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June 19, 2013
YOUTH PROGRAM

Your MIA, S18 (ages 9-12)

9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Studios 111-113

Full-day camp Kick off summer by finding ways to spend it in and around the museum, solo or with friends. $310; includes a 1-year Student Membership ($20 value) To register, call (612) 870-3000 or register online.
Door Lintel Depicting the Marriage of Shiva and Parvati
Title:Door Lintel Depicting the Marriage of Shiva and Parvati
Artist:Artist Unknown
Date:late 18th century
Creation Place:Asia, South, Karnataka
Credit Line:Gift of Alfred and Ingrid Lenz Harrison
Accession Number:91.14
This ornately carved wooden panel, depicting the marriage of Shiva and Parvati (Kalyanasundara)in its central register, functioned as a door lintel in an upper-class south Indian household in Karnataka. The sculpture is densely packed with figural images representing various manifestations of the god Shiva drawn from Hindu mythology. To the right is Kama, god of love, with his bow, whose task was to aid Parvati in her seduction of Shiva. To the left of Kama is the divine couple riding Shiva's vehicle, the bull, Nandin, followed by Shiva's son, Skanda, god of war, astride his peacock holding a lance. The marriage ceremony in the center depicts Shiva and Parvati, the god Brahma, various musicians and worshipful figures attending a joyous event.