Harihara
In the Hindouisme, Harihara is the syncretic shape of the gods Shiva and Vishnou. The name of the divinity is composed of the epithets respective of these two gods, Hara , making reference to Shiva, Hari in Vishnou.
This form underlines the fact that the two divinities are only one same entity, the divine one in its supreme form whose gods are only various aspects. This unicity is in addition indicated in the Bhagavad-Gītā, Vishnou/Krishna in its supreme form revealing with Arjuna that Shiva and itself are only one and even entity.
In the iconography, Harihara is represented with the characteristics of each god, a little with the manner of Ardhanari: a half of the body wears the tiara and the Chakra suitable for Vishnou, other half is capped chignon of ascetic, carries the third eye, the skin of animal and the three-pronged fork.
Little even presents in India, this representation on the other hand was a great success with the Kampuchea at the time pre-angkorienne and angkorienne.
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