Somaskanda

A depiction of Somaskanda with a dancing Skanda in the middle of Parvati and Shiva .

Somaskanda (Sanskrit: सोमास्कन्द, romanized: Somāskanda) is a medieval form of Hindu iconography, a representation of Shiva with his consort Uma (Parvati), and their son Skanda (Murugan), depicted as a child.[1]

  1. ^ Moore, Albert C. (1977). Iconography of Religions: An Introduction. Chris Robertson. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-8006-0488-2.