Hindu Collection (page 3)

The Hindu Temple at Deolali, India. The name of the town is the source of the British slang noun " doolally tap", loosely meaning " camp fever"

Young Hindu Ascetic asking for Alms - India
Young Hindu Ascetic asking for Alms - Bombay, India. Date: circa 1900s

Sri Lanka - Shiva the Destroyer and Reproducer and Peacock
Sri Lanka - Hindu God Shiva as the Destroyer and Reproducer. The Peacock beside him is that ridden by Saraswati, goddess of music and speech. Date: circa 1920s

Bathing in the Ganges by Fortunino Matania
With our special artist in India: a wonderful sight in the metropolis of Hinduism. Thousands of pilgrims, fakirs and other worshippers bathing in the holy waters of the Ganges, Benares, India

Shiva and Parvati sculpture. Orissa, India, 13th century AD. Stone sculpture shows the powerful Hindu deity Shiva, with his consort Parvati, the daugter of the mountain, seated on his knee

Shiva Nataraja. Bronze. 12th century. India
Shiva Nataraja. 12th century. Bronze, Chola style. Tamil Nadu, India. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

India. British colonial era. Banquet at the palace of Rais in Mynere. Engraving by Hildibrand. Colored. The Illustrated World, 1882

INDIA. Bombay. Elefanta. Elephanta Caves. Trimurti of Shiva in the main cave, 7th-8th c A.D. Detail of the three-headed bust representing the three roles of the god, creator

INDIA. Ellora. Ellora Caves. Ellora. Cave 33. Jain Temple of Jagannath Sabha, 9-10th c. Sculpture of two seated tirthankaras. Hindu art. Architecture

INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Cave 10. Detail of the decoration of the ceiling in the chaitya-griha with scenes from the life and incarnations of Buddha. Mural painting of the cave 2

INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Detail of face of Buddha in one of the Jataka reincarnations and episodes of his life. Mural painting, 6th-7th c. Hindu art. Gupta period. Fresco

Trimurti ( three forms in Sanskrit) of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Triad of the three major gods of Hindu mythology. 20th. c. Illustration by B. G. Sharma. Miniature Painting

INDIA. Ellora. Ellora Caves. Ellora. Cave 21. Hindu Temple Rameshwar or Rameshvara, carved in the rock, 7-8th c. Sculptures in the facade. Hindu art. Architecture

INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Buddha preaching the Abhidharma in the Tavatimsa Celestial World. Detail. Wall painting of the cave 17. 6th c. A.D. Hindu art. Gupta period. Fresco

Satirical cartoon of Kaiser Wilhelm II, WW1
The Little Tin God, satirical cartoon of Kaiser Wilhelm II at the start of the First World War. He is shown with six arms, like a Hindu god, holding various weapons in his hands

Kamadeva, Hindu god of human desire, depicted with his traditional bow and arrow, riding a bird. Date: c. 1869

India - A Hindu Man dressed as the Hindu God Lord Shiva. Date: circa 1906

Madurai - Meenakshi Amman Hindu Temple, Tamil Nadu, India
Meenakshi Amman Temple, a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of river Vaigai at Madurai, the administrative headquarters of Madurai District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu

INDIA. Khajraho. Relief with erotic scenes of the tantrism (10th-11th c.). Hindu art. Relief on rock

Great Stupa. 3rd BC. INDIA. Sanchi. Great Stupa. Scene with the first speech of Buddha in Mrigadava, standing out the Dharma wheel in the middle

Goddess Srhi Sentamarai Laximi, wife of Vishnu. Hindu art

INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Mural painting inside the Cave n. 17 (5th-6th c.). Hindu art. Gupta period. Cave

Bazaar or Fair in a Maratha Camp, India
A Bazar in Seendhiyas camp. A bazaar or fair in a Maratha Camp, showing a long avenue lined with stalls. A Maratha or Mahratta is a member of one of the major Hindu Kshatriya (warrior) groups (castes)

