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Shiva Begs Food from Parvati
South face of the tower
Parashurameshvara Temple, Bhubaneshwar
In this story from the Puranas, Shiva has neglected his duties
as a husband by failing to get food for the household. To teach him a
lesson, Parvati sends him out naked to beg for food, but again he
returns empty-handed. Taking pity, at last she gives him food from
her own hands, and so husband and wife are reconciled.
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