Sacred Indian Sculptures

Beautiful stone carvings representing Hindu deities and religious figures found in temples across India and Sri Lanka.

Virupaksha Temple Pattadakal Badami Karnataka India ASIA Oct 2010
Virupaksha Temple Pattadakal Badami Karnataka India ASIA Oct 2010
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Detail of woodcarvings at the Shwe In Bin monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia
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Dvarapala (Sanskrit) is a door or gate guardian often portrayed as warrior or fearsome asura giant, usually armed with a weapon. The statue of dvarapala is a widespread architectural element throughout Hindu and Buddhist cultures, as well as in areas influenced by them like Java. 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
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2000 years old Idol of Teerathnkar Shri Sambhav Nathji in Meditation padmasan yogic posture dhyan mudra Adinath Jain temple Village Delwara Udaipur Rajasthan India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Statue of the Hindu God Shiva or Lord Shiva, near New Delhi, India, Asia
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Statue Idar Sabarkantha Gujarat India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox
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Stela A, Monument to Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil, 731 AD, Gran Plaza, archaeological site of Copan (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1980), Copan Department, Honduras. Mayan civilization, 8th century.
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Statue of woman playing veena in sri meenakshi temple of Madurai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Reclining Buddha, Dambulla complex of cave monasteries, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia
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Geschnitzte Skulptur einer Salabhanjika im Shri Pachchala Someshwara-Tempel, Panagallu, Nalgonda, Telangana, Indien. Carved sculpture of a Salabhanjika on Shri Pachchala Someshwara Temple, Panagallu, Nalgonda, Telangana, India. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23416817
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Laos, Vientiane, Wat Xieng Khuan, statue at Buddha Park
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Shree Laxmi Narihan Ji Hindu Temple, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
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Ststue of black Buddha in in inner yard of residential district of Patan, Nepal
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Asia, South Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-Do Province, Gyeongju National Park, Golgulsa Temple, Four Meters High Buddha'S Statue Carved On Rock
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Vietnam,Danang,Museum of Cham Sculpture,Sandstone Carving of Ganesa
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Cambodia, Angkor, Celestial Dancer Carvings At Angkor Wat
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Wat Botum temple. Row of warrior statues carrying a giant serpent. Phnom Penh. Cambodia.
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Angkor Cambodia, Apsara Carving The Bayon
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Construction of the Shwezigon Pagoda began during the reign of King Anawratha (r. 1044 -1077) and was completed during the reign of King Kyanzittha, in 1102. Bagan, formerly Pagan, was mainly built between the 11th century and 13th century. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana (the City of the Enemy Crusher) and also known as Tambadipa (the Land of Copper) or Tassadessa (the Parched Land), it was the capital of several ancient kingdoms in Burma.
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A man sits at the altar of an old Buddhist temple with many figures Phu Nar-Phu Annapurna Region Nepal
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Clay statue of goddess kali Kumartuli Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal India 14-October-2009 Copyright: xRanjanaxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox