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  • Image of Siva, the third deity of the Hindu triad. Known both as restorer and destroyer. In the Yajur-Veda he is referred to as the deliverer, the first divine physician.
  • Bhairavi worshipping at a shrine of Shiva, with three women standing behind. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Shiva feeding a small gazelle. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Shiva with eight arms trampling a demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Shiva with eight arms killing a demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Shiva and Parvati. Gouache.
  • An Indian god and goddess, each with four arms, seated on golden thrones. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Left, Sadashiva, with five heads and five pairs of arms, seated on a throne and holding a sword; right, the goddess Kali seated on her consort Shiva. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Devi Durga seated on a tiger before Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Parvati and a Shiva lingam. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Lord Shiva on his vehicle, the bull Nandi, riding along with Durga on her vehicle, a tiger. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Shiva and Parvati playing Rudra veenas. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Centre, a form of Parvati seated on top of a recumbent Shiva; left, a manifestation of Shiva; foreground, Brahma; right, Vishnu with his consort Lakshmi. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Hindu deities: Shiva, Chhinnamasta, Kamadeva and Rati. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Page 153: Shiva and Parvati seated with Nandi bull. Gouache drawing.
  • Bhairava riding a dog with worshipper. Gouache drawing.
  • Page 8: Shiva and Parvati riding on Nandi bull. Watercolour drawing.
  • Shiva and Parvati sitting on their throne with Nandi the bull. Watercolour drawing.
  • Shiva Nataraja dancing on the demon Apasmāra, with Nandi bull (left) and Parvati (right). Gouache.
  • Shiva carrying his wife in her Sakti form. Watercolour drawing.
  • A woman giving alms to a beggar outside a temple to Lord Shiva. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Kali standing triumphantly over Shiva's corpse. Chromolithograph.
  • Shiva holding a deer, with his consort Parvati. Transfer lithograph.
  • Shiva and his symbols. Watercolour drawing.
  • Shiva and Parvati mounted on Nandi bull in a procession led by Brahma and Hanuman and attendants. Gouache drawing.
  • Dattātreya with his four dogs and cow. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Vishnu and Lakshmi on an elephant meeting Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha on a bull while Brahma watches in heaven. Chromolithograph.
  • Shiva waiting for the arrival of his bride Parvati. Chromolithograph.
  • The Sarabha: a mythical creature connected with Shiva. Gouache drawing.
  • A religious figure possibly Shiva being offered food and offerings by two worshippers and two angels. Gouache drawing.