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

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