Hindu Mythology Art

Illustrative works featuring themes from Hindu mythology, showcasing vibrant colors, divine figures, and narrative scenes from epic tales.

Lord Ganesha Ganesh is the Hindu elephant-headed God. Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 4441385

Rampanchayatam (Rams assembly) 1878 (?) India Rama and Sita sit in the center, flanked by Hanuman on the right and Lakshmana on the left. Ramas two other brothers stand behind. This image was one of the earliest commercial successes of the Chitrashala Press. This initial print appeared in 1878 and our print is consistent with this first run. This dating must be treated with caution, as this print could be a later edition.. Rampanchayatam (Rams assembly). India. 1878 (?). Chromolithographic print on paper. Prints

Hōryū-ji (Temple of the Flourishing Law) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji, or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving both as a seminary and a monastery. In 1993, Hōryū-ji was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area. The Japanese government lists several of its structures, sculptures and artifacts as National Treasures. The kondo, or great hall of the temple, dating in part to the 7th century, is famous for its 7th century Buddhist murals. Unfortunately, on January 26, 1949, a fire in the kondo caused very severe damage to the murals, many of which were destroyed. The murals of the kondō comprise fifty walls; four larger walls, eight mid-sized walls and thirty-eight small wall areas inside the building. The original murals were removed after the fire incident in 1949 and are kept in storage. Twenty small wall paintings that escaped the fire remain in pla

Saint tirumular, himalayas, jnana mudra, aadheenam, sivajnanabodham, artist S. Rajam, saint, sadhu, swami, sannyasin, monk, devotion, meditation, hindu belief, hindu, hinduism, art, yoga, himalayan academy art Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Hinduism, hindu art, himalayan academy art, religion, spirituality, artist S. Rajam, sannyasin, monk, sadhu, saint, ascetic, rishi, swami, apprentice, master Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Devi in battle with a demon. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A goddess on a flowering plant holding a baby elephant, could either be Lakshmi or Parvati. Watercolour drawing.

A red Tibetan demon with a parrot's head shooting an arrow from a bow. Gouache painting by a Tibetan artist.

Detail from a 19th century enamel and glazed picture depicting the Hindu legend of the Ramayana. The Ramayana is one of the two epic Hindu poems, the other being the Mahabharata. The Ramayana describes a love story between Rama, an ancient King, and Sita, who is captured by Ravan, the King of Ceylon. Rama lays siege to Ceylon and wins back Sita

Kali, an important goddess of death in Hinduism, holding the head of a demon, 1890, East India, Bengal, Kolkata, Temple Kalighat, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Goddesses Lakshmi and Sarasvati (verso), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 40.5 x 30 cm (15 15/16 x 11 13/16 in.); painting only: 45.3 x 28.4 cm (17 13/16 x 11 3/16 in.). This is a symmetrical painting of two goddesses, each standing on a lotus (symbolizing beauty and purity). Both are considered in Bengali folklore to be sisters and the daughters of the goddess Durga. Lakshmi, goddess of fortune, prosperity, and beauty, and wife of Vishnu, is holding an unfinished flower. Sarasvati, goddess of knowledge, learning, and patroness of the fine arts, is holding a stringed instrument, which represents refined training and education. Sarasvati is white skinned, signifying purity.

Feast with Dancers & Musicians, Limatibul, Surint

The Kizil Caves (Qizil Ming Oy; Kizil Cave of a Thousand Buddhas) are 236 Buddhist rock-cut caves located near Kizil Township in Xinjiang. The site is located on the northern bank of the Muzat River 75 kilometres by road northwest of Kucha (Kuqa). This area was a commercial hub of the Silk Road. The caves are said to be the earliest major Buddhist cave complex in Xinjiang, with development occurring between the 3rd and 8th centuries. Although the site has been both damaged and looted, at least 1000 square metres of wall paintingsmostly Jataka storiesremain.

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

Book of the Moghul. Ms. 8300. 17th c. Indian Pilgrim. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Mark's Library).

Iniation Card (Tsakalis). Culture: Tibet. Dimensions: Each 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (16 x 14.5 cm). Date: early 15th century.Tsakali cards were used by itinerant teachers moving from one monastery to another in order to evoke Vajrayana Buddhist deities. When laid on the ground in the form of a mandala, as seen here, they functioned to create a fixed sacred space like that of a temple. The deities shown on these initiation cards include the Tathagata Buddhas, various bodhisattvas, fierce protectors, and the six possible realms of rebirth seen across the bottom. They probably were made by a Nepali artist for a Tibetan patron of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.Tsakali cards were used individually to align a disciple with a deity from the vast pantheon. First, the disciple sought permission from the deity, either through a dream or under the guidance of a teacher. The associated ritual involved visualizing the deity as described in recited mantras (incantations) and with an image--in thi

Picture with Buddha on the wall of temple, Bangkok, Thailand

The Goddess Kali Standing on a Mountaintop, c. 1720. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Mandi. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 28.1 x 18.4 cm (11 1/16 x 7 1/4 in.); image: 24.9 x 15.3 cm (9 13/16 x 6 in.). The four-armed goddess, her body colored orange, stands on a white mountaintop brandishing weapons and a severed head. A tree composed of puffs is behind her with cypress trees flanking it. Dogs, black birds, a mutilated human, and a decapitated buffalo are strewn about. Two black female attendants offer the goddess skull cups full of blood.

Natarajar Nataraja, painted strucco work in Sri Karpaga Vinayakar Temple Nagara Viduthi choultry wall in Pillaiyarpatti, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

According to Chinese mythology, Tou Mu , or Goddess of the North Star, is worshipped by both Buddhists and Daoists. In art, she wears the Buddhist crown, is seated on a lotus throne, and has three eyes. She holds various objects in her numerous hands, such as a bow, a spear, sword, dragon's head, and sun's disk.

Departure of Prince Siddhartha; Siddhartha Guataman (c.563-c.483 BC), founder of Buddhism. Became supreme Buddha c. 528 BC. Illustration

Detail of painting showing masked dancers and musician, on the preaching throne,Preaching Hall,Subodharama TempleDehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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

SCENE OF AMERICAN INDIANS-CAVES OF THE MEXICANS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Kalaketu Receiving a Boon from the Goddess Chandi, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; painting only: 13.6 x 8.8 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.).

Sri Nathaji, c. 1900. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. Gum tempera on paper; overall: 24.5 x 17.2 cm (9 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.). This painted depiction of the black stone sculpture regarded by followers of the Pushti Marg sect as Shri Nathji, a living embodiment of Krishna, includes all the elements carved into the monolithic stele behind the figure. Snakes, beasts, and yogis occupy a wild, rocky landscape. Priests have dressed the figure in light garments, indicative of a hot season, and applied a turban, jewelry, and eyes, which look down upon devotees who would be worshiping at his feet. This painting probably stood on a domestic shrine for daily devotions and served as a memento of a pilgrimage to Nathdwara.

Angel with Crown

Painting depicting the life story of Shakyamuni Buddha. Luang Prabang. Laos.

Rong Thanh Temple. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. The birth of infant Siddhartha as a prince who pointing to the North, walked seven steps on lotuses. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Rong Thanh Temple. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. The birth of infant Siddhartha as a prince who pointing to the North, walked seven steps on lotuses. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Babu, native Indian clerk, holding a hookah, c. 1890, East India, Bengal, Kolkata, Temple Kalighat, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

A high ranking person on horseback, being blessed by a god. Gouache painting by an Indic artist.

Five-headed Shiva playing musical instruments. Coloured transfer lithograph.

Painting of pundita holding elutani tool and writing Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

fine arts, Tibet, textiles, silk, warrior and nude woman, dancing dress, application, 19th century, Ethnological Collection Z™rich,

Mural of dwarf like figure with yogic powers demonstrated by his tiger skin, at the entrance to the Litang Chode Monastery - Kham, Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)

Vishnu lying down, mural, Ettumanur Temple, Kerala, South India, Asia

Image from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali) 1301-1500 Tibet. Ink and watercolor on paper .

Painted on tiles lord Shiva Motadevalia district Amreli Saurashtra Gujarat India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Two royal court dancers performing the female style of Javanese dance. The bent knees, flexed wrists and refined movements are characteristic of this style. Date: 1929

Heads of apsara on the all of Sigiriya rock, Sri Lanka

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

Mural of Shiva and his consort Parvati, India, Asia

Conch symbol of Vaishnavisham, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Wat Phnom, Wall Mural depicting Life of Buddha

Annunciation basilica, Thai Virgin

Detail from a 19th century enamel and glazed picture depicting the Hindu legend of the Ramayana. The Ramayana is one of the two epic Hindu poems, the other being the Mahabharata. The Ramayana describes a love story between Rama, an ancient King, and Sita, who is captured by Ravan, the King of Ceylon. Rama lays siege to Ceylon and wins back Sita

Jagannāth, Subhadrā and Balarāma standing from right to left. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.

Brahmins at a Toolsee Altar, Sir Charles D'Oyly, 1781-1845, British, active in India, Printed by The Behar Amateur Lithographic Press, 1781-1845, British, active in India, undated, Chromolithograph on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, Mount: 9 5/8 x 6 5/16 inches (24.5 x 16 cm), Sheet: 6 5/8 x 5 3/16 inches (16.9 x 13.1 cm), and Image: 6 5/16 x 5 3/16 inches (16 x 13.1 cm), altar, arches, ascetics, bamboo, bowl, brahmins, child, clouds, cow, genre subject, grass, Indian, offerings, plants, religion, stone, stones, trees, woman, India

Religious frescoes, Kutti Vihar Temple, Mulagandha Kuti Vihara, Buddhist pilgrimage destination, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Prince Siddhartha cut off his hair to renounce the worldly life at the bank of the Anoma River. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

Goddess Kamalatmika ca. 1880-85 Designed and published by The Hindu Art Studio The beautiful and benign goddess Kamalamika, the [red lotus lady,” is a tantric form of Lakshmi, Hinduism’s embodiment of all that is auspicious and abundant. As the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Lakshmi is most often depicted being lustrated by heavenly elephants where she is known as Gaja-Lakshmi. In her esoteric aspect as Kamalamika, she is enthroned on a red-lotus pedestal that rises from the silvered waters of a mountain lake, evoking her divine nature. Another flower bud serves as her footrest. In her four arms she displays lotus buds and a bloom and extends auspicious gestures to her devotees. In the heavenly skies above four white elephants hold golden pitchers (lota) in their extended trunks, allowing the waters to cascade upon the head of the goddess, empowering her with the life affirming waters that ensure abundance in all things. Ice-grey mountains rise majestically behind her, framing her

The Hindu deity Hanuman is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Sri Rama in the struggle against the demon king Ravana. The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon, considered to be based on historical events. The Ramayana depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king. The Ramayana was already well known in Java by the end of the ninth century CE. The late 18th-century renaissance of literature at the central Javanese courts of Surakarta and Yogyakarta saw the rewriting of the Ramayana Kakawin in modern Javanese.

Madhubani painting showing goddess kali by Anmola devi, Bihar, India Copyright: xPxMistry/DinodiaxPhotox

Shiva one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti) with his consort Parvati. Lithograph from 'L'Inde Francaise', 1828.

Ancient famous wall paintings (frescoes) at Sigirya, Sri Lanka

Hōryū-ji (Temple of the Flourishing Law) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji, or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving both as a seminary and a monastery. In 1993, Hōryū-ji was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area. The Japanese government lists several of its structures, sculptures and artifacts as National Treasures. The kondo, or great hall of the temple, dating in part to the 7th century, is famous for its 7th century Buddhist murals. Unfortunately, on January 26, 1949, a fire in the kondo caused very severe damage to the murals, many of which were destroyed. The murals of the kondō comprise fifty walls; four larger walls, eight mid-sized walls and thirty-eight small wall areas inside the building. The original murals were removed after the fire incident in 1949 and are kept in storage. Twenty small wall paintings that escaped the fire remain in pla

Siddha, rishi from the himalayas, danda, tiger skin, samadhi, tea shop, shiva, dakshinamurti, artist S. Rajam, saint, sadhu, swami, sannyasin, monk, devotion, meditation, hindu belief, hindu, hinduism, art, yoga, himalayan academy art Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Maharashtra, Mumbai (aka Bombay). Gharapuri Island, Mount Kailash, Elephanta Caves. UNESCO site. Hand painted leaves, Ganesha the elephant headed god.

Fortune teller and his wife stand in a landscape.

Burma/Myanmar: King Thibaw with his wife Queen Supayalat and other members of the royal family. Painting on cloth, artist unknown, mid-20th century

fine arts, Tibet, graphic, deified teacher Rinpoche embracing hisd Prajna, coloured woodcut, 19th/20th century, private collection,

Ancient king image in Dambulla Rock Temple caves, Sri Lanka

Ramakien murals in the Phra Rabieng gallery, detail view, Wat Phra Kaeo, Grand Palace or Royal Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Monkey God Hanuman carrying Sanjeevani Parvat (Hill) containing Sanjeevani Herbs to cure Lakshman ; the brother of Lord Rama ; India

Shani is a deva and son of Surya and his wife Chhaya, hence also known as Chayyaputra. He is the elder brother of Yama, the Hindu god of death, who in some scriptures corresponds to the deliverance of justice. Surya's two sons Shani and Yama judge. Shani gives us the results of one's deeds through one's life through appropriate punishments and rewards; Yama grants the results of one's deeds after death. Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814) was a French naturalist and explorer who made several voyages to Southeast Asia between 1769 and 1781. He published this two-volume account of his voyage of 1774-81 in 1782. Volume 1 deals exclusively with India, whose culture Sonnerat very much admired, and is especially noteworthy for its extended discussion of religion in India, Hinduism in particular. Volume 2 covers Sonnerat's travels to China, Burma, Madagascar, the Maldives, Mauritius, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), Indonesia, and the Philippines. The book is illustrated with engravings based on Sonne

'Rama sending his Signet-ring to Sita', 1920. Scene from the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Rama entrusts Hamuman with a signet ring for Sita. From "Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists", by The Sister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1920

This print showing Rama's Marriage dates to 1913. According to the Ramayana, Lord Shiva had gifted a celestial bow to King Janaka of Mithila. King Janaka set the condition that he would marry his daughter Sita to the person who would be able to string Pinaka, the bow of Lord Shiva. In the assembly of the court of King Janaka, Rama effortlessly lifted the bow and stringed it, and then, stretching the bowstring to examine its tautness, Rama unintentionally broke the bow, the sound of its breaking resounded like thunder and the earth trembled.

French lithograph of Ramavataram, popularly referred to as Kamba Ramayanam. Based on the Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kamban during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki's Ramayana (which is in Sanskrit), the story describes the life of King Rama of Ayodhya. By Marlet 1828

A Hindu ascetic man with beads around his neck is carrying a pot. Watercolour.

Shiva, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti) with his consort Parvati, c19th century. Artist: A Geringer

Two yogis, one meditating, the other performing a fire ritual. Gouache drawing.

Couple playing garba on embroidery on umbrella Copyright: xPxMistry/DinodiaxPhotox

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

A demon holding a snake in his right hand. Gouache painting by a Sri Lankan artist.

This print showing Rama's Marriage dates to 1913. According to the Ramayana, Lord Shiva had gifted a celestial bow to King Janaka of Mithila. King Janaka set the condition that he would marry his daughter Sita to the person who would be able to string Pinaka, the bow of Lord Shiva. In the assembly of the court of King Janaka, Rama effortlessly lifted the bow and stringed it, and then, stretching the bowstring to examine its tautness, Rama unintentionally broke the bow, the sound of its breaking resounded like thunder and the earth trembled.

Painting of lord krishna killing bakasura bird, surajkund mela, faridabad, haryana, india, asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Hanuman, the monkey god, brings a Himalayan mountain with the herb sanjeevani to cure his brother Lakshman. Watercolour painting by an Indian painter.

Brahma, one of the main gods in Hinduism, and Saraswati, Indian goddess of wisdom and scholarship, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Anointment of Lakshmi. Gouache drawing.

A Woman Has Her Body Rubbed With Oil By Her Female Servants Late 18th Century Indian Art Gouache On Paper

Brahman. Gouache drawing.

Krishna sitting in a tree with all the gopis clothes while they naked in the water, beg for their garments. Chromolithograph after Ravi Varma.

Catholic Karava flag of Sri Lanka. Features a white elephant, a cross, sun, moon and fishes. Kingdom of Kotte, 16th century. This is a flag of the Catholic Karava Sinhalese who became Catholics during the Kotte era.

Saint Tulsidas photo in Shree Ram mandir ; Tulsibaug Peshwa time ; Pune ; Maharashtra ; India

Artist Manivelu, hindu belief, hindu, hinduism, art, himalayan academy art, inner peace, masculine, yogi Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

Java - Indonesia - Traditional Dance Moves - Walkoedara and Gadoetkatja Date: circa 1910s

Asian Civlisations Museum. Ramayana scene, Hanuman brings sanjeevani, a life-saving herb. India. 20th century. Pigment on cotton. Singapore.

Miniature Painting on Paper, Ragini Guwakalee, naltdwara school Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Mongkol Serei Kien Khleang Pagoda. Life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. Buddha cut off his hair to renounce the worldly life. Phnom Penh; Cambodia.

Zen koan painting depicting monk and tiger, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Dancing with shiva, satguru yogaswami, hut, ankles, shiva, tiruvadi, artist S. Rajam, saint, sadhu, swami, sannyasin, monk, devotion, meditation, hindu belief, hindu, hinduism, art, yoga, himalayan academy art, kailasa parampara Copyright: xHimalayanxAcademy/DinodiaxPhotox

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