Yogeshwara: Shiva in Divine Stillness

This finely detailed sculpture represents Lord Shiva in serene meditative posture, seated in padmasana on a stylized lotus pedestal. The figure is framed within a richly ornamented prabhavali (arch).The backrest, with its scrolling flames and kirtimukha motif, anchors the divine presence. Shiva holds a trident (trishula) in one hand and a small drum (damaru) in the other, symbolizing destruction and creation. A skull motif on his shoulder, snakes as armlets, and the crescent moon in his matted l