Siva. Approximately 2 1/2" high. Made in India.

Third born of the Hindu holy trinity, he bestows pure auspiciousness or freedom from the 3 gunas or qualities of nature (represented by the trident). The snake represents the inner lower forces that Siva has control over.

Siva is the destroyer, getting rid of all that is no longer useful in order to make way for the new.Siva presides over the destructive energies which break up the universe at the end of each age.

The mantra for meditating on Siva is Om Namah Sivaya.