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Hindu Deities in Art

Vibrant paintings of Hindu gods, showcasing mythology and devotion through intricate artwork and symbolic representations.

painting of kali mata, jagadamba temple, golconda fort, hyderabad, andhra pradesh, india Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Savitri pleading with Yama for her husband's life. Chromolithograph.

c.1939 Art, Two topless women dancing hula in 1816

'Building of Rama's Bridge', 1920. In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Nala the vanara, is credited as engineer of the Rama Setu, a bridge across the ocean between Rameswaram (India) and Lanka, (Sri Lanka). From "Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists", by The Sister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1920

Painting lord Dattatraya Datt incarnation trinity Brahma Vishnuad Shion Shree Vishnu Narayan temple Parvati hill Pune Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Holi by Radha, Krishna on Wall frescoe paintings in Poddar Haveli Museum, Nawlgarh, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xRxMakharia/DinodiaxPhotox

Goddess Devi sitting on Kamadhenu cow, Paintings murals on temple ceiling at Iraniyur near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Isurumuniya Vihara is a rock temple built during the reign of King Devanampiya Tissa (r. 307 - 267 BC). Anuradhapura is one of Sri Lanka's ancient capitals and famous for its well-preserved ruins. From the 4th century BC until the beginning of the 11th century AD it was the capital. During this period it remained one of the most stable and durable centers of political power and urban life in South Asia. The ancient city, considered sacred to the Buddhist world, is today surrounded by monasteries covering an area of over sixteen square miles (40 km).

Wat Hang Dong is a typical example of traditional Lan Na temple architecture. The old viharn at this temple is a little more elaborate than its counterpart at nearby Wat Ton Kwen, but is essentially similar in shape, style and appearance. Also dark and intimate, with a low, sweeping, three-tiered roof, the viharn shelters a collection of Buddha images, at least two of which to the right and left of the main Buddha image are distinctively Lao in style and yet somehow strangely primitive. The old viharn at Wat Hang Dong has now been beautifully restored, and a new ubosot has also been added just a few metres to the northwest. This newer structure follows quite faithfully the traditional Lan Na design (the sum of some windows are perhaps over-elaborate and seem to show significant traces of Burmese influence), but overall the new ubosot at Wat Hang Dong both mirrors and complements the old viharn.

Wat Phou was a part of the Khmer empire, centred on Angkor to the southwest, at least as early as the reign of Yashovarman I in the early 10th century. Later, the original buildings were replaced, but some of the original stone blocks were reused. The temple as it stands today was built primarily during the Koh Ker and Baphuon periods of the 11th century. Minor changes were made during the following two centuries, before the temple, like most in the empire, was converted to Theravada Buddhist use. This continued after the area came under control of the Lao, and a festival is held on the site each February. Little restoration work has been done, other than the restoration of boundary posts along the path. Wat Phou was designated a World Heritage Site in 2001.

Lord Shiva, Parvati and Pindi colourfully painted on glazed tiles fixed at the front wall of temple at Devgad fort, District Sindhudurg, Konkan coast, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Javanese girls examne fabric, Sewing & Knitting

Indian miniature painting water color on paper malkosh raag, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotox

Dancing with shiva, rishi, knotted har, scribes, palm leaf, sivalinga, hand, shiva, artist S. Rajam, sadhu, swami, saint, hindu belief, hindu, hinduism, art, himalayan academy art, rudraksha, linga, merging, inspired, shruti, vedas Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Murals- Epic Ramayana-Wall Paintings in Ramasamy Temple at Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India- Ravana coming in the guise of Sage(Saint) to kidnap Sita. Artist Unknown

Sculpture of Radha Krishna 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. Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 6638146

Yasoda with Krishna Churning Butter, c. 1890. Eastern India, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, ink, graphite, and tin on paper; secondary support: 51.3 x 35.6 cm (20 3/16 x 14 in.); painting only: 45 x 27.8 cm (17 11/16 x 10 15/16 in.). Yashoda, wife of the head of the cowherd village, raised Krishna from infancy. She is shown here churning milk into butter, while the mischievous toddler Krishna tips his hand in the pot to steal the rich cream. Kalighat paintings were made for pilgrims to take home and keep on domestic shrines. Made swiftly on inexpensive paper, they are a genre of art available to a wide swath of people.

Subodharama Temple, Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka, mural

Old picture postcard of lakshmi on lotus with elephant Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

A Brahman. Gouache drawing.

A man from Mysore being handed some betel leaves by his wife. Gouache drawing.

Musicians, miniature, India 17th Century.

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Draupadi is the daughter of King Draupada of Panchala and the wife of the five Pandavas, who were the sons of Pandu. She is one of the five virgins of the ancient Hindu epic. In the epic, Dushasana, a Kurava brother, wanted Draupadi, who scorned him. After winning Draupadi and others in a game of dice, Dushasana drags her away by the hair and then tries to disrobe her, but her sari keeps unfolding and unwrappingas pictured here in this 1913 illustration by Warwick Goble (1862-1943), a Victorian illustrator of children's books.

Mongkol Serei Kien Khleang Pagoda. Life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. The Buddha in retreat attended by disciples and a monkey and elephant with offerings. Phnom Penh; Cambodia.

Krishna milking a cow while the calf looks. Watercolour drawing.

