Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)

Vishnu & Lakshmi resting on the Divine Snake Sesha

One of the most recognizable images of Hindu mythology, Lord Vishnu relaxing in the Kshira Sagara (the Milky Ocean) symbolizes bliss, diversity and the powers of creation. This exquisite model depicts Lord Vishnu relaxing on a bed made by the mythical five headed snake Seshnaag. Vishnu is often depicted as resting on Shesha. Shesha is considered a devotee or bhakt of Vishnu. Goddess Lakshmi is also seen accompanying Vishnu on his bed.
Shesha is generally depicted with a massive form that floats coiled in space, or on the ocean of bliss, to form the bed on which Vishnu lies. Sometimes he is shown as five-headed or seven-headed or ten-headed serpent; but more commonly as one thousand-headed, or five thousand-headed, or ten thousand-headed, or fifty thousand-headed, or one hundred thousand-headed, or even five hundred thousand-headed, or even as many as one million-headed serpent; sometimes with each head wearing an ornate crown.
His name means "that which remains", from the Sanskrit root śiṣ, because when the world is destroyed at the end of the kalpa, Shesha remains as he is. Shesha is also depicted as floating in the ocean of the changing world, forming the bed of Mahavishnu. Since he is known as Adishesha (the foremost of snakes) and because he is Anantashesha or simply Ananta (endless, as He is known to remain in existence even after the end of the Kalpa, when the whole universe is destroyed).

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Sai Baba of Shirdi

Ganesh on Lotus with Crescent moon Crown

Symbolism of Krishna’s Flute

Krishna is pictured in Hindu symbology with a crown of peacock’s feathers, playing the flute. Krishna is the ideal of divine love, the God of love. And the divine love expresses itself by entering into man and filling his whole being. Therefore the flute is the human heart, and a heart which is made hollow will become a flute for the God of love to play upon. When the heart is not empty, in other words, when there is not scope in the heart, there is no place for love. Rumi, the great poet of Persia, explains this idea more clearly. He says the pains and sorrows the soul experiences through life, are like holes made in a reed flute, and it is by making these holes that a player makes the flute out of a reed. This means that the heart of man is first a reed, and the sufferings and pains it goes through make it a flute, which can then be used by God as the instrument for the music that He constantly wishes to produce. But as every reed is not a flute, so every heart is not His instrument. As the reed can be made into a flute, so the human heart can be turned into an instrument, and can be offered to the God of love. It is the human heart which becomes the harp of the angels; it is the human heart which is known as the lute of Orpheus. It was on the model of the heart of man that the first instrument of music was made, and no earthly instrument can produce that music which the heart produces, raising the mortal soul to immortality.

http://www.breathingyoga.co.uk/2010/04/the-symbolism-of-krishnas-flute-and-the-peacocks-feather/

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Gayatri - Female Expression of the Light of the Sun

Gayatri represents the combined essence of wisdom from three Goddesses: Kali, Lakshmi, and Saraswati.
This united wisdom manifested as Gaya, which means the Song of Wisdom, and Tri, which means the Three. Gayatri is a Goddess who represents a divine attitude: the incessant and relentless pursuit of wisdom.
In Vedic literature, She is known as the female expression of the light of the Sun, the Light of Wisdom.
She is revealed in the form of a mantra, called the Gayatri Mantra. The last line of the mantra “Dhiyo-Yo-Nah-Prachodayaat” is inscribed in Sanskrit at the base of the figurine. It roughly translates to ‘O God! Deploy our intellect on the right path’
Gayatri has ten hands. She carries the weapons of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in her hands. She is depicted with Shankh (conch), Chakra (discus), lotus flowers, goad and the noose. Two of the hands of Goddess Gayatri are shown in Abhaya Mudra and Varada Mudra. Symbols of protection and blessing.

https://www.shreemaa.org/worship-of-goddess-gayatri/

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Shrinathji of Nathdwara - Krishna Manifested As A Seven-Year-Old

Shrinathji is a form of Krishna, manifested as a seven-year-old child. The principal shrine of Shrinathji is the Shrinathji Temple in the temple town of Nathdwara, 48 kilometres north-east of Udaipur city in Rajasthan,India. 
According to the legend, the Srinathji deity self-manifested from stone and emerged from the Govardhan Hills. Historically, the image of Shrinathji was first worshipped at Govardhan hill, near Mathura. 
The holy icon is carved in bas-relief out of a monolithic black marble stone, with images of two cows, one lion, one snake, two peacocks and one parrot engraved on it and three sages placed near it. The idol of Shrinathji wears exquisitely worked jewels, some dating back to pre-Mughal period. Shinathji is adorned with intricately woven shaneels and silk clothes having original zari and embroidery works. 

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Skanda - God of War

Skanda, is the Hindu god of war. Skanda is derived from skand-, which means "to leap or to attack". Also known as Subramanya, Kumāra, Murugan, Shanmugha and a host of other names. An important deity in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times, Skanda is particularly popular and predominantly worshipped in South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia as Murugan.
Skanda is an ancient god, traceable to the Vedic era. Archaeological evidence from the 1st-century CE and earlier, where he is found with the Hindu god Agni (fire), suggests that he was a significant deity in early Hinduism. In Kalidasa's epic poem Kumarasambhava ("The Birth of the War God"; 5th century CE), as in most versions of the story, the gods wished for Skanda to be born in order to destroy the demons Taraka, Simhamukha, and Surapadma. He is found in many medieval temples all over India, such as the Ellora Caves and Elephanta Caves.
Kartikeya iconography shows him as a youthful god, dressed as a warrior, carrying the weapon called Vel. It is a divine spear, often called sakti, signifying the Kundalini shakti. His vahana (vehicle, mount) is a peacock/ Indian Pea Fowl called Paravani, adorned with weapons and sometimes with an emblem of a rooster in the flag he holds. He grew up quickly becoming a philosopher-warrior, taught the pursuit of an ethical life and the theology of Shaiva Siddhanta. His iconography symbolizes his attributes as a hunter, warrior and philosopher.
Kartikeya is found as a primary deity in temples wherever communities of the Tamil people live worldwide, particularly in Tamil Nadu state of India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Canada, and Réunion Islands.

