Ardhnareshwar Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati Barware Jose Arriola creates a set

Jose Arriola creates a set of ornaments in festive Guatemalan colors

crafted from Balinese acacia wood

pyramids create vertical motifs punctuated with red

Featuring intricate patterns

achieved using the batik method

Ardhnareshwar Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati Barware Jose Arriola creates a setLord 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,