Harihara
![Left: Vishnu (left half—blue) and Shiva (right half—white). Right: A 6th-century Harihara murti in Badami cave temples of Karnataka.](/Images/godic/202501/17/Harihara_V&A0752.jpg")
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![Vishnu (right half, holding disc) and Shiva (lighter coloured half, holding trident) combined in a single Harihara murti, sometimes referred to as Sivakesava.](/Images/godic/202501/17/Indian_god-sivakesava0753.JPG")
![Statue of Harihara. This statue is the mortuary deified portrayal of King Kertarajasa, the first king of Majapahit (1293-1309) from the temple Candi Simping in East Java.Harihara sculpture, British Museum. The left half represents Shiva (with the Trishula) and the right half represents Vishnu (with the Chakra and Conch).](/Images/godic/202501/17/Harihara,_statue0753.jpg")
Harihara is the fused representation of Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara) from the Hindu tradition. Also known as Shankaranarayana ("Shankara" is Shiva, and "Narayana" is Vishnu), Harihara is thus revered by both Vaishnavites and Shaivites as a form of the Supreme God.