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Hindu Deities in Art

Colorful paintings of Hindu deities like Radha and Krishna, showcasing traditional attire, symbolism, and cultural elements specific to Indian mythology and art.

The Hindu goddess Radha, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Vishnu lying on a serpent, with Lakshmi massaging his feet and Brahma in heaven. Chromolithograph.

'Radha and Krishna', 1920. Radha and Krishna are the feminine and masculine realities of God. Krishna enchants the world, Radha enchants even Him, the spiritual love between them is a theme celebrated throughout India. From "Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists", by The Sister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1920

Painting of Brahmin satguru somasmirrar tiru sambandar copyright: xhimalayanxacademy/dinodiaxphotox

A four-armed image of Lord Shiva. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

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.

A blue-skinned swami carrying a sword and a mace. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Miniature Painting Elephant Headed God Ganesh Ganapati, India Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Ancient Hinduism god sculpture on Sri Lanka

An Indian warrior () holding a dagger in one hand, a sword and a shield in the other and carrying bows and arrows over his shoulder. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Colourful painting on a wall, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Painting of child krishna stealing butter, surajkund mela, faridabad, haryana, india, asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Relief god Shiva and Parvati with red and yellow colour Patan Kathmandu Nepal

Ganesha, one of the most popular forms of the divine in Hinduism, playing the dhola, double drum, 1890, East India, Bengal, Kolkata, Temple Kalighat, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Picture of Hindu goddesses Parvati, Lakshmi and Saraswati, India, Asia

Sri Lanka, Sigiriya, 5Th Century Rock Paintings Depicting Female Figures

Paintings on ceiling in Iranikovil Clan temple, Chettinad, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Singapore, , Colurful Statue Of A Lion Headed God With Four Arms And A Female Figure Sitting On His Lap At An Indian Hindu Temple

Lord krishna radhika painting, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Miniature painting of Mughul Queen Mumtaz Mahal Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian God Lord Krishna High Resolution Illustration

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Vishnu Hindu God Mural

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Changu Narayan, hindu temple,

Indian goddess of epidemics. Watercolour.

Lord Subrahmanya known arumugam six faces on peacock mount stucco figures in Nataraj temple Chidambaram Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

wheel decoration, statue of Lord and demon, Rath yatra Rathyatra car festival the journey of Jagannath, puri, orissa, india Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Krishna Stealing Curds, late 1700s. Southern India, Andhra Pradhesh. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 27.7 x 19.3 cm (10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.).

Ganesha and his two wives, Siddhi and Buddhi, surrounded by six attendants and his rats. Chromolithograph.

Mural art in the Srivilliputhur Andal temple, Srivilliputtur, Tamil Nadu, Tamilnadu, South India, India, Asia

Radha Krishna wall painting, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Frescoes apsaras, celestial nymph typically consort of gandharva or heavenly musician or king kassap s concubines or tara the consort of avalokiesvara Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu God Shiva Digital Painting

painting of god krishna & her greatest devotee radha, india Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Saraswati photo frame, thanjavur, tamil nadu, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Radha painting, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

In Hinduism, Matangi is one of the Mahavidyas, ten Tantric goddesses and a ferocious aspect of Devi, the Hindu Divine Mother. She is considered as the Tantric form of Sarasvati, the goddess, she governs speech, music, knowledge and the arts. Her worship is described to acquire supernatural powers, especially gaining control over enemies, attracting people to oneself, acquiring mastery over the arts and gaining Supreme Knowledge. Matangi is often associated with pollution, inauspiciousness and the periphery of Hindu society, which is summed up in her most popular form Ucchishta-Chandalini or Ucchishta-Matangini. She is described as an outcaste (Chandalini) and offered left-over or partially-eaten food (Ucchishta) without washing his hands or food after eating; both of which are considered to be impure in classical Hinduism. Matangi is often pictured emerald green in colour. While Ucchishta-Matangini carries a noose, a sword, a goad, and a club, his other well-known form Raja-Matangi pla

Lord Shankar Shiva receives the River Ganga on his head in compliance with the prayers of Bhageeratha India Copyright: xDilipxRajgor/DinodiaxPhotox

Wall hanging of Kathakali dancer ; Calcutta now Kolkata ; West Bengal ; India

Wall painting of Parashurama or the Angry man, sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu who killed the King Kartavirya at Ambalpadi, Udupi, Karnataka, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian God Radhakrishna, Lord Krishna, Indian Mythological Images

Mural, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Hindu Temple, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa

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.

Art , Mythology Painting Vishnu Garuda The Preserver of Universe India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox NA

fine arts, religious art, Virgin Mary, Madonna of Czestochowa, painting, oil on canvas, Poland, 2nd half 19th century, District Museum Rzeszíw,

Art , Mythology Painting , Shivji or Shiva The Destroyer India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox NA

Hinduism, hindu art, himalayan academy art, religion, spirituality, artist S. Rajam, sanyasan, monk, sadhu, saint, ascetic, rishi, swami, jagadguru sri chandrasekharendra saraswathi, shiva, dakshinamurti Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculpture of Radha Krishna at Shrinath Mhaskoba Temple, Kodit, Sasvad, Maharashtra, India. Radha Krishna are collectively known within Hinduism as the combination of both the feminine as well as the masculine aspects of God. Krishna is referred as svayam bhagavan in Gaudiya Vaishnavism theology and Radha is Krishna’s supreme beloved.

18th century Murals frescos paintings in Adinath Jain temple at Vidur village near Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Guimet museum. The Samudra Manthana explains the origin of the elixir of eternal life, amrita. India, 18 th century. Paris. France.