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Ganesha of Gokarna, A Cowherd Boy

Ganesha, represented as a cowherd with short legs and a stick is common in the Kasargod region of Karnataka, India. The form alludes to the mythical story where Ganesha as a cowherd tricks the demon king Ravana into parting with his precious Atma Linga. Ganesha’s quick thinking prevents Ravana from becoming even more powerful by possessing the Atma Linga. A representation of god Shiva. 
This form of Ganesha can be found in Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple. Within the temple is a granite figure. The image is 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and two-handed; at the top of its head there is hole that is said to be a mark of a violent blow inflicted by Ravana. 

https://hindupad.com/story-of-lord-ganesha-gokarna-mahabaleshwar/

https://www.ghumakkar.com/gokarna-story-of-ravana/

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Shiva Lingam - Symbol of “formless Reality”

A lingam, sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. Lingam is an “outward symbol” of the “formless Reality”, the symbolization of merging of the form (Prakṛti) with the formless Reality (Purusha) in transcendental context. It is typically the primary murti or devotional image in Hindu temples dedicated to Shiva, also found in smaller shrines, or as self-manifested natural objects.
It is often represented within a disc-shaped platform. It is usually shown with yoni – its feminine counterpart. Together, they symbolize the merging of microcosmos and macrocosmos, the divine eternal process of creation and regeneration, and the union of the feminine and the masculine that recreates all of existence. The lingam is conceptualized both as an emblem of generative and destructive power, particularly in the esoteric Kaula and Tantra practices, as well as the Shaivism and Shaktism traditions of Hinduism.
According to Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, the lingam signifies three perfections of Shiva. The upper oval part of the Shivalingam represent Parashiva and lower part of the Shivalingam called the pitha represents Parashakti. In Parashiva perfection, Shiva is the absolute reality, the timeless, formless and spaceless. In Parashakti perfection, Shiva is all-pervasive, pure consciousness, power and primal substance of all that exists and it has form unlike Parashiva which is formless.

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Lakshmi on Lotus throne & Kirtimukham

Shiva with Divine Snake Hood

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Saturn 'Shani' - God of Karma

Gommateshwara, The Omniscient One

The Gommateshwara statue represents Bahubali, a much revered figure in the Jain religion. He is said to have meditated motionless for a year in a standing posture (kayotsarga) and that during this time, climbing plants grew around his legs. After his one year of meditation, Bahubali is said to have attained omniscience (Kevala Gyana).
The nude image of Gommateshwara has curly hair ringlets and large ears. The eyes are open as if he is viewing the world with detachment. His facial features are perfectly chiseled with a faint touch of a smile at the corner of the lips that embodies a calm inner peace and vitality. His shoulders are broad, the arms stretch straight down and the figure has no support from the thigh upwards.
The original Gommateshwara statue, built 981 C.E. is a 57-foot (17 m) high monolithic statue on Vindhyagiri Hill in the town of Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was built around 983 CE during the Western Ganga dynasty and is one of the largest free-standing statues in the world. Carved of a single block of granite, it is the tallest monolithic statue in India and is visible from 30 kilometres (19 mi) away.
In 2007, the statue was voted the first of Seven Wonders of India in a Times of India poll.

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Jupiter ‘Guru’ - Teacher of the Gods

Tulja Bhavani - Giver of Life

Chinnamasta - “She whose head is severed"

She is one of the Mahavidyas, ten goddesses from the esoteric tradition of Tantra, and a ferocious aspect of Parvati, the Hindu Mother goddess. The self-decapitated nude goddess, usually standing or seated on a divine copulating couple, holds her own severed head in one hand and a scimitar in another. Three jets of blood spurt out of her bleeding neck and are drunk by her severed head and two attendants.

Chhinnamasta is a goddess of contradictions. She symbolises both aspects of Devi: a life-giver and a life-taker. She is considered both a symbol of sexual self-control and an embodiment of sexual energy, depending upon interpretation. She represents death, temporality, and destruction as well as life, immortality, and recreation. The goddess conveys spiritual self-realization and the awakening of the kundalini – spiritual energy. The legends of Chhinnamasta emphasise her self-sacrifice – sometimes coupled with a maternal element – sexual dominance, and self-destructive fury.

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Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)

Vishnu & Lakshmi resting on the Divine Snake Sesha

Sai Baba of Shirdi

Ganesh on Lotus with Crescent moon Crown

Symbolism of Krishna’s Flute

Gayatri - Female Expression of the Light of the Sun

Shrinathji of Nathdwara - Krishna Manifested As A Seven-Year-Old

Skanda - God of War

Ganesha of Gokarna, A Cowherd Boy

Shiva Lingam - Symbol of “formless Reality”

Lakshmi on Lotus throne & Kirtimukham

Shiva with Divine Snake Hood

Saturn 'Shani' - God of Karma

Gommateshwara, The Omniscient One

Jupiter ‘Guru’ - Teacher of the Gods

Tulja Bhavani - Giver of Life

Chinnamasta - “She whose head is severed"