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Harihara (Sanskriet: हरिहर) is de versmelting van Vishnoe (Hari) en Shiwa (Hara).
Harihara is depicted in art as split down the middle, one half representing Shiva, the other half representing Vishnu. The Shiva half will have the matted locks of a yogic master piled high on his head and sometimes will wear a tiger skin, reserved for the most revered ascetics. Shiva's pale skin may be read as ash-covered in his role as an ascetic. The Vishnu half will wear a tall crown and other jewelry, representing his responsibility for maintaining world order. Vishnu's black skin represents holiness. Broadly, these distinctions serve to represent the duality of humble religious influence in the ascetic and authoritative secular power in the king or householder. However, in other aspects Shiva also takes on the authoritative position of householder, a position which is directly at odds with the ascetic position depicted in his Harihara manifestation.
Hij is ook herkenbaar aan een half derde oog (dat hij van Shiwa heeft).
Mythologie waar Harihara bij hoort: Hindoeïsme
Attributen: derde oog