Phu Son Tu buddhist temple. Prince Siddhartha riding on Kanthaka his fovourite stallion and followed by Channa his loyal charioteer. Life of Buddha. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Krishna declaring his love for Radha via a confidante. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Srishti Ganpati riding on rat thanjavur glass painting Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox

Hinduism, hindu art, himalayan academy art, religion, spirituality, artist s. rajam, tara, kali, shakti, shiva, asura, death, cosmic being Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu belief, hindu, hinduism, art, himalayan academy art, music, musician, bhajan, vaishnava, sitar, symbols, temple, arjuna, hanuman, devotion, artist S. Rajam Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Painting of lord Hanuman holding big mace at the entrance of Vitthal temple at Parvati hill Pune Maharashtra India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Painting in the wall Iraniyur temple 1 of the 9 Clan temples of chettinad Tamil Nadu INDIA Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Wall painting in brihadeshwara temple Thanjavur Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Radha Krishna miniature painting on paper Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Artist Manivelu, hindu belief, hindu, hinduism, art, himalayan academy art, mango, mango tree, fruit, ripe, nature Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

SIFFON THERD CRAFT KOLKATA WEST BENGAL Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Lord Shiva scroll patchitra, Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

A rishi with seven heads standing on one foot, wearing a tiger skin and holding prayer beadsin his hand. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Mural painting, Kali, near Kalighat temple, Kolkata, Calcutta, India, Asia

Colourful painting on a wall, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

vector lord Vishnu

Hindu god Narsingh Incarnation , Mombassa , Kenya

INDIA, South Delhi: Hauz Khas Village, Shopping village, Indian Tile

Depiction of an erotic scene, love scene, sex, in a 19th century edition of the Kama Sutra, textbooks on eroticism, India, Arabia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the period, Asia

Art , Mythology Painting , Radha Krishna

miniature painting of radha krishna, india Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Lord Rama for Happy Dussehra and Diwali celebration.

Dowa Temple, Bandarawela, Sri Lanka, Asia

Hindu God Shiva Digital Painting

Ba Vang buddhist temple. During his visit to the Royal park, Prince Siddhartha saw the Four Great Signs, namely an old man, a sick man, a corpse and a serene mendicant. Life of the Buddha. Uong Bi. Vietnam.

Intricate embroidery of Ganesh ganpati god on chatri at Tarnetar fair, surendranagar, gujarat, india Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Durga puja festival, goddess idol killing demon, Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal, India Copyright: xJagannathxRaul/DinodiaxPhotox

Ramayana epic murals paintings in Ramasamy Vishnu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia. Wedding, Rama, Sita, Asia

Radha krishna poster, vrindavan, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Ramayana epic murals paintings in Ramasamy Vishnu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia. Wedding, Asia

Indian miniature painting water color on paper madhu madhavi ragini, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotox

Hinduism, hindu art, himalayan academy art, religion, spirituality, artist S. Rajam, ganesh, mushika, demon, asura, ganesha defeats asura Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

The encounter between SHANTANU and GANGA, the goddess who personifies the Ganges river.

Ba Vang buddhist temple. During his visit to the Royal park, Prince Siddhartha saw the Four Great Signs, namely an old man, a sick man, a corpse and a serene mendicant. Life of the Buddha. Uong Bi. Vietnam.

Ramayana epic murals paintings in Ramasamy Vishnu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Picture of lord Hanuman, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto), c. 1890, East India, Bengal, Kolkata, Temple Kalighat, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

The Goddess Kali (recto); Kali Standing on Shiva (verso), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 49.7 x 29.3 cm (19 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.). Black-skinned, four-armed, her tongue out, and blood dripping from her mouth, Kali has a third eyerepresentative of enlightened or divine knowledgeon her forehead. Simultaneously benevolent and dangerous, she holds a sword and a demon’s severed head in two hands while the other two hands are in gestures of protection and blessing. This image would have been sold as a pilgrim souvenir to both locals and the colonial British around the Kalighat temple and is a replica of the image worshipped inside the temple (see below). The frightening image of Kali especially fit into the colonial imagination and into Victorian popular culture and would have been an iconic souvenir/artifact to be shown to intrigued and horrified friends at home in England.

Farmer, gambling, grain harvest, karma, dancing with shiva, artist S. Rajam, hindu belief, hindu, hinduism, art, himalayan academy art, snakes and ladders, game, shiva, blessing Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

The Assyrian Empire of West Asia began around Ashur on the upper Tigris River. It reached its height in the 600s B.C. The five figures to the left depict Assyrian warriors. The Assyrian figures depicted in this illustration are, from left to right: a prime minster, a commoner, an umbrella-bearer, a king, a fan-bearer, a weapon-bearer, and four court officials.

Hindu god Parshuram Incarnation, Mombassa, Kenya Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Lanka, Kandy, Temple of the Tooth Relic or Sri Dalada Maligawa, Arahath Kema obtaining sacred left tooth from sandalwood pyre of cremation of body of Buddha

Indian miniature painting water color on paper khambavati ragini, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddhist goddess Tara as a person, Thangka, Tibet, illustration

Poster illustrates scene from Indian epic Mahabharata warrior Bhishma lies riddled with arrows while Arjuna pays tribute in presence of Krishna his charioteer who is revealed as Godhead in fair at Indian town of Konarak Orissa India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Figures of divinities in the Kalmyk religion: Erlik Khan, Dalai Lama and Altan-Dschidakti. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812. Copperplate engraving by Dell'Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos Collection of the Most Interesting Voyages (Raccolta de Viaggi Piu Interessanti), Milan, 1815-1817.

Menaka the nymph tempting the yogi, Viswāmitra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

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