Shiv-Nandi In One Body

This painting depicts Nandi, the sacred bull and mount of the Hindu God, Shiva. Nandi means “giving delight” or “giving joy”. He is Shiva’s vehicle, gatekeeper and most ardent worshiper, bull- headed dwarf figure considered a symbol of meditation, alertness and waiting without expectation. Showing Nandi and Shiva in same body shows how deep both are together that shiva cant be imagined without his sawari Nandi.