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Idols of Hindu Deities

Colorful idols of Hindu gods, primarily Lord Ganesha and others, richly adorned and symbolizing cultural traditions.

idol of lord ganesha with sweets

Idol of Radha Krishan in Kunj Bihari ji temple Jodhpur Rajasthan India Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Ganesha statue, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Idol of Goddess Durga Durga Pooja dassera Vijayadasami Festival Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Hindu deity. Decorative sculpture. Singapore.

Statue of Yakshagana Performer Colorful statue of yakshagana performer at Janapada Loka folk art museum near Ramanagara, Karnataka, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16841134

Tanjore Glass Painting of Ganesh ganpati God dancing Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Hanuman or Anjaneya, the Hindu monkey god. Singapore.

One of the most beloved of Hindu gods, blue-skinned Krishna is the deity of love and compassion. Singapore.

Devi Saraswati Learning Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

16 feet tall Uddana Virabhadra 1645 A.D. in Hampi, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

ram lakshman sita idol in Ramji Mandir, sabarkantha, Gujarat, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Lord Ganesha in Lord Murugan Temple at Thiruttani Tiruttani Tirutani, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Devi Thidambu, Pooram festival at Uthralikkavu Bhagavathi Temple near Thrissur Trichur Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Statue of lord khandoba in the Jejuri temple, pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Idol Of Goddess Durga, Durga Pooja Dassera Vijayadasami Festival, Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Statues at an indian temple at Pereybere, Mauritius, Africa

Ganesh Hindu god statue in Gangai Konda Cholapuram Temple. Tamil Nadu, India

Murugan Hindu deity image. Brihadishwara Temple. Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Village guardian deity near Vadalur, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

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Hindu god. Vishnu, Indian lord of Hinduism. Hari god of ancient India. Hindu deity sitting on lotus flower, holding attributes. Traditional holy divinity. illustration copy space

Lord Shiva idol mounted on animal Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu temple in Babra village, Maharashtra, India. Murthi (statue) of goddess Durga holding a trishul given to her by her husband Shiva to kill the demon Mahisasur.

Maha Shivaratri or Diwali concept - Shiva Nataraja figurine with Diwali lights oil ghee candles, India

Embossing, Shrinathji, Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xAshaxAdatia/xDinodiaxPhotox

Several idols of Lord Ganesh with Maratha ruler Shivaji Pune Maharashtra India Asia Aug 2011 Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

Elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh

People carrying Idol of lord Ganesh elephant headed god for visarjan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

People carrying Idol of lord Ganesh elephant headed god for visarjan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Colourful painted statue on pillar, Vanni Vinayagar Temple, Sattur, Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India

Sri Srinivasa Perumal hindu temple. Hindu deity. Singapore.

God Ganesh in wooden idol, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Marble statue of Vinayak, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Mask durga Chou, Orissa, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Clay statue of goddess maa durga mounted on tiger Copyright: xRajendraxShukla/DinodiaxPhotox

Goddess durga warrior pose with divine weapons on durga pooja Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Replica of idol of shree girijatmaja of lenyadri one of ashtvinayak lord ganesh for ganpati festival Pune Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Ganesh Ganpati festival, people carrying Lord Ganesh idol for immersion at Dadar Beach, Mumbai Bombay, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Hanuman murthi (statue) in a small Hanuman temple in Maharashtra, india

Goddess Durga idol during Navratri festival, Valsad, Gujarat, India, Asia Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox

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Krishna photo frames, government museum trichy tamil nadu, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Thechinamoorthy, Sri Maha Mariamman temple, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Durga Kumartuli artwork decoration of goddess, Kumartuli, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Copyright: xRanjanaxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Goddess Durga Pooja puja festival Homage to the mother goddess procession, india Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Guardian deity Ayyanar near Salem, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. Ayyanar is a village god, worshipped predominately in Tamil Nadu. He is primarily worshipped as a guardian deity who protects the villages. His priests are usually non-Brahmins, who belong to mostly the potter caste Velar. The temples of Ayyanar are usually flanked by gigantic and colorful statues of him and his companions riding horses, Asia

Statue of lord hanuman holding the mountain India Copyright: xRajendraxShukla/DinodiaxPhotox

Ganpati immersion, jodhpur, rajasthan, india, asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

18 hands God statue on blue sky

Mahishasur mardini goddess durga in airavatheeswara temple Darasuram Dharasuram Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue of Lord Krishna Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Hanuman idol in Temple Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Myanmar, Yangon, Face of reclining Buddha, Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda.

