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Shiva with the Moon in the Hair
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The god is making the abhaya mudra, or '˜fear not' gesture, with his front right hand and the varada mudra, the '˜wish granting' gesture, with his left. In his raised, rear hands he holds two of his attributes, an axe and a deer. These attributes are found only in images of Shiva from South India.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineShiva met de maan in het haar. c. 1000 - c. 1200. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
