Ancient Indian Temple Sculptures

Intricate stone carvings from various temples in India, depicting Hindu deities and religious iconography in historical contexts.

Pashtunath Jain temple sculpture, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Siva Bas-Relief in a pillar in Thyagaraja Swamy temple in Tiruvottriyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

The Konark Sun Temple is the culmination of Orissan temple architecture, and one of the most stunning monuments of religious architecture in the world. Built by the King Narasimhadeva in the thirteenth century, the entire temple was designed in the shape of a colossal chariot with seven horses and twenty-four wheels, carrying the sun god, Surya, across the heavens. Surya has been a popular deity in India since the Vedic period. The temple is a World Heritage Site and one of the seven wonders of India. Konark, Puri, Orissa, India.

Close view of stupa 2 carved medallions decorate surrounding walls, Sanchi 46Kms northeast of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Old royal palace. Durbar Square, Patan.Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Attendant to a HinduGod

India, Orissa, Bhubaneswar. Brahameshwar temple.

Indonesia. Bali. Pura Desa Puseh. Dalung, Denpasar Region.

Stone temple door Jamb from Bihar, India. Dated 11th Century

Statue of Sri Chandra Theerthankar Natha, Jain Temple on Vindhyagiri Hill, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Avalokitesvara-Skulptur, Buddhistische Höhlen von Pandavleni. Nasik, Maharashtra, Indien Avalokitesvara sculpture, Pandavleni Buddhist caves. Nasik, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22418507

Laos, , Luang Prabang, Exterior panel at Wat Xieng Thong

Statue of Garuda, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Birth of the Buddha 11th century India (Madhya Pradesh or Bihar) Queen Maya reaches up to grasp a branch and miraculously gives birth to the Buddha. Emphasis is given to the representation of Maya, who affirms her status as both a yakshi (female nature deity) and the mother of the historical Buddha. The newborn Buddha is shown a second time, standing on flower petals receiving his first bath. Such an iconic representation of Maya reflects the status that Taras (female bodhisattvas) had assumed in the esoteric Buddhist communities of eastern India.. Birth of the Buddha 73597

Stonemasonry work, which represents three meditative figures in the traditional Balinese style, surrounded by complicated flower patterns and palm trees, which reflect spiritual art stonemasons, which represents three meditative figures in the traditional Balinese style, surrounded by complicated flower patterns and palms that reflect spiritual art copyright: xzoonar.com/arpanxbhatia 22840577

Close up of Ganga sitting on lotus 11th century AD, Shaiv cult, Kalchurian period, found at Bilhari district, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Sitzende Buddha-Statue, Buddhistische Höhlen von Pandavleni. Nasik, Maharashtra, Indien Seated Buddha Statue, Pandavleni Buddhist caves. Nasik, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22412564

The Hindu god Ganesha (the elephant god). In his right hand the god of wisdom holds aset of prayer beads and his broken tusk. The left hand holds an axe and a bowl of sweetmeats. Eastern Javanese andesite stone sculpture. Indonesia. 13th century

Swayambhunath Stupa stands on the hill in Kathmandu, Nepal

The Qigexing Buddhist Temple Ruins (Uyghur: Xorqua, Chinese: Qige Xing Fusu Yizha; literally 'Seven-Stars Buddhist Temple Ruins') is a ruined compound of Buddhist religious sites located about 25-30 km southwest of the town of Yanqi, Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China. Qigexing was part of the ancient Buddhist Karashara Kingdom that is first mentioned in Chinese sources from the Han Dynasty as the Kingdom of Yanqi. In 94 CE, Qigexing was conquered by the Han Dynasty in its reconquest of the Tarim Basin. The Buddhist monk Faxian visited Qigexing around 400 CE and mentions the presence of about 4,000 monks who were practicing Theravada Buddhism. The monk Xuanzang, who lived in the 7th century CE, reports the existence of 10 Buddhist monasteries with 2,000 monks in Qigexing. In 719 CE, the Tang Dynasty established a garrison in Qigexing in a similar manner as in Kuqa, Kashgar, and Khotan. Archeological finds in Qigexing include the ruins of larger temple compounds as well as som

Cutout, Sculpture of Kurathi Gypsy girl in Aathmanatha Swamy Temple at Avudaiyarkoil near Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Detail from the Lintel of Ganesha and the eight Dikpalas, Eastern India, 1000-1100 AD Carved basalt. Dikpalas guard the temple threshold, standing between the sacred and the profane

Balinese stone statue, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Miniature Buddhist Deity 12th century Bangladesh or India (Bengal). Miniature Buddhist Deity 38410

God Bal Krishna and kaliya embossed, Sarhan, Himachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculpture of Surya, Konch, India

Kala representing time at Candi Penataran 10 kilometres to the north of Blitar, East Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia,,,

DETALLE DEL PANTOCRATOR DEL SEPULCRO ROMANICO DE DOÑA BLANCA DE NAVARRA - SIGLO XII. Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA LA REAL DE NAJERA. NAJERA. LA RIOJA. SPAIN.

