Re: Half and half divinities

**Re: Half and half divinities -** 05-03-2005, 10:22 PM

Hi Len:

That sounds like an image worth taking to Kinko's and scanning for a
few bucks; it can't be that expensive.

--- In Shakti_Sadhana (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Len Rosenberg
<kalipadma108@y...> wrote:
>
> Hinduism has several deities who are divided
> vertically down the middle, and their left sides
> represent a different divinity than their right sides.
>
> Best known is probably Ardhanarishvara, the Lord Who's
> Half His lady, who is usually Shiva on the right side,
> and Parvati on the left side.
>
> There's also Hari-Hara, again Shiva on the right side,
> and Vishnu on the left side, showing that the
> Destroyer and the Preserver are both manifestations of
> Brahman.
>
> I've also read of a deity found in South India, who is
> Ganesha on the right side, and Hanuman on the left
> side. Can anyone find a picture of this one?
>
> While sorting through some old papers today, I found a
> sketch a friend of mine did for me (unfortunately, I
> don't have a scanner, so I can't show it to you). I
> described it as Hari-Hara Shakti... Ma Lakshmi on the
> right, and Ma Kali on the left, showing the interplay
> of Gain and Loss. I really like this image, and I'm
> surprised it hasn't occurred somewhere in Hindu
> iconography.
>
> -- Len/ Kalipadma
>
>
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