Ardhnareshwar Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati _artisan--novica-artisan-7911 Metal bits left from a

Metal bits left from a die cutter become the glove

Seven strands

jewelry artisan Zayd Makarim creates these intricate half-hoop earrings by using the lost-wax technique

These earrings from Nareerat in Thailand blaze a brilliant trail

Each pattern on this sculpture is diligently arranged by the artisans through a painstaking process to ensure perfection

Ardhnareshwar Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati _artisan--novica-artisan-7911 Metal bits left from aLord Shiva and Parvati become one soul and body, incarnated as ardhnareshwar meaning 'half man and half woman.' Regarded as the celestial overlord of deliverance through destruction, Shiva is one of the most complex gods of India, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities at once the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. The beautiful consort of Shiva,