Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati - Ardhnareshwar 10 Year Anniversary Miguel Díaz in Mexico crafts

Miguel Díaz in Mexico crafts this marvelous small sculpture from papier mache

The artisan uses paints that he mixes with care in an effort to achieve the creature's natural colors

Intended for use with cone incense

Higinio Hernandez depicts the national emblem from the Mexican flag

Named after one of the most important principles in Hindu doctrine

Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati - Ardhnareshwar 10 Year Anniversary Miguel Díaz in Mexico craftsLord Shiva and Parvati become one soul and body, incarnated as ardhnareshwar meaning 'half man and half woman.' Regarded as the celestial overlord of deliverance through destruction, Shiva is one of the most complex gods of India, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities at once the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. The beautiful consort of Shiva,