The Reign of Shiva -- by Rajan Marfaita

In this artwork we can see that there are three figures in the structure. This scupter is holding three of the main gods in hindusium. The first one Vishnu, the second one Shiva, and the third one Brahuma. in hinduism Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma are the creators of the universe. From what I can tell this artwork is a rock figure carved to form this structure of the three gods. There are many details included to complete this work. For instance the little structures beside of the gods. We can also see the detailed work of the jewelry around the necks of Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma.

Lord Shiva is a greatly known god when Hinduism is talked about. He holds 1/3 of part of the credit for creating the universe according to hinduism. This structure of Shiva is most likely made out of marble or some sort of smoothened rock. Shiva is raised up on some sort of platform that looks like it is made from wood. Lord Shiva has detail on him from head-to-toe. Some of the detail includes the two forms of animal on him first one the snake around his neck. The second one is the printed tiger cloth around his waist.

Nandi is a bull that you can find around Shiva. This bull is a symbol of Shiva. This rock structure is carved in much detail. The saddle is easily seen through this detailed work as well as the features of the animal such as the eyes and mouth. By looking at Nandi we can see that it is resting and not standing up on it's legs. The detail around its neck looks like some sort of jewlery piece.

This picture depicts Lord Shiva holding a large rod with a figure on the end. The figure is Sati who was a past form of Parvati who is the future wife of Shiva. Sati's parents did not approve of Shiva to be her husband so she sat in a fire and killed herself but came as Parvati soon after. This artwork looks like a form of watercolor done with more cooler shades than warmer shades. He is surrounded by forms of landscape such as trees and rocks. By referring to the picture I can notice that the time of day seems to be night time because of the darker shades and small stars.

This piece of art seems to be a painting. It depicts Parvati, Shiva's wife, worshipping him. There are two animals near them and one of them being the bull, Nandi who is Shiva's very own. Shiva is sitting on tiger skin while Parvati is on her knees just on the ground. This painting uses more warm colors like yellow, red and, orange. There are plant figures around them such a tree and lillypads floating in the water.

In this picture we can see Lord Shiva's whole family, Parvati his wife and his two sons, Ganesh and Kartikay. We can notice that Ganesh does not have the body of a normal boy but rather an elephant and Kartikay who has multiple heads. Nandi the bull is right outside of the tiger skin that the family is seated on. There is much detail on the materials on the in this painting like the animals skin and Parvati's sari.

This picture depicts Shiva and Kali doing a traditional dance called the Tandava. Kali is the angered form of Parvati which is why in this picture Shiva is dancing with her because he is her husband. She was angry even after defeating a demon so to calm he down Shiva would get her to dance. This piece of art looks like its been penciled rather than painted. It has a lot of green grass throughout the picture. The time of day can be determined by the color of the sky.

In this picture Shiva was over the Ganga which is a river. The Ganga was furious because of an incident even as a river. To calm the river down Shiva wrapped it around his bun. In this particular paining we can see Shiva and Parvati on Nandi, Shiva's animal, over the river. There is a mix of both cool and warm colors used in this artwork.

Ravana was Shiva's most devoted worshipper, he made Shiva so happy because of his praise to him. So Shiva told Ravana that because of his devotion he could have whatever he liked. In this picture it looks like Shiva is giving Ravana weapons. Shiva has 16 arms and in all the arms he is holding some sort of weapon. This artwork looks penciled with dark colors as well as brighter ones.

This artwork is a sculpture that represents Shiva. Shiva is known as one of the best dancing gods which is why he is in that position. This artwork as a special name, it's called the Nataraja. It is carved with much detail, one example being the jewelry around his body. The Natraja is one one leg balanced on some sort of structure like an animal or a person. The artwork gives off a very rusty look.