Kailash Shankar - 05

This is an oleograph of “Kailasha Shankara” by Ravi Varma. The picture shows Lord Shiva in the centre, with his consort Parvati on the right, and Ganesha, his son, the God of beginnings, on the left. In Shiva’s upper hands are a trident (trishula) and an axe (parashu). His lower arms encircle his wife and son. All three are crowned and bejewelled, and Shiva wears a beautiful flower garland. At their feet is Nandi, the sacred bull calf, gatekeeper, and vehicle (vahana) of Lord Shiva. They are pictured in their mountain abode, Kailash, with lions on either side of them.