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 (-5[1])contains a moon (10[1])and/or has a woman climbing down it. Other sculptures depict this figure standing on a dwarf inside a fiery ring and lifting one of his legs (10[1])into the air, (10[1])showing his aspect as nataraja or Lord of the Dance. (10[1])For 10 points, phallic sculptures called lingams are used to worship what Hindu god known as “the destroyer?” ■END■ (10[1])