Harihara
fusion Hindu deity of Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara)
Harihara is the deity that combines Vishnu and Shiva. It comes from the Hindu tradition. Harihara is also sometimes used as a philosophical term when one wants to speak of the unity of Vishnu and Shiva as different aspects of the same Supreme God.
Other websitesEdit
The Position of Shiva & VishnuEdit
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- Shiva and Vishnu as One and the Same (dlshq.org)
- The Position of Shiva and Durga in connection with Vishnu (veda.harekrsna.cz)
- Vishnu and Shiva as different aspects of the one and same God. Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine (Shaivite guru, Bodhinatha)
Harihara imagesEdit
- Harihara - Photograph of Carving from Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebid (art-and-archaeology.com)
- Bronze Harihara from Thailand