The androgynous form of Shiva, half male and half female. Represents the unity of Purusha (consciousness) and Prakriti (matter), Shiva and Shakti. Symbolizes that the supreme reality is beyond gender and includes all dualities.
Left half is female (Parvati): breast, jewelry, fair complexion, kumkum in hair. Right half is male (Shiva): matted hair, ash-smeared, snake, tiger skin. Four arms: male arms hold trishula and in abhaya; female arms hold lotus and in varada.