Ardhnareshwar Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati Seguso Family Working on the backstrap loom

Working on the backstrap loom

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By Rajesh Gehlot in India

Working in the renowned celadon tradition

Peru's Jose Luis Pariona designs a fascinating pair of dangle earrings

Ardhnareshwar Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati Seguso Family Working on the backstrap loomLord Shiva and Parvati become one soul and body, incarnated as ardhnareshwar meaning 'half man and half woman.' Regarded as the celestial overlord of deliverance through destruction, Shiva is one of the most complex gods of India, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities at once the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. The beautiful consort of Shiva,