Sacred Statues and Temples

This cluster showcases intricate stone statues inspired by various cultures, including Hindu and Buddhist representations, emphasizing religious art and architecture.

Africa, West Africa, Togo, Voodoo Hospital. Effegy with cigarettes in mouth in shrine to heal the mentally ill in Togo.

Maijishan Shiku (Maiji Shan Grottoes) are one of Chinas four most important Buddhist temple groups (the others being Datong, Luoyang, and the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang). Starting from the Northern Wei (386-535) and Northern Zhou (557-81) Dynasties, Buddhists cut caves into the sides of a red outcrop rising from the surrounding foliage-covered hills. Figures of the Buddha, of bodhisattvas and disciples were carved in harder rock brought from elsewhere, and installed in the caves. At their height, the Maijishan caves are believed to have numbered almost 800, but they suffered serious damage during an earthquake in 734. This event, combined with the exigencies of time, has reduced the number of extant caves to 194. The existing rock cut architecture contains over 7,200 Buddhist sculptures and over 1,000 square meters of murals. Maiji Shan translates literally as 'Wheatstack Mountain'.

Bhaktapur, Taumadhi Tole, Nyatapola Temple

trifont image trifont image, Romanesque church of San Martin de Tours of Artaiz, Unciti valley, Artaiz, Navarra, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21884692

Wall painting depicting Buddha, Sulamani Temple, Bagan, Myanmar

Jain Devotees pouring Vermillion Water on the head of 58.8 feet monolithic Statue of jain saint Gomateshwara Lord Bahubali in Mahamastakabhisheka head anointing ceremony on the Vindhyagiri hill Shravanbelagola Karnataka India Copyright: xVivekxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

Copan, Maya, Honduras, Chaak Dragon, Cormorant Headdress

Europe, Spain, Catalunya. Benedictine monastery of Montserrat (serrated mountain)

Japan, Kanagawa, Kamakura, Kenchoji Temple Buddha. (Large format sizes available)

View of ancient Buddha carvings etched into weathered stone, serene faces emerging from the past in Taxila, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Votive Stupa. Bodh Gaya; Bihar; India; Stone. Stupas were used before Buddha was represented in art. On the sides of this Stupa are images of the Buddha; displaying various hand gestures which suggest different events in the life of the Buddha. Dated 11th century

Sri Lanka, Polonnaruwa, Gal Vihara. Mid Twelth Century Reclining Buddha Figure Shown At The Moment Of Entry Into Nirvana And Carved From Granite. Detail Of Head And Face.

Honduras, Maya, Copan

Nandi bull Vahana of Shiva Nandi bull Vahana of Shiva, Kashivishweshwar temple, Wai, Satara, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 7512110

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India, Ladakh, Thiksey, Indian and Buddhist gods sculpted colorfully on temple

monk fighting a dragon, underground palace, Oriental Buddha Park, Leshan city, Sichuan, China, Asia.

Buddha in the corner of temple in Patan, Nepal

Emperor Khi Ðnh (8 October 1885 - 6 November 1925) was the 12th Emperor of the Nguyn Dynasty in Vietnam. His name at birth was Prince Nguyn Phúc Bu Ðo. He was the son of Emperor Ðng Khánh, but he did not succeed him immediately. He reigned only nine years: 1916 - 1925. Hue was the imperial capital of the Nguyen Dynasty between 1802 and 1945. The tombs of several emperors lie in and around the city and along the Perfume River. Hue is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ermita románica de Mur.Montsec d' Ares.Lleida.Cordillera pirenaica.Catalunya.España.

TEMPLO PRSART PHRA DEBIDORN-ESTATUA DE CENTINELA EN DORADO. Location: GRAN PALACIO REAL. BANGKOK. TAILANDIA.

statue parshwanath temple, khajuraho, madhya pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xHarshalxSathe/DinodiaxPhotox

Totem pole located at the Cowichan Tribes Administration building. Duncan, British Columbia.

LAMPARA DE LA MEZQUITA-PERIODO MERINI-1333/37-DET PARTE SUPERIOR. Location: MEZQUITA QARAWIYYIN. FEZ.

Beijing, China Dongyuemiao ("Temple of the peak of the East") () , 1913 - China - Stéphane Passet (French - Pékin , Chine Dongyuemiao ( « temple du Pic de l' Est » ) ( )). Statue, temple, interior view, sculpture, shipwrecked image, burn-sponsor, altar, supernatural, object of worship, Habitat , architecture, art, human beings, religion, Pet Chili, Beijing, Earth Temple, Buddha of the Temple of the Earth

Mayan rabbit. MEXICO.

