Ancient Religious Murals

Frescos from various temples showcasing intricate religious narratives, depicting deities, scenes from scriptures, and elaborate artistic styles.

Bodhisattva embracing his two consorts, Bagan Pagan, Myanmar Burma, Asia

Shan style Buddha statues, Nga Phe Chaung Monastery, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

Christian wall painting, Sucevita Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bucovina, Romania, Europe

Turkey, Central Anatolia, Cappadocia, Aksaray province, Ihlara valley, Under the tree church (Agacalti kilise) in Ihlara canyon

Goddess painting, museum and saraswati mahal library, tamil nadu, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Mural painting of child Buddha in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

The frescoes in Sigiriya maidens Sri Lanka The frescoes in Sigiriya maidens Sri Lanka Copyright: xZoonar.com/PavelxSytilinx 22036170

Laos, Luang Prabang, Temple, Vat Xieng Thong Rat Savoravihanh, Detail Of Golden Carvings

Myanmar. Shan State. Shwenyaung. Shwe Yan Pyae Monastery. Glass mosaics line the walls of the 19th century monastery.

Mandala of Vajrasattva. Gouache on cotton. 16th cent. Tibet.

Colourful wall painting, fresco, praying gods with nimbus, halo, Maharaja-Iena cave, Buddhist cave temple of Dambulla, Golden Temple of Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

USA, New Mexico, Chimayo, Santuario de Chimayo, altar

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Bominaco, S. Pellegrino, Oratory, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Barrel vaults with a history of creation, Gothic frescoes from 1490, a highlight of medieval wall painting, by Johannes von Kastav, Romanesque Church of the Holy Trinity, 15th century, Hrastovlje, Slovenia, Hrastovlje, Slovenia, Europe

Detail inside Wat Phra Singh Temple, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chris Caldicott/Axiom Buddhist Frescos Sigiriya Sri Lanka

Mani (c.216-276 CE), of Iranian origin, was the prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a gnostic religion of Late Antiquity which was once widespread but is now extinct. Mani was born in or near Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Asuristan (Assyria), at the time still part of the Parthian Empire. Six of his major works were written in Syriac Aramaic and the seventh, dedicated to the king of the empire, Shapur I, was written in Middle Persian. He died in Gundeshapur, under the Sassanid Empire.

Iran, Central Iran, Esfahan, Bethlehem Armenian Church, interior

Sri Lanka, Kandy, Temple of the Tooth Relic or Sri Dalada Maligawa, Hemamali and Dhantha bringing tooth relic to Sri Lanka, hidden in her knot of hair for safety, AD 371

Queen Kneeling Before Cross Unknown. Queen Kneeling Before Cross, late 18th-early 19th century. Painting on wood, 7 11/16 x 5 15/16 in. (19.5 x 15.1 cm). European Art late 18th-early 19th century

Buddhist paintings on a monastery wall, Bhutan

Lord Krishna with Gopikas and other fresco paintings on the Dr. Ramnath Podar Haveli Museum, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Lord Krishna with Gopikas and other fresco paintings on the Dr. Ramnath Podar Haveli Museum, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21269859

Wall painting ; Raghurajpur a art & craft village near Puri ; Orissa ; India

Early 14th century wall painting, Brent Eleigh church, Suffolk, England, UK a winged angel censing an image

Secco painting, ceiling fresco, detail, sacrificial lamb, the heavenly Jerusalem from 1230 to 1250, crossing of the cathedral church St. Blasii, Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Glass Mosaics in the Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos, Anonymous master

Sigiriya (Lion's rock) is an ancient rock fortress and palace ruin situated in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka, surrounded by the remains of an extensive network of gardens, reservoirs, and other structures. Sigiriya was built during the reign of King Kasyapa I (CE 477 - 495) and after his death it was used as a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century.

Carry carved Jardin of Confucius Jianshui Yunnan China [AT

Tree of Life mosaic made of glass on the back wall of the sim at Wat Xieng Thong, built by King Setthathirat in 1560 - LUANG PROBANG, LAOS

Ethiopia: Tigray Region, Axum, Christ Church, exterior (built and painted in 1960's on site of older church)

Murals in Varadaraja Perumal temple wall in Kancheepuram Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

temple in grand palace bangkok thailand temple decoration in grand palace of bangkok thailand Copyright: xZoonar.com/JacekxMalipanx 4529017

Carvings inside the Sas Bahu Temple, Fort complex, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India Carvings inside the Sas Bahu Temple, Fort complex, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21561469

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Gilded high altar, largest Christian altar in the world, Cathedral, Seville, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

South America, Brazil, Goias, Cidade de Goias, ceiling paintings by Andre Antonio da Conceicao in Saint Francis of Paola church, PR

Colourful painted fron portal, San Javier mission, Unesco site Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos, Bolivia, South America

Painting of a golden buddhist figure on the wall, Wat Xieng Thong Temple, Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Royal palace complex. Murals of scenes from the Khmer (Reamker) version of the classic Indian epic Ramayana. Phnom Penh; Cambodia.

India, Tamil Nadu, Tiruparuthikunram, murals in Trailokyanatha Jeenaswami Temple, 15th century

Door at Dashchoilon Khiid Monastery

Interior, Monastery Church of St. Nicholas, Probota, South Bukovina, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Moldavia, Frescoes, Fresco, Europe

Religious wall paintings, Zica orthodox monastery, Zica, Serbia, Europe

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, ceiling painted with angels faces and wings in the Church of the Holy Trinity Debre Berhan Selassie in Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Wat Phra Kaew temple. Scene from the Ramakien (Thai Ramayana) in a mural. Painting. Bangkok. Thailand.

