Close-up of Shiva and Parvati statues in Hindu temple, France, Europe

Statue of the Hindu goddess Annapurna (Parvati) giving food, Lakshman temple, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Shiva-Parvati Temple, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Shiva-Parvati Temple, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Parvati temple with architectural elements of three religions, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Khajuraho Group of Monuments, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Parvati temple with architectural elements of three religions, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Khajuraho Group of Monuments, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Parvati temple with architectural elements of three religions, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism, Khajuraho Group of Monuments, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Children play beneath the figures of Shiva and Parvati at a temple in Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Lion statues at the entrance of the Shiva-Parvati Temple, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Nataraja, dancing posture of Hindu God Shiva, and a gopuram, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Evening procession carrying Shiva to bedroom of Meenakshi, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Brahmin blessing a baby, held in his mothers arms, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Female worshiper praying beside a shrine, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Evening procession carrying Shiva to bedroom of Meenakshi, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India