Parvati

===Arts===
[[File:Attributed to Khushala, Indian, active late 18th century - The Gods Sing and Dance for Shiva and Parvati - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|Attributed to Khushala ''The Gods Sing and Dance for Shiva and Parvati'' (late 18th century)]]
From sculpture to dance, many Indian arts explore and express the stories of Parvati and Shiva as themes. For example, ''Daksha Yagam'' of [[Kathakali]], a form of dance-drama choreography, adapts the romantic episodes of Parvati and Shiva.<ref>Ragini Devi (2002), Dance Dialects of India, Motilal Banarsidass, {{ISBN|978-8120806740}}, pp. 201–202</ref>

The Gauri-Shankar bead is a part of religious [[adornment]] rooted in the belief of Parvati and Shiva as the ideal equal complementing halves of the other. Gauri-Shankar is a particular ''[[rudraksha]]'' (bead) formed naturally from the seed of a tree found in India. Two seeds of this tree sometimes naturally grow as fused and are considered symbolic of Parvati and Shiva. These seeds are strung into garlands and worn, or used in ''malas'' (rosaries) for meditation in Saivism.<ref>James Lochtefeld (2005), "Gauri-Shankar" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A-M, pp. 244, Rosen Publishing, {{ISBN|0-8239-2287-1}}</ref>