Idol of god Krishna playing flute, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Stone Garuda (bird deity) statue

Sri Veeramakaliamman hindu temple. Hindu Goddess Durga: the Female Form as the Supreme Being. Hindu priest ( Brahmin ) performing puja ceremony. Singapore.

Detail of a statue in Lakshman temple, Rishikesh : Abaya Hasta (blessing hand)

Radhalaljiu idols in temple at bishnupur bankura, West Bengal, India Copyright: xRxMakharia/DinodiaxPhotox

Deities Sri Krishna and Sri Radhika Radha in the Lalji temple, Kalna, West Bengal, India, Asia

Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Hindu God Lord Krishna playing musical instrument flute. Singapore.

God saibaba in masi magma festival at vaithi Pondicherry Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Bollywood actor Soha Ali Khan visits Andhericha Raja Ganesh Mandal during the promotion of film 31st October, in Mumbai India Copyright: xSolaris/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Srinivasa Perumal hindu temple. Durga hindu Goddess of protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. Singapore.

Hanuman statue at Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu temple and shrine of Batu Caves. Murugan the Hindu God of war and victory. Whorshiper at hindu ceremony or Puja. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.

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

Ganpati immersion, jodhpur, rajasthan, india, asia Copyright: xSarveshxJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple,

Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Hindu priest ( Brahmin ) performing puja ceremony. Singapore.

Statue of shri Krishna Swaminarayan temple BAPS Gondal Rajkot district Saurashtra Gujarat India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Kathakali dancer dancing in front of a white background.

shivling statue Kudala Sangameshwara Temple, Solapur, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Volunteers swimming with big idol of Ganesh Ji in Ganpati Visarjan Jodhpur Rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue of Hanuman, the Monkey King, with gaudy decoration, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple, Little India, Singapore, Asia

Handicraft of odisha, pipili, india, asia Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Krishnan hindu temple. Hindu priest ( Brahmin ) performing puja ceremony. Durga Hindu Goddess of Strength and Protection. Singapore.

Decorated Lord Golden Ganesha mounted on mouse Silver Vahana Vehicle Carrier during Vinayak Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Sri Karpaga Vinayakar Temple in Pillaiyarpatti near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Idol of Sai Baba in Shirdi temple, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Kathakali dancer portrait, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Decorative Durga clay model killing demon mahishasura with statues of kartikeya ganesha and lakshmi saraswati on Durga puja Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Halahas Thees Wara Shiva with his consort Parvati, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Lamphun was the capital of the small but culturally rich Mon Kingdom of Haripunchai from about 750 CE to the time of its conquest by King Mangrai (the founder of Chiang Mai) in 1281. Lamphun became famous after the enthronement of Queen Chama Thewi (Chamadevi), probably during the late 9th or early 10th century CE. The Lan Na chronicles, verified where possible by archaeology and other corroborative texts, suggest that the foundations of the Kingdom of Haripunchai were laid at Lamphun by a group of Buddhist monks from Lopburi some time in the 8th or 9th century CE. These monks asked the Mon king of Lopburi to provide them with a ruler for their city, and he sent his daughter, Chama Thewi, who arrived in Lamphun accompanied by a large retinue of Mon retainers. The new queen was a woman of strong character, who tenaciously defended the interests of Haripunchai against the local Lawa people, and actively promoted Buddhism in the region. She founded a dynasty that was to last until the mid

Ganpati Festival Mumbai Maharashtra India Asia Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Radha krishna statue, golok bihari ji temple, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Rajasthan, Jaipur, the statue of Goddess Shiva at Birla Temple or Laxmi Narayan Temple, fundraising, Northern India, India, Asia

Singapore, Central, Chinatown, Sri Mariamman Temple. Detail Of Brightly Coloured Hindu Carving Dating From 1862

Wall with colourful, traditionally designed masks, Kathmandu Valley. Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

colorful Balinese sculpture, Bali

Devotees immerse huge Ganesh idol in to sea at Versova, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Mother Mary Saint George Catholic Forane Syrian church at Angamally near Ernakulum Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Durga Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Statues of lord Jaganath Subhadra and Balabhadra at Puri Orissa India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Myanmar (Burma), Yangon (Rangoon), Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda, Reclining Buddha

idols Lord Ganesha with Shiva and Parvati at Pune, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

ganesh idol with flower petals

lord hanuman standing on stage

Mother and daughter performing a pooja

Buddha statue on Samui, Thailand

Replica of idol of shree girijatmaja of lenyadri one of ashtvinayak lord ganesh for ganpati festival Pune Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

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