Ardhanareeshwara Alarippu - Kanda Chappu Talam- Lakshmi Venkatesh - Shreya Vijayanand

Ardhanarishvara represents the synthesis of masculine and feminine energies of the universe (Purusha and Prakriti) and illustrates how Shakti, the female principle of God, is inseparable from (or the same as, according to some interpretations) Shiva, the male principle of God, and vice versa.

Lord Shiva governs the five elements of the nature. Air, space, earth, water and fire.The kanda chappu talam of the alarippu signifies the 5 nature elements.