Closed door of a monastery, Myanmar

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. The birth of infant Siddhartha as a prince who pointing to the North, walked seven steps on lotuses. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

Yali, also called Vyala, a mythical animal on Veerabhadra Swamy Temple Mandapa, Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh, India Yali, also called Vyala, a mythical animal on Veerabhadra Swamy Temple Mandapa, Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21881161

Wat Pho Chinese stone guardian, Bangkok, Thailand

Rosheim, sculpture The beggar on the roof of the church at church Saints-Pierre-et-Paul in Alsace (Elsass), Bas-Rhin (Unterelsass), France

Löwenskulptur Löwenskulptur in Angkor Thom in Kambodscha Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreasxEdelmannx 21579265

TALLA EN MADERA-CRUCIFIXION. Location: IGLESIA DE SANTA EUFEMIA. XUNQUEIRA DE AMBIA. Orense. SPANIEN.

The Great Buddha

Devil at the base of a pillar in the north aisle

Buddhist Sculpture Inside Shrine. Enkū (Japan, 1632-1695). Japan, 17th century. Sculpture. Wood

Surasundari, Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Mumbai, India

Vajra Pani , Frescoes at Ajanta caves , Aurangabad , Maharashtra , India India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox NA

SEPULCRO DE CARLOS III DE NAVARRA Y SU ESPOSA LEONOR DE TRASTAMARA - 1416 - ALABASTRO. Author: JANIN LOMME DE TOURNAI (S XIV-1499). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Pamplona. NAVARRA. SPAIN.

Romanesque lion, Saint, Saint

Emei shan buddha complex, sichuan, china

Jain rock sculptures below fort, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Wall tomb of Duke Ulrich III, St., Saint, Saint

Hanuman statue India, Asia Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Indonesia, Bali. Balinese stone carving (soft, ashy, light gray volcanic sandstone, adorns an Indonesian Hindu Temple of Pura Tirta Empul Temple. Its replication of deities decorates the temple, which Hindu people go there for purification.

vasija ceremonial decorada con tres deidades, Vukub Kakix, clásico, Santa María Nebaj,museo de antropologia Maya, departamento de El Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

Erotic figures carved in wood, Jagannarayan temple, Durbar square, Patan, Nepal, Asia

Buddhist caves at Yungang dating from the 5th and 6th centuries, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Datong, Shanxi, China, Asia

Stupa at Rajgir, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Statues in temple, Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Console figure in the north aisle, woman nourishing evil, St., Saint, Saint

Monkey Carving, Toshogu Shrine, Nikko, Tochigi

MISERICORDIA DE LA SILLERIA DEL CORO DE LA CATEDRAL DE PLASENCIA - SIGLO XVI. Author: Rodrigo Aleman. Location: CATEDRAL NUEVA. Plasencia. CACERES. SPAIN.

Reclining Buddha carved in rock at Manbulsa Temple in Yeongcheon, South Korea, Asia

the sandstone Buddha at Wat Dhammachakra Sema Ram in Sung Noen near the city of Khorat in the Province of Nakhon Ratchasima in the Region of Isan in Northeast Thailand in Thailand.

Gal Vihara, also known as Gal Viharaya and originally as the Uttararama, rock temple in The Ancient City Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Kaylassaon Nadi At The Hindu Temple, Pamplemousses, Mauritius

Biblical depiction and scene from the Mount of Olives with Jesus praying with chalice at the Ersheim Chapel, biblical, Ersheim, Hirschhorn, Neckar, Neckar Valley, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Nepal, Patan, Carving Of Monkey Holding A Jack Fruit In Front Of Mane Or Prayer Wheels Behind.

A Buddha statue, Pyathatgyi Temple, also known as Pyathadar Temple, near Minnanthu, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)

Art of bastar, Pashupati seal Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Treasure of Tutankhamen, gilded chapel of canopic jars or canopic casket, detail with goddess Selket

Idol of Lord Ganesh, Jhansi Fort, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

ARTE AFRICANO. NIGERIA. S. XVIII. MASCARA RITUAL ODODUA CON CASCO de latón. Reino de Benín. Museo Británico. Londres. Inglaterra. Reino Unido.