Musician playing veena.Bas reliefes in Hindu temple. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India

Sri Lanka, outskirts of Colombo, Kelaniya Temple. Architectural detail of important Buddhist religious center and temple.

Mongkol Serei Kien Khleang Pagoda. Apsara dancer. Apsara is a member of a class of celestial beings in Hindu and Buddhist culture. Phnom Penh; Cambodia.

World travel of the Hamburg-America line, around 1910. Central Buddhafigur with minor characters in a temple

Head of Avalokitesvara around the 8th century in the style of My Son E1 Bronze. Vietnamese. Avalokitesvara Lord who looks down is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas.

View of an ancient stone carving of Buddha in a meditative pose, hands gently clasped, radiating serenity against a simple halo, Taxila, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Maitraya Mulbekh Leh Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir India 10-April-2008 Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

A wall carving from the Angkor temples in Cambodia.

Sculpture of the Indian planet of the Moon, (Soma) holding a water pot in one hand and prayer beads in another. Dated 17th Century

Statue at UNESCO World heritage Mahabodhi temple Bodhgaya Bihar India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

God Vishnu with Goddess Lakshmi and His Mount, Garuda, in Attendance 1001-1100 Kathmandu Valley. Schist .

Virupaksha Temple Pattadakal Badami Karnataka India Asia Oct 2010 Copyright: xPhotochromy/DinodiaxPhotox

Christ Majesty , Romanesque sculpture, Basilica of San Sernín, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, French Republic, Europe.

Reclining Budda with small Buddhas in the Wat Xieng Thong Temple, Red Chapel, Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statue in heritage Buddhist excavated site, Udayagiri, Orissa, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Detailed carving of a deity surrounded by lotus blossoms at a Nepalese temple, Kathmandu Valley. Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Nataraja sculpture dancing Lord Shiva India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Lord Ganesh ganpati statue 350 year old wooden carving in sree meenakshi temple s chariot, madurai, tamil nadu, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Vintage Photograph. Ancient nepali artistry: intricate Buddhist bronze reliefs at Swayambhunath temple.

Carving in marbles Ranakpur Jain temple, Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xNirmalxMasurekar/DinodiaxPhotox

Ganesha sculpture in Pattadakal, Karnataka, India, Asia. Unesco World Heritage Site, Asia

Buddhist deity at Wat Sene temple, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sangameshwar Temple near Saswad, Maharashtra, India Sangameshwar Temple near Saswad, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 6603829

Lintel with Shiva and Subsidiary Deities

Sandakada pahana, also known as Moonstone, is a unique feature of the Sinhalese architecture of ancient Sri Lanka. It is a carved semi-circular stone slab, usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances. First seen in the latter stage of the Anuradhapura period, the sandakada pahana evolved through the Polonnaruwa, Gampola and Kandy periods. According to historians, the sandakada pahana symbolises the cycle of Sansāra in Buddhism.The ancient chronicle Mahavamsa and Pali literature such as the Samantapasadika refer to the sandakada pahana as patika. Sri Lanka.

Ganesha ganpati lord, Chitrakut, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

old cultural and historical mask old cultural and historical mask Copyright: xZoonar.com/FrankxRohdex 2748701

Statue of Ganesh in the Cham Museum in Da Nang, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Kumari Bahal is the residence of the so-called 'Living Goddess'. The building was erected about 1760-62 by King Jayaprakasha Malla in order to accommodate the Kumari Devi, or 'Virgin Goddess', supposed to be the living incarnation of goddess Taleju. Designed more like a house than a temple, the Kumari Bahal is built around a central courtyard, called Kumari Chowk, the 'Courtyard of the Kumari'. The most notable feature of the building is its wooden windows, expertly carved with a profusion of ornaments and deities. Each day in the afternoon, large crowds gather in the courtyard to witness the Kumaris short appearance at her window, accompanied by a female guardian or priestess.

Cave cut into sandstone hill 5 kms from vidish gupta shrines no 5 showing Vishnu in boar incarnation topped with frieze of gods, Udaygiri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Tipical iconic statue of Induism religion, Ganesh (also said Ganesha)

Figure carved in stone wall, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia Copyright: JanettexHill 1185-585

Carved door, Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xNirbhayxJain/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian lovers in tantric position, north-west India original manufact, 10-11 century

Buddha and Attendants Standing on Pasupati 7th-8th century Thailand. Buddha and Attendants Standing on Pasupati 38164

Shri, Lakshmi, Narayan, Mandir, Hamer, Pal, See, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Rajasthan, Tempel, Hindu, religiös, heilig, göttlich, Architektur, Erbe, Kultur, Schrein, spirituell, traditionell, landschaftlich, See, Anbetung, Gottheit, alt, Denkmal. Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, near Hamer Pal Lake, Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand District, Rajasthan LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23317400

