Poster

About this object

Cultural context

Contemporary art.

Physical description

Poster depicting Shiva in human form. Shiva's long brown hair is piled high on top of his head with a pink rose at the centre, from which flows a stream of water (River Ganga). There is a band of pink flowers and another of brown beads around his hair as well as a crescent moon and three green leaves with the Aum symbol also adorning his head. He has horizontal white lines, a yellow circle, and a third eye on his forehead. He is wearing large gold earrings. A snake and beads are wound around his neck, and the same horizontal lines and circle symbol as is on his forehead appears on his neck. His right upper arm and hand have the same symbol. He holds a trident with a drum attached in his left hand, and his right hand is upturned with a white cow in its palm. A Lingam symbol with pink flowers is in the bottom left-hand corner.