Lord Sri Krishna playing the Flute sculpture photographs

These are 2 different Lord Sri Krishna playing the Flute sculpture photographs. I am taking these photographs in a very old temple. Due to very old temple the faces in these sculptures are not visible clearly.

Lord Brahma sculptures in South Indian temples

These are photographs of Lord Brahma sculptures in South Indian temples from a vintage book on South Indian sculptures of 19th century (1916).

This is Brahma and Sarasvati sculptures in Kandiyur temple.

This is Brahma on Swan Vehicle sculpture in Chidambaram temple.

This is Brahma sculpture in Kumbakonam temple.

This is Brahma sculpture in Seven Pagodas(Mahabalipuram).

This is Brahma Sculpture in Tiruvadi temple.

Beautiful Indian sculpture photograph

These are  photographs of a beautiful Indian sculpture. This beautiful Indian Sculpture remind us about the glory and significance of Indian Sculpture, Indian Heritage and Culture.

 

ఇవి ఒక అందమైన భారతీయ శిల్పము యొక్క పొటోలు. ఈ శిల్పము మనకి భారతీయ శిల్పకళా వైభవాన్ని మరియు భారతీయ సంస్కృతీ సంప్రదాయాల యొక్క ఔన్నత్యాన్ని  మనకి గుర్తుకు తెస్తుంది.

Chand Bawdi Bijapur vintage postcard

This is Chand Bawdi Bijapur vintage postcard in my collection.

Bharhut Sculptures and Bharhut Stupa

Bharhut (Hindi: भरहुत), is a location in Satna district in Madhya Pradesh, Central India, known for famous relics from a Buddhist stupa.  The Bharhut sculptures represent some of the earliest examples of Indian and Buddhist art.

The Bharhut stupa may have been established by the Maurya King Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, but many works of art were apparently added during the Sunga period, with many friezes from the 2nd century BCE. An epigraph on the gateway mention its erection "during the supremacy of the Sungas by Vatsiputra Dhanabhuti.

The ruined stupa is still at Bharhut, however the gateways and railings were dismantled and reassembled at Kolkata Museum. They contains numerous birth stories of the Buddha's  previous lives, or Jataka  tales. Many of them are in the shape of large, round medallions. Two of the panels are at the Smithsonian.

In confirmity with the early aniconic phase of Buddhist art, the Buddha is only represented through symbols, such as the Dharma wheel, the Bodhi tree, an empty seat, footprints, or the triratana symbol.

The style represents the earliest phase of Indian art. and all characters are depicted wearing the Indian dhoti, except for one foreigner, thought to be an Indo-Greek soldier, with Buddhist symbolism. The Bharhut carvings are slightly earlier than the Sanchi carvings and the earlier Ajanta frescoes.

An unusual feature of Bharhut panels is inclusion of text in the narrative panels, often identifying the individuals.

Alexander Cunningham visited Bharhut in 1873 and excavated the site in 1874. His assistant J. D. Beglar continued the excavation in 1874, and also took many photographs.

The complex at Bharhut included a medieval temple, containing a containing a colossal figure of Buddha, along with fragment of sculptures showing Buddha with images of Brahma, Indra etc. Beglar also photographed a 10th-century Buddhist Sanskrit inscription, about which now nothing is known. All the archaeological objects from the stupa have been moved to Calcutta's Indian Museum. No antiquities exist at Bharhut now.

The above text courtesy on Bharhut Sculptures and Bharhut Stupa from the website of wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharhut

These are some other sources about Bharhut Sculptures and Bharhut Stupta.

http://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Bharhut.pdf

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/64048/Bharhut-sculpture

In my collection i have some Bharhut Sculptures and Bharhut Stupa postcards.

This is Part of Railing of Stupa from Bharhut postcard.

This is Bharhut - The Dream of Maya postcard.

This is Bharhut - Presentation of Jetavana Monastery postcard.

This is Bharhut - Mahakapi-Jataka postcard.

This is Bharhut - Chhadamtiya-Jataka postcard.

This is Bharhut Goddess Sirima and Yakshi Sudasana Statues postcard.

Sun Temple Konark Maxim Cards

These are Sun Temple Konark Maxim Cards set in my collection.

This Sun Temple Konark Maxim Cards set issued by Bhubaneswar Philatelic Bureau. This Sun Temple Konark Maxim Cards set came with a brochure and 2 Sun Temple Konark Maxim Cards inside the set.

This is the cover of this Sun Temple Konark Maxim Cards set.

This is the back side of this Sun Temple Konark Maxim Cards set.

This is the information brochure inside of this Sun Temple Konark Maxim Cards set which gave information about Sun Temple, Konark.

These are 2 different Sun Temple Konark Maxim Cards inside the set.

This is the complete cover of this Sun Temple Konark Maxim Cards set.

Beautiful Indian Sculpture vintage Russian Painting Postcard

This is Beautiful Indian Sculpture vintage Russian Painting Postcard in my collection.

Elephanta Caves Marriage of Shiva and Parvati vintage post card

This is Elephanta Caves Marriage of Shiva and Parvati vintage post card.

This vintage post card is not my own collection. One Delcampe seller from Bulgaria giving me permission for using his Indian vintage post cards images in my blog. Sir thank you very much for your encouragement.

Please look into the beauty of the Lord Shiva and Parvati statues and their wedding scene in the statue. The sculptor designed these statues in a beautiful way. In the ancient times there will be such architectural wonder and heritage we will see and in the present generation only few sculptor and like some other age old indian arts this art of architecture and sculpture is also vanished gradually. 

Due to these circumstances it is our responsibility to preserve our architectural treasures for our future generations. Otherwise in the future children will not able to see anything about our glorious heritage.

Chhatarpur Temple New Delhi vintage post card

This is Chhatarpur Temple New Delhi vintage post card.

This is Chhatarpur Temple New Delhi vintage post card is not my own collection. One Delcampe seller from Bulgaria giving me permission for using his Indian vintage post cards images in my blog. Sir thank you very much for your encouragement.

Nataraja Statue vintage post cards

These are 2 different Nataraja Statue vintage post cards.

These Nataraja Statue vintage post cards are not my own collection. One Delcampe seller from Bulgaria giving me permission for using his Indian vintage post cards images in my Heritage Of India blog. Sir thank you very much for your encouragement.
 

District Archaeological Museum Nalgonda Hand Book

This is District Archaeological Museum Nalgonda Hand Book in my collection.

This hand book contains good information about several artifacts i.e. sculptures, statues etc. placed in the museum. Once i went to this museum at at that time i bought this book from there.

This is the cover page of this book.

These are several inside pages contains pictures of Sculptures in the museum.

 This is back page of this hand book with museum photo.

 

Achyuta Raya Temple Hampi post card

This is Achyuta Raya Temple Hampi Pillars of the Kalyana Mandapa post card in my collection. Archaeological Survey of India printed this vintage post card.

Sculptural Heritage of India vintage Russian Post Card

This is Sculptural Heritage of India vintage Russian Post Card in my collection.