Painting in Govardhan Ecovillage, Maharashtra, India. Devotees singing and dancing

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

The sceene shows Menaka ; the Apsara of Heaven ; tempting the great sage Vishvamitra ; who yields to her and gets Shakuntala by her ; India

Photograph of the painting St Michael the Archangel by Władysław Rossowski. Iconostasis from the Church of St Norbert in Krakow, according to the design of Jan Matejko Pierzchalski, Edward

Painting of devotee sitting in temple of Sivalinga Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Krishna sitting in a tree above a river with the clothes of the Gopis and asking the Gopis for their clothes, 1890, East India, Bengal, Kolkata, Temple Kalighat, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Painting at Bhaktivedanta Manor depicting Lord Caitanya, Lord Nityananda and their followers on the banks of the river Ganges.

A swan telling Damayanti of Nala's love. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Two Egyptian Priests

Artist S. Rajam, woman, hindu belief, hindu, hinduism, art, himalayan academy art, garlands, housewife, hindu woman, home, domestic, housekeeping, grinding Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Murals- Epic Ramayana-Wall Paintings in Ramasamy Temple at Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India- According to the epic, Rama was the eldest son of king Dasaratha. Artist Unknown

Murals- Epic Ramayana-Wall Paintings in Ramasamy Temple at Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India-Rama's Procession to Ayodya. Artist Unknown

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

Savitrī pleading with Yama for her husband, Satyavān's life. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Chinese Door God, Historic Relics, Lu Kung, Zhanghua, Taiwan, Asia,

Painting of Kabeerdas in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Figure from Indus Sabha, Gangaram Chintaman Tambat, active 1790s, Anglo-Indian, undated, Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 3/4 inches (28.3 × 22.2 cm), elephant (animal), Hinduism, religious and mythological subject, seated

Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), c19th century. Artist: A Geringer

Artist Manivelu, hindu belief, hindu, hinduism, art, himalayan academy art, study, scripture, scholar, scriptural study Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

A woman milking a cow with a child, possibly Krishna begging for milk, while a seated cat observes. Chromolithograph.

Color Painted Glass Pane Painting of Shiva, Parvathi, Kumara and Ganesha on glass pane at Birla temple, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16795994

Lord siva blesses nandinatha and his eight disciples, himalayan academy art Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Rama while crossing the ocean on his way to Lanka ; brings down the pride of the King of Sea ; who surrendered to Lord Rama ; India

Ramayana epic murals paintings in Ramasamy Vishnu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia. Procession. Palanquin, Elephant, Horse, Asia

An early 20th century print of Krishna and the Gopi, India, Asia

Afghanistan: 'Begum Jan, a Kandahar Lady of Rank, Engaged in Smoking', colour lithograph, Lieutenant James Rattray, 1848

India, Goa, Anjuna market. Wall hanging.

The Egyptians honored Horus, here spearing a hippopotamus, as the son of the deities Isis and Osiris.

Shri Shanmukha Subramania Swami ca. 1900-15 India The first son of Shiva and Parvati is Skanda, the god of war, born of Shivas sperm and Parvatis womb (a complicated story). His name can most credibly be read as meaning ‘jumping, an action associated with both virile young men in combat and with Skandas favored mount, the peacock. He has assumed many epithets, from Kartikeya in the northwest to Muragan (‘divine youth) and, as here, Subrahmanya (‘pious, dear to Brahmans) in the south. In this richly colored print, he has assumed a title much favored in Tamil Nadu, Shanmukha (‘six-faced) Subrahmanya, the multi-faced form alluding to Skanda being raised by six divine foster parents. The youthful Skanda is shown accompanied by his two wives, Devasena and Valli, who hail from North and South India respectively, so emphasizing his universality. He is twelve-armed, nine of which display his armory and three gently embrace his wives. Skanda of the South rarely displays the warrior-char

Lord Mangesh painted face on lamp tower, Mangeshi temple, Goa, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Marathi lady going to temple Miniature Painting on Paper

DA-SC-86-06425. Country: Unknown

Ayer's Sarsaparilla gives Health and Sunny Hours, Medical - Potions, Medications, & Cures

Painting of C Alphabet with sadhu Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Folk traditional costume, clothing, history of costumes, Buddha monk and King and Queen of Siam, 1885, Thailand, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Asia

Radha Krishna with sakhis miniature painting on paper Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Sarasvati ca. 1885-95 India Sarasvati is shown holding a vina and a stack of books as befits her role as a goddess of music and learning (cognition). This image, like the Kali, was produced as an advertisement in this instance for the Ayurveda medical store of Kaviraj Binod Lal Sen, purveyors of hair oil and tonics for lethargy and other ailments.. Sarasvati. India. ca. 1885-95. Lithograph. Prints

100 rupees, banknote, Sri Lanka, Asia

Indian musicians with their instruments. Gouache drawing.

Ram sita hanuman painting, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

The British conquest of Burma began in 1824 in response to a Burmese attempt to invade India. By 1886, and after two further wars, Britain had incorporated the entire country into the British Raj. To stimulate trade and facilitate changes, the British brought in Indians and Chinese, who quickly displaced the Burmese in urban areas. To this day Rangoon and Mandalay have large ethnic Indian populations. Railways and schools were built, as well as a large number of prisons, including the infamous Insein Prison, then as now used for political prisoners. Burmese resentment was strong and was vented in violent riots that paralysed Rangoon on occasion all the way until the 1930s. Burma was administered as a province of British India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony. Burma finally gained independence from Britain on January 4, 1948.

Wall painting of Hindu spiritual leader Vivekanand ; Siyaldah ; Calcutta now Kolkata ; West Bengal ; India

c.1911 Sheet Music, My Hula-Hula Love, Girl in center of cover palm trees on either side.

Ancient Gods series, India, Brahma, purification offering of young girls on the shore of the sacred lake, digitally enhanced reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900, Asia

Long playing records of ananda shankar, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

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