Vishnu statue, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Statue of the Hindu god, Vishnu, in the Khmer temple of Angkor Wat, at Siem Reap, Cambodia. The temple was first Hindu, then Buddhist

Minakshi-Sundareshwara Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Minakshi-Sundareshwara Temple with Great Pagoda, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, rebuilt in the 16th and 17th centuries. Date: circa 1910s

Rice Merchant and Money Lender - Sri Lanka - A Chettiar. The white horizontal lines adorning his body identify him as a follower of the Hindu God Shiva. Date: circa 1920s

Buddhist goddess, Tara. Bronze statue. 8th century. From Sri Lanka. British Museum. London. Englan. United Kingdom

Figure of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. 11th century. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Vishnu. Sculpture. 11th century. Bihar. India. British Museum. London. England

Indian Hindu Triad, Great Trinity of Gods
Indian Hindu Triad (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva), Great Trinity of Gods. circa 19th century

Religion / Hindu / Gods
Vishnu (left) and Brahma (top) make up two aspects of Ishvara (God or Overlord) shown here on the right. Shiva the third aspect of the triad is not pictured

Brahmin caste of Hindu.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828

INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Men in a window. Detail in one of the Jataka reincarnations and episodes of life of Budha. Mural painting in the cave 2, 6th-7th c. Hindu art. Gupta period. Fresco

INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Figure of a woman. Detail of one of the Jataka, reincarnations and episodes from the life of Buddha. Wall painting of the cave 2. 6th-7th c. A.D. Hindu art. Gupta period

Kailashnath Temple. 8th c. INDIA. Ellora. Ellora Caves. Ellora. Cave 16. Hindu temple carved into a basalt cliff. It is designed to recall Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva

PAKISTAN. Taxila. Jaulian Temple. Archaeological site. 6th c. B.C. - V c. A.D. Budha in meditation. Alto-relief. Hindu art. Gandharan period. Relief on rock

Borobudur Temple. 9th c. INDONESIA. Borobudur. Reliefs of the temple wall. Frieze depicting Buddhist scenes. Hindu art. Relief on rock

Temple at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Hindu) at Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy, Tiruchi), Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1890s

Group of Bheels (Bhels), Sindh, India (now Pakistan)
Group of Bheels (Bhels, Bhils), members of a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, India (now Pakistan). They are a Hindu tribal community found mainly in the Tharparkar District. Date: circa 1890s

Shiv Temple, Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh, India
Shiv Temple at Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1890s

Thaipusam, Hindu Festival - Singapore - Vel Kavadi
Thaipusam, Hindu Festival, marked by Piercings and Painful Rituals in Singapore. The festival is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India

Cambodia - Angkor Wat - Statue of Hindu Deity Vishnu
Cambodia - Angkor Wat - A surviving Statue of a many-armed Hindu Deity (Vishnu) in the South Gallery of the Main Entrance to the complex, being re-used as the focal point for Buddhist worship

Reading the Puranas (ancient Hindu texts) - India
Reading the Puranas, ancient Hindu texts which eulogise various deities, primarily the divine Trimurti God in Hinduism through divine stories

Rockfort, Tank and Clives House, Tiruchirappalli, India
Tiruchirappalli (formerly called Trichinopoly and nicknamed Tiruchi or Trichy) - a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District

A Group of Hindu Indian Fakirs
A superb photograph (on a postcard) of a group of Hindu Indian Fakirs, one with immensely long hair (right). Date: circa 1910s

Chamundeshwari temple - Chamundi Hills - Mysore, India. According to legend, the demon (Asura) Mahishasura (see 10698532), King of the area that is currently Mysore

Statue of Mahishasura - Chamundi Hills Mysore, India
A statue of Mahishasura in Chamundi Hills, Mysore. Mahishasura was an Asura in Hindu Mythology - one of the forces of chaos that are in constant battle with Devas. Date: circa 1910s

British Indian Army - Hindustani Jats, NWFP Date: circa 1920s

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