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Product Name : Harihara Idol / ShankaraNarayana Murti In Pure Solid Copper Weight : 745 gms Dimension : 6.5 inches (Height) / 2 inches * 2 inches (Base) Design : This Copper statue of Lord Harihara / ShankaraNarayana is very impressive made from artisians of south india with ornate jewelry .Vishnu?s face is perfectly shaped giving him a truly divine appearance. His face is angular and sharp with his oval eyes almost looking through you with the power of his gaze. Vishnu has a magical face and pure expression! He is dressed in royal silk garments and holds in his three hands the sankha (conch), chakra (discus), gada (mace), and fourth hand in abhay mudra. Lord Harihara is the avatar of Lord Vishnu (Hari) and Lord Shiva (Hara). Harihara is often termed as Shankarnarayana. It is believed that by performing their puja, both Lords are appeased and they help in eliminating all the evil forces from one?s life there by bringing happiness and prosperity. Lord Harihara represents Lord Vishnu (Hari) and Lord Shiva (Hara) from the hindu tradition. Lord Shiva being Shankar and Lord Vishnu being Narayan. Thus Lord Harihara is worshipped and revered by both Vaishnavs and Shaivites. Harihar is portrayed as split down in the middle combining the half of Lord Vishnu and half of Lord Shiva. The half representing Lord Shiva holding Trident ,snake , damru , axe in his two hands ,also having half moon on the head. The other half representing lord Vishnu holding Gada in one hand downwards and Shankha in another hand upwards.