▁first ▁g op ur am ▁behind ▁the ▁v ah ana ▁in ▁Ag am ic ▁tem ples . ▁ ▁The ▁flag ▁staff ▁can ▁have ▁a ▁three - part ▁division ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁representing ▁Sh iva , ▁middle ▁V ish nu ▁and ▁lower ▁half ▁Bra h ma . ▁ ▁N and i ▁▁ ▁Each ▁main ▁de ity ▁of ▁the ▁Sh iva ▁temple ▁has ▁a ▁vehicle ▁associated ▁with ▁them ▁- ▁Sh iva ▁has ▁N and i ( s ac red ▁b ull ), ▁Par v ati ▁has ▁l ion , ▁Mur uga ▁has ▁pe ac ock ▁and ▁Vin ay agar ▁has ▁m ice . ▁N and i ▁or ▁N and in ▁( ▁), ▁is ▁now ▁univers ally ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁b ull ▁which ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁mount ▁( S ansk rit : ▁) ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁gate ▁ke eper ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁and ▁Par v ati ▁in ▁H indu ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁Tem ples ▁v ener ating ▁Sh iva ▁and ▁Par v ati ▁display ▁stone ▁images ▁of ▁a ▁se ated ▁N and i , ▁generally ▁facing ▁the ▁main ▁shr ine . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁tem ples ▁dedicated ▁sole ly ▁to ▁N and i . ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁N and in ▁to ▁the ▁b ull ▁( S ansk rit : ▁v ṛ ṣ ab ha ) ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁development ▁of ▁recent ▁centuries , ▁as ▁G our is war ▁Bh attach ary a ▁has ▁documented ▁in ▁an ▁illustrated ▁article ▁entitled