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Folk Art
Shiv puran
Description
This artwork illustrates the Shiv Puran, focusing on Lord Shiva’s journey from his separation from Sati to his marriage with Parvati. It depicts Parvati’s birth, her intense penance to win Shiva, and the deities persuading Shiva to wed. The narrative includes the Saptarishis visiting King Himavan, the grand wedding procession, and Queen Maina’s welcome. It concludes with the birth of Ganesha, where Parvati creates him from clay, leading to Shiva’s intervention and Ganesha receiving an elephant’s head.