Ardhanarishwar Swaroop Ring
Shiva for the creation of the universeseparated his power from himself. Shiva himself is the symbol of the masculine gender and his Shakti is the feminine gender. Due to the union of male (Shiva) and female (Shakti), Shiva is both male and female. So he is Ardhanarnarishvara. When Brahma started the work of creation, he found that his creations would be destroyed after his life and every time he would have to create anew. Even after deep thought, he could not reach any decision. Then he reached the shelter of Shiva to solve his problem. He did severe penance to please Shiva. Shiva was pleased with the harsh penance of Brahma. To solve the problem of Brahma, Shi...