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Siva on Nara Vahana (?)
Folk Siva (Modern) – Research
Durga (?) – Research
Women with bottle and glass
Narasimha (?) – Research
Goddess (from Burma?)
Hayagriva or Jambuvan ?
Kalasa Panel
What I saw and heard…
Why would they do that?
Antique Bronzes: To clean or not to clean?
Fakes and Clever Fakes
Difficult to notice and hard to forget
Can you hear him? I do.
Could not but smile
Worshipping missing Ganesha.
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Mahaganapati
Valampuri Ganesha
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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)
Ganesha (Nepal)
Ganesha (From Himachal?)
Anjaneya Or Hanuman
Hanuman (Bell finial)
Hanuman
Hanuman
Hanuman – A happy face
Anjaneya
Vira Anjaneya
Anjaneya
Chaturbhuja Hanuman
Veera Anjaneya
Anjaneya Singing Bhajan
Anjaneya (Terracotta)
Anjaneya – Sanjeevini (Chromolithograph)
Veera Anjaneya
Anjaneya (Orissa)
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
Ananata Sai (Chromolithograph)
Vishnu with attendants (Western India)
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 (Nepal)
Garudasana or Srikara murti
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)
Yoga Sitarama
SitaRama (Post Vijayanagara)
Rama in preaching mode
Rama – Preaching
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
Ugra Narasimha
Hayagriva
Lakshminarasimha – A comparison
Ugra Narasimha – Nepal
Hayagriva or Jambuvan ?
Lakshmi Narasimha (Ganga Jamuna ?)
Standing Narasimha
Hayagriva
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
Radha Krishna (Western India)
Kaliya (Chromolithograph)
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)
Vatapatrasai
Crawling Krishna (Ganga Jamuna)
Udupi Krishna (Ganga Jamuna)
Seated Krishna
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
Venugopala (with footwear)
Venugopala and his herd
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
Tripura Vijaya with consort
Siva and his family
Ardhanarishwara
Shiva (on his own)
Bhairava (Chalukya?)
Yoga Dakshinamurti
Yoga Dakshinamurti (?)
Bhairava (stone)
Bhairava
Shiva (Peshwa Period)
Nataraja
Siva (Folk)
Siva as an ascetic (Mul Purusha ?)
Dakshinamurthy (Under a tree)
Bhairava (Kala)
Kiratamurti
Sarabeshwara
Mukhalinga
Veerabhadra (Kevala)
Shiva on a Bull
Dakshinamurthy
Mrityunjaya (Tryambaka)
Ekmukh Linga
Nataraja
Markandeya (Chromolithograph)
Kiratamurthy (Chromolithograph)
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)
Gajalakshmi
Mahalakshmi
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
Tripura (Earlier labeled as Maheshwari)
Bhairavi (with devotee)
Annapurna – Four Armed
Tripura – A form of Gauri/Parvati
Mahashakti (Gujarat)
Kali (Karnataka)
Annapurna with Prabhavali
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)
Mardini
Mardini – Western India
Durga (Bengal)
Mardhini (Chromolithograph)
Durga (Kerala)
Goddesses – Others
Goddess (from Burma?)
Radha
Ganga
Yamuna or Deepalakshmi or a cosmetic holder?
Mother Goddess (Folk)
Hariti (Possibly Sasthi?)
Sakambhari
Varahi
Manasa – Part of a sacred pot
Manasa (stone relief)
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 (?)
Trimuthi
Vasudeva Kamalaja (Orissa)
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
Ayyanar and his procession
An Alvar (Vaishnavite saint)
Lakshman
Nammalvar (?)
Kooraththalwan (Vaishnava Acharya)
Sambandar
Gomata
Jain bronzes
Parsvanatha
Ambika (Jain)
Jina with a nun (Maybe not…)
Padmavati
Nava Devata
Jain Lotus Mandala
Munisuvrata
Tri-Thirthika
Suparsvanatha
Padmavati
Nandisvara Island
Tirthankara
Padmavathi (Jain faith)
Buddhist bronzes
Buddha Seated
Shadakshari Lokeshwara
Melong – Altar Mirror
Nepal altar mirror
Hariti (Indonesian)
Jambhala
Manjushri
Amitayus
Maitreya
Jambhala
Amoghapasha
Fasting Siddhartha (Buddha)
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
Bhuta figure on an elephant
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 (?)
Panjurli (Single cast?)
Vahanas – Gods’ Vehicles
Nandi Stand
Nandi
Garuda – Ganga Jamuna
Ganga Jamuna Garuda
Garuda stand
Seated Garuda
Garuda (Processional Standard)
Gods as Chess pieces
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)
Deepa Lakshmi
Altar containers (Nepal)
Hakku Patra
Gandabehrunda
Shankha and Chakra
A pair of feet (Kavacha?)
