Statue of Shiva - Danang, Vietnam - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

The sculpture depicts Shiva from the top of his head to the base of his lower body without the arms and the legs.

The museum of Cham sculpture displays approximately 300 sculptures, among which some are made from terracotta. The sculptures were collected from Cham Temples and towers throughout Central Vietnam, more specifically the area stretching from Quang Binh to Binh Thuan. All the sculptures are displayed in ten showrooms named after the localities where the pieces have been discovered.

Shiva or Siva, is one of the main Deities of Hinduism, worshipped as the paramount lord by the Saivite sects of India. Shiva is one of the most complex gods of India, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities. He is the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger.

Shiva was originally known as Rudra, a minor deity addressed only three times in the Rig Veda. He gained importance after absorbing some of the characteristics of an earlier fertility god and became Shiva, part of the trinity, or Trimurti, with Vishnu and Brahma.

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Associated Religion(s): Hinduism Statue Location: Museum of Cham Sculpture, Danang, Vietnam Entrance Fee: 30.000 VND Website: [Web Link] Artist: Not listed

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