This life-size brass sculpture presents Shiva as Adi Yogi, where immense physical power is held in profound inner stillness. The broad chest, disciplined torso, and firmly folded legs do not assert strength outwardly; instead, they contain it, suggesting mastery rather than force.
Shiva’s iconography unfolds with artistic precision. From the neatly bound jata, the Ganga descends in controlled flow, crowned by the crescent moon that rests lightly upon the jata-mukuta. The third eye lies closed upon the tripunda, signalling awareness turned inward. Makara-shaped and circular kundalas frame a face marked by an attentive calm, the gaze steady yet withdrawn, the inward smile subtly animating the sculpture.
A serpent coils naturally around the neck, paired with rudraksha beads that represent Shiva’s ascetic identity. The tiger skin draped across his form is rendered with remarkable sensitivity, its softness translated into metal with a tactile realism. This attention continues across the sculpture, where even the reverse reveals flowing strands of hair and the supple fall of the baaghacharma, carved with deliberate care.
The darker patina of Shiva’s body recalls the ash-smeared form described in hymns, where Mahadeva is defined by renunciation rather than ornament. From this depth, the softly luminous face emerges, guiding the viewer toward Shiva.
With one hand resting in dhyana and the other raised in abhaya, Mahadeva is shown in perfect balance, withdrawn from the world yet ever watchful of his devotees. The sculpture captures Shiva’s essential nature, where opposites meet and dissolve in the presence of the Adi Deva.
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