Ardhnareshwar Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati Chaquijya Artisan Women Shaped of gleaming high-polish silver

Shaped of gleaming high-polish silver

The gems are hand-cut in Jaipur and hand-set in Kolkata

Worn separately or together

these earrings are handcrafted of sterling silver

Due to the natural nature of the product

Ardhnareshwar Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati Chaquijya Artisan Women Shaped of gleaming high-polish silverLord 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,