Nandi

Size:

Base appr. 8,0 x 10,5 cm; 16 cm high

Region:

Karnataka, India

Type:

Nandi

Period:

18/19th century

Condition:

Good, one dent on the side of the base

Description:

Here shown with Yoni and Ligam in front, behind him a one-headed removable Naga

Usually  Ananta, the snake is depicted much bigger than the Shivahead or the Lingam/Yoni – she defines the space in which Shiva resides and so she is a symbol for limitlessness.

Ananta means endless, limitless, eternal or infinite in Sanskrit, another meaning is “unending expansion” or” without limit”

Though the form of Lingam and Yoni are derived from the actual Phallus and Vulva, they are symbols for Male/Female, Light/Darkness, Good/Bad.

They are inviting us to transcend the opposites and to recognize the unity of all.

Nandi (the joyfull), the vahana (mount) and true servant of Lord Shiva, stands for the strength, which enables its believer to recognize the Truth.

Nandi is also the symbol for Shiva’s followers; it represents their faithfulness and their dedication to the god.

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