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SOLD Standing Shiva Statue With Ganga 15.5"
Statue Description
Height: 15.5 inches
Base: 3 x 3 inches
Weight: 5 pounds
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This colored red marble statue is a one of a kind sculpture, hand carved by the artists of south India.
Special Features:
Shiva is standing wearing a snake skin cloth with his right
hand holding his trident. He is wearing Rudraksha beads
around his neck. Shiva has a cobra perched on his right
shoulder. The cobras
symbolizes the power He has over the most deadly of
creatures. Snakes are also used to symbolize the Hindu dogma
of reincarnation. Their natural process of molting or
shedding their skin is symbolic of the human souls
transmigration of bodies from one life to another.
He is holding a water vessel in his left hand.
Ganga is represented on the
head of Shiva, pouring Her liquid body over the head of
Shiva.
The river Ganges that flows in Shiva's hair originally
flowed in heaven. When the heavenly Ganges was needed on
earth, she was unwilling to fall to earth because she
realized that her fall from heaven would be too much for the
earth to withstand. Shiva agreed to break the violent power
of the sacred Ganga's fall by catching her in his tangled
hair, breaking the fall with his hair on its way to the
Himalayas and Northern India.
About Gorora Stone: Gorora stone or Red marble is a wonderful stone for sculpture because of its wide color range. It is rarer than most soft stones and must be shipped into Tamil Nadu from Uttar Pradesh in the north. The stone has wonderful cream/yellow/green veins in it contrasting to the beautiful deep red to sometimes pink natural coloration of the stone. The stone is extremely glossy. When a red marble statue is polished it has a disarming shimmer.
Care: The piece is for indoor use only. Dust the piece as needed using a cotton piece of cloth. You can really make it shine if you use a cloth to buff the surface.
Shipping is automatically calculated by UPS for shipping within the US and Canada. Each piece is usually shipped within 24 hours of the order with the exception of the weekend. If you are in Canada please select "UPS Standard to Canada" for the shipping option. If you are an international customer please select "TNT International Shipping" during checkout. The shipping will come out as $0 and will be added to your order. Please call 203-629-0902 or email us info@lotussculpture.com for a shipping quote.
Click here to learn more about Lord Shiva. Please email or call us, toll free, with any questions or comments 1(866) LOTUS-12, info@lotussculpture.com.
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