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Monthly Archives: March 2019

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Panjurli Boar-faced

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Panjurli boar faced profilevia Panjurli Boar-faced

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Navneetha Krishna (under Naga hood)

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Navneetha Krishnavia Navneetha Krishna (under Naga hood)

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Durga (seated)

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Durga Vaishnavi frontvia Durga (seated)

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Mahaganapati (Balamuri)

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Mahaganapati with cobravia Mahaganapati (Balamuri)

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Crawling Krishna under Naga

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Crawling Krishna Nagavia Crawling Krishna under Naga

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Naga Deva

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Naga devavia Naga Deva

Sharing my passion

  • Ganesha
    • Mahaganapati
    • Ganesha (Hoysala?)
    • Ganesha on Vahana
    • Valampuri Ganesha (Standing)
    • Mahaganapati
    • Ganapati – Valampuri
    • Ganesha (Gujarat)
    • Valampuri Ganesha
    • Ganesha with attendants
    • Ganesha almost dancing
    • Ganesha (Orissa style)
    • Ganesha (Thumbikai Alwar)
    • Mahaganapati (Balamuri)
    • Ganesha and Saraswati
    • Ganesha (With Prabhavali)
  • Anjaneya Or Hanuman
    • Hanuman (Bell finial)
    • Hanuman
    • Hanuman
    • Hanuman – A happy face
    • Anjaneya
    • Vira Anjaneya
    • Anjaneya
    • Chaturbhuja Hanuman
    • Veera Anjaneya
  • Vishnu
    • Vishnu Triads
      • Vishnu Triad (Central India)
      • Vishnu with Avatars
      • Vishnu and Consorts (GJ)
      • Pala Vishnu and consorts (Standing)
      • Vishnu and consorts (Pala)
      • Vishnu triad (Kerala)
      • Vishnu Triad (Gujarat?)
      • Vishnu Triad (Himachal Pradesh?)
      • Vishnu Triad (Himachal Pradesh)
      • Vishnu (Gujarat)
      • Vishnu Triad
    • Vishnu
      • Standing Vishnu
      • Vishnu (?)
      • Lakshmi Narayana (Folk)
      • Vishnu with Lakshmi
      • Vishnu
      • Lakshmi Narayana
      • Lakshmi Narayana
      • Sudarshana
      • Ananthasayana
      • Vishnu seated (Pala)
      • Seated Vishnu (Orissa)
      • Vishnu on Garuda
      • Garudasana (Mandala leaf)
      • Vishnu Krishna
      • Lakshminarayana (With prabhavali)
      • Lakshminarayana (Kashmir)
      • Seated Vishnu (Kerala)
  • Vishnu’s Avatar (Krishna below)
    • Rama Avatar
      • Yoga Rama
      • Rama Sita Hanuman
      • Seated Rama and Sita
      • Rama Lakshman and Sita
      • Rama Sita (Andhra)
      • Rama in preaching mode
      • Rama – Four armed
      • Sitarama (GJ)
      • Ram Darbar
      • Rama (Folk)
      • Rama and Lakshman (Tribal)
    • Vishnu’s Avatar (Others)
      • Yoga Narasimha
      • Varaha with consorts
      • Yoga Lakshmi Narasimha
      • Yoga Rama Sita
      • Lakshmi Narasimha
      • Yoga Lakshmi-Narasimha
      • Ugra Narasimha
      • Kalki
      • Bhu Varaha
      • Matsya
  • Kishna (Vishnu’s Avatar)
    • Krishna accompanied Menu
      • Vithoba with consorts
      • Panduranga and Rukmini
      • Radha Krishna
      • Kaliya Mardaka
      • Yasodha Krishna
      • Krishna Yasodha and Nanda
      • Yasodha Krishna
      • Yasodha Krishna (Classical)
      • Radhakrishna
    • Krishna – On his own
      • Krishna standing with flute
      • Vithoba (Ganga Jamuna)
      • Vithoba
      • Dancing Krishna
      • Krishna under Naga hood
      • Navneetha Krishna
      • Udupi Krishna
      • Crawling Krishna
      • Dancing Krishna
      • Dancing Krishna (Ganga Jamuna)
      • Dancing Krishna
      • Navneetha Krishna (under Naga hood)
