Sometimes the gods condemn these interactions but at other times they occur with their blessing. In addition to stories of gender and sexual variance that are generally accepted by mainstream Hinduism, modern scholars and queer activists have highlighted LGBT themes in lesser-known texts, or inferred them from stories that traditionally are considered to have no homoerotic subtext.
Shiva and Parvati in the form of Ardhanarisvara Such analyses have caused disagreements about the true meaning of the ancient stories.
