Dasavatharam
In ancient Hindu temples, you can find exquisite carvings not only on the temple walls and pillars but also on the temple chariots. Though these are in wood and of more recent vintage, the beauty o…...
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Darpana Sundari - Belur
The 11th Century Chennakesava temple build by the Hosalas have some exquisite sculptures in soapstone. the most iconic of them all is the Darpana Sundari – the beauty with the mirror....
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Neminatha statue
The Thirumalai Jain Complex in Tamil Nadu consists of Jain temples and caves built/carved on or after 9th century CE. The most prominent feature here is the 30 ft tall (?) monolithic statue of Nemi…...
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Standing Nandi
caption id=”attachment_661″ align=”alignnone” width=”1259″] Standing Nandi at Baijnath temple, Himachal Pradesh[/caption] Nandi, Shiva’s vaahana is invaria…...
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Kaliya Mardanam
A golu doll on sale on the streets of Mylapore. Krishna dancing on the heads of Kaliya – the venomous king who was poisoning the natural resources and inhabitants of Vrindavan....
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Unique Ganapathy
This is neither a Narthana Ganapathi nor an Uchishta Ganapathy. Seems to be a combination of the two. Can anyone clarify? From Madambakkam Sri Dhenupureeswarar temple, near Tambaram. ...
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