It is believed that through darshana (looking at a deity), one gets closer to dhyan meditating upon the deity) and from there, can rise upto the highest of levels, where moksha and true wisdom is achievable. Since focusing the mind is a difficult task, representations of Gods are created for the devotee to meditate upon.
Due to its expressions and the golden luster an intensely divine presence is to be felt in this brass Lord Shiva wall hanging. His tresses are firmly set in a jata, from the midst of which a small female figure, goddess Ganga, is visible. Shiva's hairdo is secured with a rudraksha bead rosary, symbolic of his abstinence and denial of any aspect of the civilized world's luxuries. On his wide forehead are three lines, known as Tripunda, a distinctly Shaiva attribute, designed with the ashes from the cremation grounds. The forehead is the centre of all thoughts and ashes represent death and decay of human body. The Tripunda is a reminder of the short lived human experience. Shiva's snake adorns his neck, while the Lord, with his eyes closed, is deep in meditation. In this particular brass piece, the contemplative expressions of Shiva, his shapely eyes and eyebrows remind us of the numerous Buddha heads in which the enlightened one has similar countenance
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