A motif of golden bodhi trees painted on the wooden panels of Wat Pong Yang Khok, Lampang. early 19th century.Thailand.

The Ramayana is a story as old as time and - at least in the Indian subcontinent and across much of Southeast Asia - of unparalleled popularity. More than two thousand three hundred years ago the scholar-poet Valmiki sat down to write his definitive epic of love and war. The poem Valmiki composed is styled the Ramayana, or 'Romance of Rama' in Sanskrit. In its present form, the Sanskrit version consists of some 24,000 couplets divided into seven books. The Ramakien is the Thai version of this epic and has an important influence on Thai literature, art and drama. It is regarded as the National Epic of Thailand. Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha); full official name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. It is located within the precincts of the Grand Palace. The Grand Palace served as the official residence of the Kings of Thailand from the 18th century onwards. Construction of the Palace began in 1782, during the reign of Ki

dragon statue on china temple roof

The rock-hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh is renowned for its truly remarkable murals.

Buddha statue at Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

Nepal, Mustang, thangka

The rock hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh is renowned for its truly remarkable murals. The fifteenth century mural on its domed ceiling depicts nine of the twelve apostles who came to Ethiopia from the Mediterranean towards the end of the fifth century.

The blue buddha in Lhasa, Tibet, Asia

Fresco in World heritage site, sacred city of Anuradhapura, Isurumuniya Vihare, Sri Lanka Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Myanmar, Burma, Wun nyat. An original carved and decorated doors of the beautiful Wun nyat monastery, first built in the 15th century but later renovated and extended.

guerrero templario, pulpito, 1300, madera policromada, proviene de la iglesia del repoblamiento del pla de Sant Jordi, Museo diocesano de Mallorca, Pa...

Mahabharata Episode, Halebid Halebidu, Karnataka, India copyright: xbxpxmaiti/dinodiaxphotox

Myanmar, Burma, Wun nyat. An original carved and decorated doors of the beautiful Wun nyat monastery, first built in the 15th century but later renovated and extended.

Tulsi plant on pedestal decorated with ceramic tiles printed with images of Indian gods and goddesses Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Painting of a Buddhist monk from the Ajanta cave temples, India. 5th-6th century AD

Turkey, Istanbul, Sultanahmet Haghia Sophia Mural of a six winged seraph or angel below the central dome.

Ganpati painting on tulsi vrindavan ceramic tiles, mangeshi temple, Goa, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Mural paintings of the Sigiriya ladies, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Door of the Hong San Si Temple, one of the oldest Chinese Hokkien Temple of Kuching. Build in 1848, situated in Carpenter Street of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Asia

Buddhist monastery ornaments, Dharamsala, India, Asia

India, Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli, Thiruppudaimarudur temple, murals in Narumpoonathaswamy Temple, 17th century

Loei (Thai: ) Province is located in Thailand's upper North-East. Neighboring provinces are (from east clockwise) Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok. In the north it borders Xaignabouli and Vientiane Provinces of Laos. The province is covered with low mountains, while the capital Loei is located in a fertile basin. The Loei River, which flows through the province, is a tributary of the Mekong which, together with the smaller Hueang River, forms the northern boundary of the province with neighboring Laos. Although temperatures in the hot season (April-May) can be more than 40 degrees Celsius, the province is the only one in Thailand where temperatures regularly drops below freezing at night in the cold season (December-January). Loei is rich in national parks, including especially Phu Kradung, Phu Ruea, Phu Suan Sai (also known as Na Haeo) and Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary. In 1853 King Mongkut (Rama IV) founded the city of Loei to administer the

Buddhist sanctuaries, Buddhist shrine, bright ornamentation and figurativeness of temples. Thailand

Frescoes in the Kyauk Tawgyi Pagoda in Amarapura at the end of U'bein's Bridge, European sailboat with drinking sailors, Burma, Myanmar, Asia 1982

Hanuman protecting Rama Pavilion, Ramakien mural in Phra Rabieng, gallery, Wat Phra Kaeo, Krung Thep, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Bas relief depicting Apsara Dancers. Khmer culture, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

Romanesque tomb of Saint San Vicente in the Basilica de San Vicente, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Vracar, Belgrade, Serbia. September 15, 2024. Murals in the Cathedral of Saint Sava.

Mural showing celestial deities, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Church ceiling, painting with biblical scenes, late Gothic St Vitus and St Michael's Church, Heiligenstadt, Bamberg district, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lady With Attendant Sigiriya Rock Fresco, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 5TH C. Asian Art(- ) Fresco

Domestic portable, shrine, with figures of Shinto and Buddhist deities. Japanese 19th Century

Jordan, Mount Nebo, Church, Byzantine Mosaics (Church On Site Where Moses May Have Died)

Wat Rakhang Kositaram Woramahawihan (Rakang) was originally built during the Ayutthaya Period (1351 - 1767), but was renovated by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I, 20 March 1736 - 7 September 1809), and sits on the Thonburi side of Bangkok's Chao Phraya River. Rama I lived within the temple compound before he became king.

Stucco work, Sarangapani temple tower in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Picture in Keur Moussa benedictine abbey, Keur Moussa, Senegal : Jesus as an African

India, Ladakh, Tibetan Buddhist Style Mural Of The Wheel Of Life

Painting on Wall Madhubani Bihar India Asia Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

blur in iran abstract texture of the religion architecture mosque roof persian history

Door handle of gates of Thiksey gompa (Tibetan Buddhist monastery). Ladakh, India. Door gate handle of Thiksey gompa Tibetan Buddhist monastery

City of Palermo, in the Cathedral Maria Santissima Assunta, Zodiac on the floor in front of the chancel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sicily, Italy, Europe

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