Ardhnareshwar Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati _artisan--novica-artisan-7911 jewelry artisan Zayd Makarim creates

jewelry artisan Zayd Makarim creates these intricate half-hoop earrings by using the lost-wax technique

Metal bits left from a die cutter become the glove

inspiring this necklace for Arunima's Spiritual jewelry collection

Seven strands

Ardhnareshwar Authentic India Madhubani Painting of Shiva and Parvati _artisan--novica-artisan-7911 jewelry artisan Zayd Makarim createsLord Shiva and Parvati become one soul and body, incarnated as ardhnareshwar meaning 'half man and half woman.' Regarded as the celestial overlord of deliverance through destruction, Shiva is one of the most complex gods of India, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities at once the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. The beautiful consort of Shiva,