Rock cut panel depicting the Hindu God Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati, in Cave No 29, the Dhumar Lena Cave, at Ellora, Maharashtra State, India

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

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

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

Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati, statues of Hindu gods, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Mural of Shiva and his consort Parvati, India, Asia

Mewar Festival, a festival women in celebration of Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati at Gangaur Ghat on the banks of Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

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

Mewar Festival, a festival women in celebration of Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati at Gangaur Ghat on the banks of Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Mewar Festival, a festival women in celebration of Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati at Gangaur Ghat on the banks of Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, 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

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