Candi Panataran (Temple Complex), Main Temple; dated dvarapala (with female attendant) guarding the left staircase, Panataran, Blitar district, East Java province, 1323-1347 AD, Indonesia, 1867 photograph Java (possibly) paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print

Durga killing the buffalo demon, Orissa, India. 13th century. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

Bronze Ganesha dancing, on yellow - orange Rajasthani textile backdrop made from saris. Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, the elephant headed god, is worshipped as the lord of beginnings and as the lord of obstacles, patron of arts and sciences, and the god of intellect and wisdom

Tirthankar Parshvanat in the medallion protected by the thousand-headed serpent God Dharanendra against a powerful storm, marble temple, Adinatha Temple, temple of the Jain religion, Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Sun Temple Konarak Orissa India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Vishnu as Narasimha killing the demon Hiranjaka; after. 18th century () (1746-00-00-1755-00-00);Indian (culture), South Asian (culture), Hindu art, Indian art, purchase (provenance)

La Boulaye, TEMPLE OF THE 1000 BUDDHAS, founded in 1987 by Tibetan monks. Lamaist centre associated with a college of Tibetology, unframed stucco reliefs with flute players at the back of the water cascade

Ancestral Pair 14th-15th century() Indonesia (Java). Ancestral Pair 39067

Eight armed Durga slaying the demon Mahisha. Dieng Plateau, Wonosobo district, Central Java province 9th- 10th century, 1864 photograph The goddess Durga stands on the defeated demon leader Mahisha who took the shape of a buffalo Java (possibly) paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print

Ganjuran Church. The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Virgin Mary. Our Lady, Mother of Ganjuran. Javanese-Christian style. Yogyakarta. Java. Indonesia.

Kali Statue in Nemam temple 1 of the 9 clan temples of chettinad Tamil Nadu INDIA Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

siddharta in the temple bangkok asia thailand abstract cross step wat palaces

Hindu carving in the temple grounds of My Son Sanctuary, central Vietnam

Giant Davaravati Buddha image sitting in the so called European fashion, National Museum, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cambodia - Devata (deity, divinity) in the temple of Angkor Wat. The temple complexes of Angkor ('city') were the heart of the Khmer empire which flourished from the 9th to the 13th century and today are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Siem Reap province, northwest Cambodia.

Four Armed Ganesha Exhibited in The Garden of the Assistant Resident of Wonosobo (Provenance Dieng Plateau). Wonosobo, wonosobo district, Central Java Province, 10th Century .. a four army Ganesha, exhibited in the garden of the Assistant Resident in Wonosobo.

Hindu sculpture, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India

Wat Phnom Daun Penh. Apsara dancer. Apsara is a member of a class of celestial beings in Hindu and Buddhist culture. Phnom Penh; Cambodia.

Buddhist figure at Darawat temple, Gya

A yakshi (tree-goddess) from a Jain Stupa, 2nd century. Artist: Unknown

Gopuram des Natraj-Tempels, Satara, Maharashtra, Indien Gopuram of Natraj Temple, Satara, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22412296

Main Deity Vamana Temple Khajuraho Madhya pradesh India Asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

The Hindu Gods Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma

Sculptures in cave temple i.e. Varaha Cave Temple at Mahavellipooram

Arold Durga Slaying The Demon Mahisha, Upper Right Arm Missing. Dieng Plateau, Wonosobo District, Central Java Province, 9th Century .. The tensile Durga lacks a right arm.

Indian lovers in tantric position, north-west India original manufact, 10-11 century

Indonesia, Java, Borobudur. Largest Buddhist monument in the world, circa 780-840 AD. UNESCO. Buddha statue in ornate wall.

Figure at the Wat Botum temple, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

God Vishnu Measures the Universe in Three Strides (Trivikrama) 1101-1200 Orissa. Gneissic rock .

Indian lovers in tantric position, north-west India original manufact, 10-11 century

Saint Peter's collegiate church capital

Preah Khan Temple, Siem Reap Province, Angkor's Temple Complex Site listed as World Heritage by Unesco in 1192, built in 1191 by King Jayavarman VII, Cambodia, Asia

Granite figure of a dvarapala from Tamil Nadu, southern India, Chola dynasty, 12th century AD. Door guardian from a Hindu temple. The Hindu temple is a sacred space, a divine home for the gods when invoked by their devotees. At most temples, sculptures of deities and other figures are places on the exterior walls, in clearly defined niches or around doorways. They usually appear in pairs either side of the doorway, facing inward to protect the sacred precincts of the temple from malevolent forces.

Carving Sculpture of Lord Hanumana With Gada, Mangalay Temples, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh India. Carving Sculpture of Lord Hanumana With Gada, Mangalay Temples, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21704406

Carving of a standing Buddha found at Sarnath, India

Indian lovers in tantric position, north-west India original manufact, 10-11 century

The Hindu Goddess Chamunda

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