This figure sits on a rock and reaches an arm up towards a mermaid-like woman in a 58-foot-tall concrete statue completed in 2021 in Azhimala. This figure is depicted in a 112-foot-tall steel sculpture that is the world’s largest bust. This figure typically comprises the right, male half of androgynous depictions in ardhanari form. A three-faced version of this figure is the most-visited sculpture in the Elephanta Caves. In many sculptures, this figure’s hair contains a moon and/or has a woman climbing (10[1])down it. Other sculptures depict this figure standing on a dwarf inside (10[1])a fiery ring and lifting one of his legs into the air, showing his aspect as nataraja or Lord of the Dance. For 10 points, phallic sculptures called lingams are used to worship what Hindu god known as “the destroyer?” (10[1])■END■