarishvara #art #canvaspaintings #shivaparvatipaintings #shivashaktipaintings #indianart