      • Crawling Krishna under Naga
      • Kaliyamardaka
      • Nritya (Dancing) Krishna
      • Crawling Krishna (Bengal)
    • Venugopala
      • Venugopala
      • Venugopala triad
      • Venugopala – Seated
      • Venugopala – Standing
      • Venugopala (Kerala)
      • Venugopala
      • Venugopala (GJ)
      • Venugopala – Mathura
      • Venugopala (Flute to the left)
      • Venugopala (With flute)
      • Venugopala with consorts
  • Shiva and his forms
    • Shiva with consort Menu
      • Uma Maheswara (Pala)
      • Veerabhadra shrine
      • Uma Maheshwara (Is it?)
      • Somaskanda
      • Uma Maheshwara
      • Uma Maheshwara
      • Sadasiva
      • Virabhadhra
      • Uma Maheshwara
      • Bhairava with consort
      • Uma Sahita
      • Siva Parvati (Rishabeshwar?)
      • Uma Maheshwara with attendant
      • Uma Maheshwara
      • Bhairava and Bhairavi
      • Bhairava and Bhairavi
      • Sadasiva with consort
      • Veerabhadra (Plaque-like sculpture)
      • Uma Maheshwara (Kavacha)
      • Rishabeshwarar
      • Somaskanda
      • Umamaheshwara (Gujarat)
      • Shiva and his family
    • Shiva (on his own)
      • Bhairava (Chalukya?)
      • Yoga Dakshinamurti
      • Yoga Dakshinamurti (?)
      • Bhairava (stone)
      • Bhairava
      • Shiva (Peshwa Period)
      • Nataraja
      • Siva (Folk)
      • Siva as an ascetic
      • Dakshinamurthy (Under a tree)
      • Bhairava (Kala)
      • Kiratamurti
      • Sarabeshwara
      • Mukhalinga
      • Veerabhadra (Kevala)
      • Shiva on a Bull
      • Dakshinamurthy
      • Mrityunjaya (Tryambaka)
      • Ekmukh Linga
      • Nataraja
  • Goddesses
    • Vaishnavi Durga Simhavahini
      • Vaishnavi (Kerala)
      • Durga on her Vahana
      • Durga
      • Durga (Orissa)
      • Vaishnavi
      • Durga (seated)
      • Simhavahini
      • Vaishnavi
      • Durga on a lion
      • Vaishnavi
      • Vaishnavi (Kerala)
    • Lakshmi (Various forms)
      • Gajalakshmi Seated
      • Gajalakshmi standing
      • Gajalakshmi on an elephant
      • Gajalakshmi (Bengal)
      • Gajalakshmi (Folk)
      • Gajalakshmi (Four elephants)
      • Mahalakshmi
      • Lakshmi (Standing)
      • Mahalakshmi
      • Lakshmi (Nepal)
      • Lakshmi
      • Gajalakshmi (Orissa)
    • Shiva’s consort
      • Annapurna (Seated)
      • Annapurna (standing)
      • Annapurna
      • Gauri with Linga
      • Gauri and Linga on a pole
      • Gauri head
      • Kali (Eight armed)
      • Kali standing on a corpse
      • Kamakshi
      • Bhairavi Standing
      • Bhairavi
      • Sivakami (Uma)
      • Parvati Ganesha Linga and Nandi
      • Gauri with Ganesha
      • Maheshwari
      • Bhairavi (with devotee)
    • Mahishasuramardini
      • Mahishasuramardhini
      • Mahishasuramardhini -Durga
      • Mahishasuramardhini (with Linga)
      • Mahishasuramardhini (Deccan)- Reproduction(?)
      • Mahishasuramardhini – HP
      • Mardhini (Orissa)
      • Mahishasuramardhini (GJ)
      • Mardhini (Repousse Nepal)
      • Mardhini (Tribal)
      • Mardhini (Deccan – Folk)
      • Mahishasuramardini (Orissa)
      • Mardini (Gujarat)
    • Goddesses – Others
      • Goddess (from Burma?)
      • Radha
      • Ganga
      • Yamuna or Deepalakshmi or a cosmetic holder?
      • Mother Goddess (Folk)
      • Hariti (Possibly Sasthi?)
      • Sakambhari
  • Surya (Sun God)
    • Dhatr Surya (?)
    • Surya on a chariot
    • Surya Lamp (Nepal)
    • Surya (Pala)
    • Surya (Seated Pala)
    • Surya with attendants
    • Seated Surya
  • Composite deities
    • Govinda Bhairava (Tribal)
    • Govinda Bhairava (?)
    • Vasudeva Kamalaja
    • Harihara
    • Dattatreya – Ek Mukhi
    • Dattatreya – Ek Mukh seated
    • Siva-Balarama (?)
  • Saints and Minor Deities
    • Subramanya (Sub-menu)
      • Karthikeya
      • Subramanya with consorts
      • Subramanya
      • Palani Andavar
      • Murugan with Parrot
    • Visvakesana
    • Sambandar
    • Vedanta Desika
    • Madhvacharya
    • Nammalvar and Ramanuja
    • Sambandar (?)
    • Dhanvantri
    • Veda Vyasa
    • Ramanuja Acharya
    • Appar
    • Agni
    • Brahma
    • Lady with a musical instrument
    • Hayagriva
    • Naga Deva
    • Vadiraja
    • Ayyanar with consorts
    • Purandara Dasa
    • Markandeya (Wooden panel)
    • Hayagriva
    • Sambandar
    • Shatrugana
  • Jain bronzes
    • Parsvanatha
    • Ambika (Jain)
    • Jina with nun
    • Padmavati
    • Nava Devata
    • Jain Lotus Mandala
    • Munisuvrata
    • Tri-Thirthika
    • Suparsvanatha
    • Padmavati
    • Nandisvara Island
    • Tirthankara
  • Buddhist bronzes
    • Buddha Seated
    • Shadakshari Lokeshwara
    • Melong – Altar Mirror
    • Nepal altar mirror
    • Hariti (Indonesian)
    • Jambhala
    • Manjushri
    • Amitayus
    • Maitreya
    • Jambhala
  • Bhuta and folk bronzes
    • Khandobha Menu
      • Khandobha and consort (standing)
      • Khandobha and Mhalsa (seated)
      • Khandobha Folk
      • Khandobha (Folk bronze)
      • Khandobha (Folk)
      • Khandobha (Classical style)
      • Khandobha (Tribal)
      • Khandobha (Folk)
    • Bhuta or Spirit Worship
      • Panjurli
      • Pilichandi
      • Panjurli Boar-faced
      • Teyyam (Dance and Dancer)
      • Bhuta (Saivite origin?)
      • Kutti Chattan
      • Spirit Rider
    • Folk Bronzes
      • Worshippers – Pudukottai Bronzes
      • Tree of Life
      • Bison Horn Maria
      • Muthappan ( A bronze with attitude!)
      • Elephant with three riders
      • Saptamatrika (Tribal)
      • Karuppuswamy Or Bhagavathy Amman
    • Kandy King (Sri Lanka)
    • Saint or Warrior?
    • Kartavirya (?)
  • Vahanas – Gods’ Vehicles
    • Nandi Stand
    • Nandi
    • Garuda – Ganga Jamuna
    • Ganga Jamuna Garuda
    • Garuda stand
    • Seated Garuda
    • Garuda (Processional Standard)
  • Lamps and Implements
    • Nepali Lamp with Donors
    • Kerala Boat Lamp
    • Gajalakshmi Lamp
    • Deepalakshmi
    • Nepali lamp base
    • Kinnari
    • Saraswati lamp (Nepal)
    • Deepalakshmi (Kerala)
    • Ganesha Lamp (Nepal)
    • Altar containers (Nepal)
    • Hakku Patra
    • Gandabehrunda
    • Shankha and Chakra
    • A pair of feet (Kavacha?)
    • Hanging Mirror
    • Trishul
    • Smoking pipe
    • Saligrama stand
    • Traveling shrine
  • What I saw and heard…
    • Worshipping missing Ganesha.
    • Could not but smile
    • Can you hear him? I do.
    • Difficult to notice and hard to forget
    • Fakes and Clever Fakes
    • Antique Bronzes: To clean or not to clean?
    • Why would they do that?
    • Would you call it an act of vandalism?
  • Vishnu (Nepal)
  • Varahi
  • Amoghapasha
  • Annapurna – Four Armed
  • Anjaneya Singing Bhajan
  • Vatapatrasai
  • Mardini
  • Ganesha (Nepal)
  • Yoga Sitarama
  • Deepa Lakshmi
  • When is a fake a FAKE?
  • Manasa – Part of a sacred pot
  • Radha Krishna (Western India)
  • Gomata
  • Burmese loom pulley
  • Gods as Chess pieces
  • Ayyanar and his procession
  • SitaRama (Post Vijayanagara)
  • Ugra Narasimha
  • Mardini – Western India
  • Fasting Siddhartha (Buddha)
  • Durga (Bengal)
  • Crawling Krishna (Ganga Jamuna)
  • Wooden seeder
  • Rama in preaching mode
  • Mardhini (Chromolithograph)
  • Venugopala (with footwear)
  • Anjaneya (Terracotta)
  • Tripura Vijaya with consort
  • Ananata Sai (Chromolithograph)
  • Trimuthi
  • Markandeya (Chromolithograph)
  • Garudasana or Srikara murti
  • Kaliya (Chromolithograph)
  • Udupi Krishna (Ganga Jamuna)
  • Kiratamurthy (Chromolithograph)
  • Manasa (stone relief)
  • Anjaneya – Sanjeevini (Chromolithograph)
  • Ganesha (From Himachal?)
  • Venugopala and his herd
  • Veera Anjaneya
  • Hayagriva
  • Rama – Preaching

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