Shiva’s attendant Adhikara Nandi

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Shiva’s attendant Adhikara Nandi, a youthful figure with a bull’s head. He holds some of Shiva’s attributes: in his upper right hand he carries the damaru (hourglass shaped drum) and in his upper left the mriga (gazelle), while his lower right hand is in abhaya and the lower left in varada mudra. A tripundra (three horizontal lines) is drawn on his forehead.

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Size: 2550px × 3328px
Location: India
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: abhaya, bull, damaru, drum, gazelle, head, hindu, india, mriga, mudra, siva, tripundra, varada