What is Ardhanarishvara?
[[File:Standing_Ardhanari_c.1800.jpg|thumb|A painting of Ardhanarishvara drawn about the 1800's.]]'''Ardhanarishvara''' is a form of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] god [[Shiva]] joined together with the Hindu goddess [[Parvati]]. Ardhanarishvara in [[Statue|statues]] and drawings is showed as a half-male and half-female.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ardhanarishvara {{!}} Hindu deity|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ardhanarishvara|access-date=2021-08-20|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Hindu gods and goddesses]]