Gangadhara

Glossary

An epithet for the Hindu deity Shiva, meaning “the one who carries Ganga” in Sanskrit. The name derives from the episode in Hindu mythology, where the descent of the river Ganges (gangavatarana) from the heavens (swarga) to the netherworld (naraka) was broken by Shiva’s hair, whose matted locks allowed the river to fall to earth as a stream.

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Gangadhara%newline%An epithet for the Hindu deity Shiva, meaning "the one who carries Ganga" in Sanskrit. The name derives from the episode in Hindu mythology, where the descent of the river Ganges (gangavatarana) from the heavens (swarga) to the netherworld (naraka) was broken by Shiva's hair, whose matted locks allowed the river to fall to earth as a stream.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Gangadhara”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/gangadhara/
MLA	“Gangadhara.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/gangadhara/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Gangadhara. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/gangadhara/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)