The engraving above, based on a sculpture at the Ellora caves, shows Pārvatī and Śiva playing a game of dice.  We see Śiva about to roll the dice on some kind of gameboard while Pārvatī gestures expressively at him.  This scene perhaps illustrates a well-known episode from the Skanda Purana where they engage in fierce and perhaps somewhat underhand competition at playing dice.

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