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Shiva Form · Bearer of Ganga

Gangadhara

गङ्गाधर
Also known as: Gaṅgādhara, Gaṅgādhara Mūrti

About

The form of Shiva who caught the descending river Ganga in his matted hair to soften her fall from heaven. Represents the compassionate, containing aspect of the divine.

Attributes

CompassionContainmentPurification

Symbols

Ganga flowing from hairMatted hair
Consort
Parvati
Vahana (Mount)
Nandi

Associated Mantras

Om Gaṅgādharāya namaḥ
Gangadhara Stotram

Festivals

Ganga DussehraMaha Shivaratri

Scriptures

RamayanaShiva Purana

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India

Iconography

Matted hair with Ganga flowing from it. Serene expression. Four arms holding trishula, damaru. Ganga depicted as a small female figure in the hair.