This is one of the sportive forms (lila-murthi) of Shiva and Parvathi as jungle folk. This is from an episode in the Mahabharatha. Arjuna engaged himself in severe penance in order to receive the Pashupatastra from Lord Shiva. Shiva manifested himself as a hunter (Kirat). At that very moment a demon, in the form of a boar tried to disturb the penance. Both Shiva and Arjuna simultaneously shot arrows at the boar killing it. An altercation arose between Shiva and Arjuna as to who actually killed the boar. Shiva finally revealed himself and granted the Pashupatastra upon Arjuna.
This print by the Ravi Varma Press derived from a painting by Raja Ravi Varma depicts Shiva as a hunter with two arms carrying a trident and shield. Parvathi is also attired as a huntress holding a bow with a quiver of arrows on her back.
This is being publised by Calender Manufacturing company from Madrass, As per Panjab Digital Archive it is estimated to be prodused in Circa 1920 & it is creation of MV Dhurandhar.
