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There is little information that I've found about Ardhanarishwara on the internet but is an aspect of Shiva and Shakti that I am very intrigued with.
What I know already about Ardhanarishwara [Also Ardhanariswara, Ardhnariswara, Ardhnarishwara and a couple others that are probably out there] is that this Deity is the combined entities of Shiva and Shakti [Shakti, which is also his wife in her many forms of Devi, Durga, Kali, among other names describing a different aspect of the same thing] thus one of the names "ShivaShakti."
It would be interesting to see more information gathered here about this deity.
Ardhanaarinateshwara or Mohiniraaj is my family's kuldaivat. The main temple for us is in Nevaasa, Maharashtra near Shirdi. This avtaar is of Shiva and Vishnu to kill a rakshas who had a blessing that he cannot be killed by either a male or female. So Vishnu took mohini's avtaar and together with Shiva the avtaar is called Mohiniraaj or Ardhanaarinateshwara. I will expand on this shortly.
BhooshanPathak
02:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)BhooshanPathak
The result of the proposal was moved (presumed uncontroversial). -- rgpk ( comment) 21:12, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
Ardhanari → Ardhanarishvara — Ardhanarishvara is more popular name: 1430 (Ardhanarishvara: English) + 7,490 (Ardhanārīśvara: IAST equivalent) v/s 3920 Google book hits for Ardhanārī/Ardhanari. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 17:24, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
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There is nothing in this article about Ardhanarishvara as a contemporary deity to be worshipped, which this god is. This article needs some content about Ardhanarishvara in modern society.
The lede and the "origins and early images" section both say "The concept of Ardhanarishvara originated in Kushan and Greek cultures simultaneously" but nowhere in this article is anything about the Greek sources stated. Where is such a figure present in Greek culture? Blue Rasberry (talk) 03:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
"The hermaphrodite, the homosexual and the transvestite have a symbolic value in Tantra and are considered privileged beings, images of the Ardhanarishvara. The deity is also a tutelary deity of eunuchs." I think that these sentences ought to be expanded into its own section - I came to this page for information on LGBT issues in India and I would suspect that other people find their way here for this purpose. Blue Rasberry (talk) 03:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
Are there major temples dedicated to Ardhararishvara? If so, what are their names and where are they? Blue Rasberry (talk) 03:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
The major reason why I think this article does not meet GA criteria at this time is that it is written as historical documentation and not as something which is important within living society. This is not just an art figure which is depicted in a certain way, has certain postures, and exists as statues excavated from various sites. Before any of these things, Ardhararishvara is the recipient of people's religious devotion. The article hardly conveys this point. I have to say I have no idea where to find a source for describing the relationship between this god and contemporary people. Blue Rasberry (talk) 03:48, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
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I suppose one wouldn't write words such God (Christian or Muslim), Holy Ghost/Spirit, Trinity with small letter. I think that other, non-Christian and any Gods shall be respected as well. Cultural sensitivity, mutual respect and equality between all the religions would be nice: either all gods (including the Christian one) with small letter or all of them with capital one. Thank you. Այնշախոր ( talk) 09:09, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
I have come across a number of works of fiction that relate/thematise the concept of half male-female with regards to Shiva. I believe it would be beneficial to readers if they were made aware of this OliverKipf ( talk) 10:52, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
I was performing a free-text search ('depicted with eight arms') which returned both this page, and Shiva Parvati (as linked above). They seem to describe the same entity, and indeed some of the content and references seem to be word-for-word copies of each other. However, it is not clear to me whether this is desirable or intentional. If it is not, maybe it would be better to merge the two pages together? 142.245.59.9 ( talk) 15:43, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
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There is little information that I've found about Ardhanarishwara on the internet but is an aspect of Shiva and Shakti that I am very intrigued with.
What I know already about Ardhanarishwara [Also Ardhanariswara, Ardhnariswara, Ardhnarishwara and a couple others that are probably out there] is that this Deity is the combined entities of Shiva and Shakti [Shakti, which is also his wife in her many forms of Devi, Durga, Kali, among other names describing a different aspect of the same thing] thus one of the names "ShivaShakti."
It would be interesting to see more information gathered here about this deity.
Ardhanaarinateshwara or Mohiniraaj is my family's kuldaivat. The main temple for us is in Nevaasa, Maharashtra near Shirdi. This avtaar is of Shiva and Vishnu to kill a rakshas who had a blessing that he cannot be killed by either a male or female. So Vishnu took mohini's avtaar and together with Shiva the avtaar is called Mohiniraaj or Ardhanaarinateshwara. I will expand on this shortly.
BhooshanPathak
02:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)BhooshanPathak
The result of the proposal was moved (presumed uncontroversial). -- rgpk ( comment) 21:12, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
Ardhanari → Ardhanarishvara — Ardhanarishvara is more popular name: 1430 (Ardhanarishvara: English) + 7,490 (Ardhanārīśvara: IAST equivalent) v/s 3920 Google book hits for Ardhanārī/Ardhanari. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 17:24, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Blue Rasberry (talk) 03:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
There is nothing in this article about Ardhanarishvara as a contemporary deity to be worshipped, which this god is. This article needs some content about Ardhanarishvara in modern society.
The lede and the "origins and early images" section both say "The concept of Ardhanarishvara originated in Kushan and Greek cultures simultaneously" but nowhere in this article is anything about the Greek sources stated. Where is such a figure present in Greek culture? Blue Rasberry (talk) 03:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
"The hermaphrodite, the homosexual and the transvestite have a symbolic value in Tantra and are considered privileged beings, images of the Ardhanarishvara. The deity is also a tutelary deity of eunuchs." I think that these sentences ought to be expanded into its own section - I came to this page for information on LGBT issues in India and I would suspect that other people find their way here for this purpose. Blue Rasberry (talk) 03:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
Are there major temples dedicated to Ardhararishvara? If so, what are their names and where are they? Blue Rasberry (talk) 03:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
The major reason why I think this article does not meet GA criteria at this time is that it is written as historical documentation and not as something which is important within living society. This is not just an art figure which is depicted in a certain way, has certain postures, and exists as statues excavated from various sites. Before any of these things, Ardhararishvara is the recipient of people's religious devotion. The article hardly conveys this point. I have to say I have no idea where to find a source for describing the relationship between this god and contemporary people. Blue Rasberry (talk) 03:48, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Lemurbaby ( talk) 12:06, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Reviewer: 12:06, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
I suppose one wouldn't write words such God (Christian or Muslim), Holy Ghost/Spirit, Trinity with small letter. I think that other, non-Christian and any Gods shall be respected as well. Cultural sensitivity, mutual respect and equality between all the religions would be nice: either all gods (including the Christian one) with small letter or all of them with capital one. Thank you. Այնշախոր ( talk) 09:09, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
I have come across a number of works of fiction that relate/thematise the concept of half male-female with regards to Shiva. I believe it would be beneficial to readers if they were made aware of this OliverKipf ( talk) 10:52, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
I was performing a free-text search ('depicted with eight arms') which returned both this page, and Shiva Parvati (as linked above). They seem to describe the same entity, and indeed some of the content and references seem to be word-for-word copies of each other. However, it is not clear to me whether this is desirable or intentional. If it is not, maybe it would be better to merge the two pages together? 142.245.59.9 ( talk) 15:43, 15 August 2023 (UTC)