Statue of god Hanuman, Rajouli, Nawada, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Wooden carving at a Maori Meeting House, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Bay of Islands, Northland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Statue at the Royal tomb, Hue, Vietnam, Asia

Xieng Khuan (Xiengkuane), Buddha Park containing over 200 Hindu and Buddhist statues. South of Vientiane, Capital of Laos, Southeast Asia

Xiaoyan Ta (Little Wild Goose Pagoda) stands in the grounds of Jianfu Si (Jianfu Temple). Dating from 684 CE, this temple was dedicated to the deceased Tang Emperor Gaozong (r. 649-83). Between 707 and 709 Gaozongs successor, Emperor Zhongzong (r. 684 and 705-710), ordered the construction of the Xiaoyan Ta to house Buddhist scriptures brought back from India and Srivijaya by the itinerant Chinese monk Yi Jing (635-713). In all, Yi Jing is reported to have collected more than 400 Buddhist manuscripts over 25 years of travel, and these were lodged in the Little Wild Goose Pagoda for safekeeping and translation. In its original form, the ochre-yellow pagoda rose through a total of 15 storeys, though an earthquake in 1487 is said to have split the pagoda in half. A subsequent earthquake brought the two halves of the pagoda back together again - it must have been a fortuitously precise tremor, as no signs of the former split remain visible - but at the cost of the top two storeys, reducin

Nepali Mandir, one of the oldest Hindu temples in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Japanese Temple Guardians. Dated 14th Century.

World heritage site Dambulla, three rock cut temple of 1st century bc, Sri Lanka Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Standing figure of a Jina (or Tirthankara) from Southern India. Dated 10th Century

MURO DECORADO CON BAJORRELIEVES - ESCENA DE DANZARINAS SIRVIENTES - FOTO AÑOS 90. Location: BOROBUDUR-ESTUPA BUDISTA. JAVA-YOGYAKARTA. INDONESIA.

Europe, Ireland, Cashel. Rock of Cashel, historic spot where St. Patrick preached.THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators.

Fetish in Lobi village, Burkina faso Fetish used to protect Lobi village, Burkina faso Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 11295126

figurines, carved from linden wood, set at the top of the tower and moved by the clock's mechanism,Clock Tower,Old Town,Sighisoara, Transylvania,Romania,Southeastern and Central Europe

Descent of Christ of the Cross, XII Century, Sculptural group, Church of Santa Eulalia of Erill-la-Vall.

Votive Stupa. Bodh Gaya; Bihar; India; Stone. Stupas were used before Buddha was represented in art. On the sides of this Stupa are images of the Buddha; displaying various hand gestures which suggest different events in the life of the Buddha. Dated 11th century

Vishnu carved pearl oyster shell, bhau daji museum, mumbai, maharashtra, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

VISNU SEDENTE PORTADOR DE LA RUEDA CHAKYA Y CARACOLA SANKHA. Location: MUSEO NUEVA DELHI. NUEVA DELHI. India.

England, Musbury near Axminster, Devon. The stunning medieval Drakes monument in Musbury Church dating from 1611.

The head of Medusa at the base of a column, Basilica Cistern, Yerebatan Sarnici, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey

Sculptors carved bronze icon with chisel Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue in World heritage site, sacred city of Anuradhapura, Isurumuniya Vihare, Sri Lanka Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Close-up of a statue in a temple, Channakeshava Temple, Belur, Karnataka, India

Stone statue of a mythical creature among ruins in the grounds of the mid 13th century Sun Temple, dedicated to Surya, the Hindu Sun God, constructed as a twelve-wheeled chariot drawn by seven horses, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Konarak, Puri District, Odisha, India, Asia Copyright: JohnxHarden 722-195

Interior view, elephant, organ, Vor Frelsers Kirke, Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Handicrafts For Sale In Segou, Mali

The Bone Chapel in Campo Major in the Alentejo. Portugal

Standing and sleeping Buddhas under roof in Gal Vihara in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Maharana Pratap statue, Miraj, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Sleeping Buddha, Western Hills. Sleeping Buddha, Western Hills

monkey temple, Swayambhu, Buddhist and Hindu pilgrimage center, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

Statue of Nandi Bull at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple. In Hinduism Nandi is a Shiva vehicle. Great architecture of Hindu Temple dedicated to Shiva. South India, Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur (Trichy)

Figure of St. Barbara, Patron Saint of Miners Ilmenau, 26 07 2024 Ilmenau Germany

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Bagan (Pagan), Old Bagan, Mahuna Temple (Pahto Mahuna), Great lying Buddha of 27 meters long

Myanmar. Mt Popa. Rhesus macaque resting next to a temple guardian.

Woman looking at artifacts, Champa Museum, Danang, Quang Nam Da Nang Province, Vietnam (MR)

Hindu temple in the morning, beautiful sunrise at a religious place on the island of Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Vietnamese women carving marble sculptures at a shop in Ngu Hanh Son ward south of Da Nang, Vietnam.

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