Traveling shrine
Trishul
Hanging Mirror
Puja Spoon (Ganga Jamuna)
Kalasa Panel
Smoking pipe
Saligrama stand
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?
Wooden seeder
Petals from Lotus mandala
Kodanda Rama
Umlakh – Groom’s Crown
Sastha (Aiyanar)
Burmese loom pulley
When is a fake a FAKE?
Chessboard
Innovation or Fake?
Garudasana (LakshmiNarayana on Garuda)
Snake Goddess (Manasa?)
Veerabhadra
Yoga Lakshminarasimha
Navneethakrishna
Vaishnavite Saint (Ramanuja?)
Anantasai
Mahishasuramardhini (Tribal)
Radha (On her own)
Vishnu (Kerala)
Krishna
Durga (Bengal)
Rama (GJ)
Subramanya
Venugopala (Orissa)
Mahasakthi or Kali
Prabhavali (Chandraprabha)
Visvakesana
Durga (Mardhini)
Virabhadhra
Lakshminarayana (Gujarat)
Umamaheshwara
Acchupta (Jain Goddess)
Nritya Ganesha
Vishnu (Himachal)
Goddess on elephant
Adhikara Nandi
Seated Krishna
Bhagawati (Durga)
Mardhini (Nepal)
Yoga Lakshminarasimha
Lakshminarayana (Nepal)
Sri Devi (Seated)
Vishnu (Deccan)
Hanuman and Garuda
Jambala (Bengal)
Annapurna
Ambika (Gujarat)
Ambika (Jain)
Umamaheshwara
Vishnu (Nepal)
Ram Darbar
Venugopala (Tamil Nadu)
Trimurthi
Dvarapala
Lakshmi Narayana (A rarer form)
Panchayatna (Saivite)
Ganesha Lamp (Nepal)
Pachayatna
Vithobha
Rama (Ganga Jamuna)
Tirthankara – Chandraprabha (?)
Lakshminarayana
Navneet Krishna (Four-armed)
Lakshman (Ganga Jamuna)
Kneeling Garuda (Ganga Jamuna)
Lakshmi Ganapati (Ganga Jamuna)
Manjushri (An Esoteric Manifestation)
Yoga Lakshminarasimha
Veerabhadra (Ganga Jamuna)
Saraswati
Lakshminarasimha
Crawling Krishna (Odisha)
Dancing Krishna (Odisha)
Sakti Ganapati
Venugopala (seated)
What is new?
Vamana (Possibly)
Shiva Parvathi group
Jain Altarpiece
Kaliya Mardaka
Kali (Bhadrakali)
Lakshminarasimha (Deccan)
Panca-Paramesthis (Five Supreme ones)
Mahaganapathi
Bhairava and Bhairavi (Standing)
Surya (Pala)
Vaishnavi (Odisha)
A male deity
Narasimha (with a difference)
Sayana Ramar
Durga as Mardhini
Lakshmi Narasimha
Kannappa Nayanar
Ganesha (Folk/Tribal)
Rama, Lakshmana and Sita
Uma Maheshwara (Pala)
Uma Maheshwara (Himachal)
Madurai Veeran (A folk hero)
Bhairava (Possibly)
Sudarshana (With Yoga Narasimha)
Really?…..Do your own research.
Bull with a devotee
Seated Vishnu Triad (Kerala)
Art of Indian Bronzes – Past and Future
Ganesha – Two-armed (Is it?)
Crawling Krishna
Vishnu (Stone sculpture)
Mohra (Himachal Pradesh)
Gods on a goblet – But why?
Rajamannar
Chandikesvara
Dwarapala
Vatapatrasai Vs Santana Gopala
A Thirthankara (Stone)
Khandobha and his consorts
A tale of two Annapurnas
Lakshmi – The Goddess of Wealth
Vamana – An avatar of Vishnu
Dancing Krishna
Manuscript cover (Nepal)
Ganesha, Ganesha, Ganesha..
Linga
Bhairava
Parvathi and Ganesha
Ambika (Jain faith)
Parvathi as a Tapasvini
Kaliyamardaka
Dakshinamurthy
Is it a fake or a reproduction?
Navneetha Krishna
An ascetic (Kulasekhara Alwar?)
Ved Vyasa
Mother Goddess (unknown)
Sitarama
Surya (South India)
Ganesha
Mahishasuramardhini (Mardhini)
Surya or Suryanarayana
Pancatirtha (Jain Faith).
Mardhini (Karnataka)
Lakshman
Vishnu – Under a Naga
Dancing Krishna
Veera Anjaneya
Shiva and his family
Rama
Khandobha
Vishnu triad (Karnataka)
Balarama
Shiva (Gujarat)
Sambandar
Shatrughna
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