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8. Shiva Kamdeva
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 Shiva Kamdeva

STOLEN: This powerful image of Shiva in his creative aspect (Shiva Kamdeva) was much revered by women who prayed here to be blessed with child. The statue was stolen from the Rajarajeshvari temple courtyard in Pashupatinath in December 1981. Photo: May 1981. (Fig. E4/G5)

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