In this portrait, both Shiva and Ganesha wear the tri-pundra on their foreheads, the sectarian mark of Shaivism, that consists of three horizontal bars. Both Shiva and Parvati also have a bindi, i.e. a red dot between the eyebrows.

In these giant sculptures at the Moonlaniti Mahathep, i.e. the ‘Shiva Foundation’ along Phetkasem Road in Nakhon Pathom, each figure in the trio holds a trident.

A sculpture of Shiva, with his consort Parvati and her son Ganesha, inside the Sri Maha Mariamman Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur.