Hindu Temple Sculptures

Intricate carvings of deities and dancers on ancient temple walls. The artworks showcase spiritual themes, historical significance, and rich cultural heritage.

geschnitzt, Idole, innere, Wand, Sasbahu, Tempel, Nagda, Rajasthan, Skulptur, Erbe, Hindu, spirituell, heilig, religiös, Architektur, Schrein, kulturell, historisch, göttlich, kompliziert, Sahasra Bahu Tempel, Sasbahu Tempel, Nagda Rajasthan, geschnitzte Carved idols on the outer wall of The Sahasra Bahu temples or Sasbahu Temples, Nagda, Rajasthan LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23316669

geschnitzt, Idole, innere, Wand, Sasbahu, Tempel, Nagda, Rajasthan, Skulptur, Erbe, Hindu, spirituell, heilig, religiös, Architektur, Schrein, kulturell, historisch, göttlich, kompliziert, Sahasra Bahu Tempel, Sasbahu Tempel, Nagda Rajasthan, geschnitzte Carved idols on the outer wall of The Sahasra Bahu temples or Sasbahu Temples, Nagda, Rajasthan LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23316669

During the 10th and 11th centuries CE the Chandella Kings of central India, scions of a powerful Rajput clan who claimed the moon as their direct ancestor, built a total of 85 temples to the glory of God, the creation, and the Hindu pantheon. The Chandellas were devout Hindus. Eclipsed by the Mughal conquest, the rise of rival dynasties, and the passage of time, the temples languished in the harsh sun and monsoon rains of central India, gradually becoming lost in the jungle. At the time of their re-discovery in 1839, they were so completely overgrown that T. S. Burt, their founder, thought no more than seven temples had survived. Happily this proved far from the case, for when the undergrowth was hacked back and the complex restored, no fewer than twenty two of the original structures were revealed standing.

Statue carved on Muktesvara temple; Bhubaneswar ; Orissa ; India

India, Rajasthan, Ranakpur, Suparshvanath Temple (Temple of the Prostitutes), relief detail

Tanzende Frauen des Jainismus, dargestellt auf dem Jain-Tempel aus dem 12. Jahrhundert in der Arthuna-Tempelgruppe, Banswara, Rajasthan, Indien. Dancing women of Jainism depicted on the 12th-century Jain Temple in the Arthuna Group of Temples, Banswara, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22399356

Geschnitzte Skulptur von Lord Narsimha im Vishwanatha-Shiv-Tempel in Karimati, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh Geschnitzte Skulptur von Lord Narsimha im Vishwanatha-Shiv-Tempel in Karimati, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22511077

Khajuraho Temples Madya Pradesh India

Alasika Rani ki vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Schnitzerei von Lord Brahma an den Wänden des Bhuteshwara Shiv Tempels in Kadwaya, Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh, Indien. Carving of Lord Brahma on the walls of Bhuteshwara Shiv Temple, located in Kadwaya, Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22431215

Dancer statue in sari, Chennakeshava temple, Belur, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Interior of Ranakpur Temple in Rajasthan, India

Girl Poses Galore Sculpture of girls in variety of poses on stone wall of Jagadeesh Temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16766778

India, Rajasthan, Menal, Shiva Temple, statues,

Sculptures carved on one of the columns in Durga temple Aihole, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Stone carving, Indian deity, Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Carving of Lord Narsimha and other Deities on the Kedareshwara Temple, Dharmapuri, Beed Maharashtra India. Carving of Lord Narsimha and other Deities on the Kedareshwara Temple, Dharmapuri, Beed Maharashtra India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21701157

Mallikarjuna Temple Pattadakal Badami Karnataka India Asia October 2010

Lord shiva in ellora caves at maharashtra India, Asia Copyright: xMxAcharya/DinodiaxPhotox

Prasat Sikhoraphum is a Khmer Hindu temple built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II (r. 1113 - 1150). Prasat Sikhoraphum dates from the early 12th century and has been beautifully restored. It consists of five brick prangs on a square laterite platform surrounded by lily-filled ponds. The lintel and pillars of the central prang are beautifully carved with heavenly dancing girls, or apsara, and other scenes from Hindu mythology. An Apsara (Sanskrit: apsarāḥ; Khmer: tep apsar; Pali: accharā; Vietnamese: A Bố Sa La Tư, Malay / Indonesian: bidadari; Javanese: widodari; Thai: apson), is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. English translations of the word 'apsara' include 'nymph', 'celestial nymph', and 'celestial maiden'.

Erotic structure on the walls of temple while traveling to the world heritage site Konarka temple of Orisha, India, near Puri, 11th February 2020. Erotic structure on the walls of temple while traveling to the world heritage site Konarka temple of Orisha, India, near Puri, 11th February 2020. Traveling for refreshing mind and soul along with fun and enjoyment. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Dr.P.Gayenx 20750665

Sculpture in stone of dancing Goddess Devi at Palitana Jain temples, Gujarat, India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox

Siva on his Rishaba vaahnam sculpture in Durga temple in Aihole, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Deva statue at the crumbling Nyaung Oak monastery in Inthein, Indein, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia

India, Karnataka, Mangalore, Moodbidri. Jain temple, Tribhuvana Tilaka Chudamani Basadi (aka Thousand Pillar Temple) c. 1430 AD. Wall carving detail.

Sculpture of Lord Krishna With Mira on the Sun Temple, 11th Century Temple, Jhalarapatan, Rajasthan, India. Sculpture of Lord Krishna With Mira on the Sun Temple, 11th Century Temple, Jhalarapatan, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21290335

Wall Sculpture at Khajuraho Carving of many moods on stone wall at Kandariya Mahadev Temple, under Western Group of Temples in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16855204

kandariya mahadev temple, khajuraho, madhya pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Carvings of Doorkeeper on the Thakur ji ka Mandir, Todaraisingh, Rajasthan, India. Carvings of Doorkeeper on the Thakur ji ka Mandir, Todaraisingh, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21290436

Shiva and apsara on wall of vishvanatha temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, India, Tamil Nadu, Mahabalipuram. Carvings on Mahabalipuram temples.

Statues carved on wall in Heritage architecture, Step well Rani ni Vava, Patan, Gujarat, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Nayika Rani ki vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Statues on Mallikarjuna temple World Heritage site, Pattadakal Patadkal, Karnataka, India Copyright: xHxSatish/DinodiaxPhotox

Winged woman look like gandharva playing trumpet carved in stone on wall of Maheshwar temple, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Vishnu Rani ki vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

The kingdom of Champa (Campadesa or nagara Campa) Chăm Pa in Vietnamese, 城 Chiêm Thành in Hán Việt and Zhàn chéng in Chinese records) was an Indianized kingdom that controlled much of southern and central Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832. Champa reached its apogee in the 9th and 10th centuries. Then began a gradual decline under pressure from Đại Việt, the Vietnamese polity centered in the region of modern Hanoi. In 1471, Viet troops sacked the northern Cham capital of Vijaya, and in 1697 the southern principality of Panduranga became a vassal of the Vietnamese emperor. In 1832, the Vietnamese emperor Minh Mạng annexed the remaining Cham territories. Mỹ Sơn, a former religious center, and Hội An, one of Champa's main port cities, are now UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Padmanath sun temple decorated with statues, Jhalarapatan, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, northern India, India, Asia

Virupaksha Temple, Shiva Parvati, Pattadakal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, built in 800 A.D., Bagalkot, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue of Suria, Sun Temple, dating from the 13th century, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Konarak, Orissa, India, Asia

Corridor statue in Durga temple 7th century, Aihole, Karnataka, India Heritage Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

God shiva statue carved on hoysaleswara temple Halebid Halebidu Hassan Karnataka India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

11th century statue of Parvati with rishaba Arulmigu Peruvudaiyar Brihadisvara Temple in Gangaikonda Cholapuram near Jayankondam Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Asia

shiva and apsara on wall of kandariya mahadeva temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Step Wall Rani ki Vav Patan Gujarat India Asia June 2010 Copyright: xPhotochromy/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculpture of Hindu Goddess on Ranmal Choki, Idar Fort, Sabarkantha, Gujarat, India. Sculpture of Hindu Goddess on Ranmal Choki, Idar Fort, Sabarkantha, Gujarat, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21843920

Vishnu Rani ki vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue at Durga temple, Aihole, Karnataka, India Copyright: xHxSatish/DinodiaxPhotox

INDIA KHAJURAO KANDARIJA MAHADEVA TEMPLE Erotic Sculptures at the erotic Temple or Hindu Temple of Kandarija Mahadeva Temple in the city of Khajurao in Province Madhya Pradesh in India. India, Khajurao, April, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21819057

Dancing poses of Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam carved in stone wall of the outer prakaram of a temple, Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India

Bommi, 17th century wooden carvings in Meenakshi-Sundareswarar temple Chariot at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

an ancient hindu temple in kancheepuram india

Carvings of Lord Vishnu and Dancing Women s on the Kedareshwar Temple, built in 11th Century by Chalukya King Vikramaditya VI, Dharmapuri, Maharashtra, India. Carvings of Lord Vishnu and Dancing Women s on the Kedareshwar Temple, built in 11th Century by Chalukya King Vikramaditya VI, Dharmapuri, Maharashtra, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21700703

Cave temples of Badami Chalukyan king Mangalesa 593-610 A.D, Karnataka, India Heritage Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Indra with attendant deity on wall of vishvanath temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Ram-Dashavtar Rani ki vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Close up of Vishnu, 10th century AD, Vaishnav cult, Kalchurian period found at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Carved sculptures of women and musicians the Shiva temple, Peenjana, Baran, Rajasthan, India. Carved sculptures of women and musicians the Shiva temple, Peenjana, Baran, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21290031

Ellora caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Cave 21. Dancing Shiva Nataraja

Erotic statues carved on wall of Konarak sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India World Heritage Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Ajanta caves near Aurangabad, Maharashtra state in India

Antike geschnitzte Skulptur einer Hindu-Gottheit im Shri Pachchala Someshwara-Tempel, Panagallu, Nalgonda, Telangana, Indien. Ancient carved sculpture of a Hindu deity on Shri Pachchala Someshwara Temple, Panagallu, Nalgonda, Telangana, India. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23416818

Cave cut into sandstone hill 5 kms from vidish gupta shrines no 6 showing different gods on walls outside door frame, Udaygiri, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Mithuna couples on wall of vishvanath temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Geschnitzte Götzenbilder an der Außenwand des Tempels im Sahasra Bahu-Tempelkomplex oder Sasbahu-Tempel, Nagda, Rajasthan Carved idols on the outer wall of the temple in The Sahasra Bahu temple complex or Sasbahu Temples, Nagda, Rajasthan LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23325502

Geschnitzte Skulpturen von tanzenden Frauen im Shri Siddheshwara Swamy Tempel, Hottal, Nanded, Maharashtra, Indien. Carved sculptures of dancing women on Shri Siddheshwara Swamy Temple, Hottal, Nanded, Maharashtra, India. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23416849

Jainism, reliefs carved in white marble, dancing human figures, Jain Temple Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

The 12th century Keshava temple, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia

The Baphuon temple, Angkor Thom, Angkor, Cambodia

ornate wall of kandariya mahadeva temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Geschnitzte Skulpturen von Hindu-Gottheiten am Eingang des Garbhagriha des Ganesh Bagh Tempels in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh Geschnitzte Skulpturen von Hindu-Gottheiten am Eingang des Garbhagriha des Ganesh Bagh Tempels in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22511042

17th century wooden carvings in Meenakshi-Sundareswarar temple Chariot at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Magic atmosphere in Jain temple. Jaisalmer Magic atmosphere in Jain temple. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. India Copyright: xZoonar.com/Pascopixx 22233053

During the 10th and 11th centuries CE the Chandella Kings of central India, scions of a powerful Rajput clan who claimed the moon as their direct ancestor, built a total of 85 temples to the glory of God, the creation, and the Hindu pantheon. The Chandellas were devout Hindus. Eclipsed by the Mughal conquest, the rise of rival dynasties, and the passage of time, the temples languished in the harsh sun and monsoon rains of central India, gradually becoming lost in the jungle. At the time of their re-discovery in 1839, they were so completely overgrown that T. S. Burt, their founder, thought no more than seven temples had survived. Happily this proved far from the case, for when the undergrowth was hacked back and the complex restored, no fewer than twenty two of the original structures were revealed standing.

Khajuraho mithuna couples on wall of lakshmana temple madhya pradesh India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Chandesh Anugraha Murthy sculpture in 11th century Arulmigu Peruvudaiyar Brihadisvara Temple in Gangaikonda Cholapuram near Jayankondam Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Asia

Relief at Prambanan temple, Kecamatan Prambanan, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Java Tengah, Java, Indonesia, Asia

Erotic sculpture of tantric cults who drew on sexual energy at Lakshmana temple at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Ellora Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Bas-relief in Khmer Hindu temple depicting Vishnu ripping the breast of King Hiranyakasipu, Banteay Srei, Angkor, Siem Riep, Cambodia, Asia

Schnitzereien der Göttin Chamunda im Toteshwara Mahadev-Tempel, der zur Kadwaya-Tempelgruppe in Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh, Indien, gehört. Carvings of Goddess Chamunda on the Toteshwara Mahadev Temple, part of the Kadwaya Group of Temples, located in Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22431243

Manmatha wooden carving statues in old temple chariot at Madurai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Stone carving dancing couples in Buddhist cave Malavali Karla Pune Poona Maharashtra India Copyright: xAnirudhaxCheoolkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Carved figure of Sun god worshipers at Sun temple of Konarak World Heritage monument, Konarak, Orissa, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Rajasthan, Jaisalmer, Jain temple - interior detail

Statue carved on pillar on Heritage architecture, Step well Rani ni Vava, Patan, Gujarat, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Ellora caves near Aurangabad, Maharashtra state in India

Mukteshwara temple, rowing statue, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculptures of Buddha in Karla caves in 2nd century B.C., Lonavala, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculpture carved on one of columns in Durga temple in Aihole, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Carving Sculpture of Goddess Parvati on Shri Siddhanath Temple, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India. Carving Sculpture of Goddess Parvati on Shri Siddhanath Temple, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21697553

INDIA KHAJURAO KANDARIJA MAHADEVA TEMPLE Erotic Sculptures at the erotic Temple or Hindu Temple of Kandarija Mahadeva Temple in the city of Khajurao in Province Madhya Pradesh in India. India, Khajurao, April, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21818949

Statue on Wall of Brihadeshwara Temple Also called Big Temple Built in 10th Century AD By Raja Raja Chola Dedicated to Lord Shiva at Thanjavur Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Ruined statue of vedic Sun god Surya or Arka at Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India World Heritage Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Statues at Durga temple, Aihole, Karnataka, India Copyright: xHxSatish/DinodiaxPhotox

Statues on stone chariot or ratha, Vitthal Temple, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage site, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Beautiful photo picture taken in thailand Beautiful photo picture taken in thailand, Southeast Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/albertoxgiacomazzix 12443471

Detail of a bronze statue depicting the deity Shiva and the Goddess Parvati sitting as the primordial divine couple. Dated 12th Century

Huge Dancing Shiva Statue of Brihadishwara Temple vishwakarma tamil nadu India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Shiva representation in the temple of Devi Jagadambis.X. Khajuraho.Madhya Pradesh. India. Asia. Shiva representation in the temple of Devi Jagadambis.X. Khajuraho.Madhya Pradesh. India. Asia. Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21893071

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