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title: Surya-Shiva, Khajuraho
author: Anindita Basu
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5446/surya-shiva-khajuraho/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Surya-Shiva, Khajuraho

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## Image File

[![Surya-Shiva, Khajuraho](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5446.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5446.jpg)

## Image Caption

There are numerous depictions of Hari-Hara (a combined form of [Shiva](https://www.worldhistory.org/shiva/) and [Vishnu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vishnu/)) but it is relatively rare to see a combined form of [Surya](https://www.worldhistory.org/Surya/) and Shiva. The right half of this [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) is Surya, the Sun [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/). He is holding lotuses: a fully bloomed one and a bud. The left half is Shiva. He is holding a snake and a water pot. [Khajuraho](https://www.worldhistory.org/Khajuraho/), Madhya Pradesh, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/), 11th CE.

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## About the Author

Anindita is a technical writer and editor. Her off-work interests include Indology, data visualisation, and etymology.
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## Cite This Work

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Basu, A. (2016, July 29). Surya-Shiva, Khajuraho. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5446/surya-shiva-khajuraho/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
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