Hindu Collection (page 8)

India, Orissa, Puri: Jagannath temple, figure of a Hindu god. Date: 2011

India - West Bengal - Hooghly river - Kalna: Lalji temple (1739 AD), Hindu God and Goddess. Date: 2011

Mythological Buddhist or Hindu figure, full-length, standing, facing front, with long green sash and flaming green halo behind his head. Date 1878?

Mythological blue Buddhist or Hindu figure, full-length, standing on small island among waves, facing right, against backdrop of flames with phoenix head. Date 1878?

Two mythological Buddhist or Hindu figures, one holding a captive and showing him an image in a magic mirror of a man falling off a boat during a fight. Date 1878?

Brass ornament, two birds
A brass ornament, depicting two birds with overlapping heads. Possibly of relevance to Hindu philosophy and religion

Brass ornament, two birds and tree
A brass ornament, depicting two birds pecking at a tree. Possibly of relevance to Hindu philosophy and religion

Indian Temple
A fine Indian Hindu temple during a festival ceremony Date: circa 1920

Javanese Hundu Temple
A Hindu temple in Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

India - Indian Guru and young devotees
Vuja - an Indian Guru pictured with his young devotees Date: circa 1910s

Rooftops of Madura, India
The distictive, beautiful, rooftops of houses and Hindu temples in Madura, India Date: circa 1910s

Street scene - Madura, India
Street scene - Religious Procession (Hindu) at Madura, India Date: circa 1910s

Bali Temple Figure
The carved head of a Hindu temple figure at Bali, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Amber Palace, Jaipur
The ornate windows of the Amber Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Started in 1592 and completed two centuries later, a fusion of Mughal and Hindu architecture. Date: 16th - 18th century

Hundu Festival
The Thaipusan Festival in Singapore where self- mutilation plays a key role. Here the Kavardie-bearer moves through the crowd out of the temple grounds. Date: February 1964

Tailor, India - Manufacturing Clothing Fabric Date: circa 1910s

Pancha Rathas at Mahabalipuram, Southern India
Pancha Rathas at Seven Pagodas, Southern India. Seven Pagodas has served as a nickname for the south Indian city of Mahabalipuram

A Mahratta Pandit and his Family, India
A Mahratta Pandit and his Family. A pandit sits on a carpet outside a tent. A pandit is a scholar or teacher, particularly one skilled in Sanskrit and Hindu law. 1809

Playing the Hohlee, Hindu Spring Festival, India
Playing the Hohlee. Holi, or Holli, is a spring festival celebrated by Hindus. The image depicts the celebrations during the festival with musicians and dancers. 1809

Pune, India - Parvati Temple
Pune, India - Parvati Devdeveshwar Temple, built in the Peshwa Dynasty rule Date: circa 1910s

Hindu Woman - India Date: circa 1900

Maratha Family, India
A superb photographic postcard depicting a Maratha Family. A Maratha is a member of one of the major Hindu Kshatriya (warrior) groups (castes)

Women dedicated to the worship of Khandoba
Khandoba, also known as Khanderao, is a Hindu folk deity, worshipped by the people of Maharashtra in India. The worship of Khandoba developed during the 9th/10th centuries from a folk deity into a

Religion / Hinduism
Brahma with his consort Saraswat. She is the goddess of learning

Ancient Brahmans
A drawing of Brahmans from a fresco found in a cave at Ajanta. Date: 2nd century BC

Three samp wallahs, or snake charmers
A trio of Indian snake charmers (samp wallahs) demonstrate their art

Baksei Chamkrong, Siem Reap, Cambodia
View of Baksei Chamkrong, a small Hindu temple at Siem Reap, Cambodia. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and was completed in the 10th century during the reign of King Rajendravarman II

Wat Sri Sawai, Old Sukhothai, Thailand
View of Wat Sri Sawai, a small Buddhist temple with three prangs in Old Sukhothai, Thailand. There are many Hindu images and scenes here, suggesting that Sri Sawai was first a Hindu temple

Puja Ceremony - India (Hinduism)
Puja (Hinduism) - a ceremony of gratitude or a religious ritual performed as an offering to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests

A Hindu Marriage - India

Destruction of Kaleya - a four-armed Hindu God destroys a monstrous many-headed snake (Naga) - which is in the process of consuming two women whilst suspended over a river

Shiva Temples, Kalna, West Bengal, India
A circle of Shiva (Siva) Temples in Kalna, known as the Temple City, in West Bengal, India. The Nava Kailash or 108 Shiv Mandirs was built in 1809

Pratapeswar Temple, Kalna, West Bengal, India
Terracotta carvings above the entrance to the Pratapeswar Hindu Temple in Kalna, known as the Temple City, in West Bengal, India. The temple was built in the mid-19th century

Sculptures, Sri Sivasubramaniya Swamy Temple, Colombo, Sri L
Sculptures at the Sri Sivasubramaniya Swamy Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka -- a venue for the annual Hindu Vel Festival

Sri Sivasubramaniya Swamy Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Sri Sivasubramaniya Swamy Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka -- a venue for the annual Hindu Vel Festival

Arhai-Din-Ka-Jhopra, Ajmere, India
Arhai-Din-Ka-Jhopra, Ajmere. Built in the 13th century by the first Muslim Sultan in India, Qutb-ud-Din Aibak. The site of a religious fair that lasted for 2.5 days

Hindu Marriage ceremony - Bombay, India

Hindu Temple - Trinidad
Hindu Temple and Priest, Trinidad. Nowadays, 25% of the population is Hindu

Sadhu - India - Madhy Pradesh
Roadside scene in the Madhya Pradesh Province, India. A sadhu, or holy man, begging for alms. In Hinduism, sadhu is a common term for an ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi)

Washing in the Ganges - Benares, India
Washing in the sacred River Ganges, which runs through the Indian city of Benares

Aden, Yemen - Baniyan Merchants
Aden, Yemen - Indian Hindu Gujarati baniyan (merchants)

Indian Holy Man at Varanasi - River Ganges
Indian Holy Man on the banks of the River Ganges at Varanasi, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ram Raja Temple, Madhya Pradesh, India
View of the Ram Raja Temple at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Dedicated to Lord Ram or Rama, it was built in the 16th century in the centre of the city of Orchha

Prang Sam Yod, Thailand
Prang Sam Yod, Lopburi, Thailand. This massive stone sanctuary was founded in the thirteenth century by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII

Partition. Refugees crossing the border between Pakistan
A lorryload of Sikh and Hindu refugees about to cross the Wagah Bridge between Pakistan and India to escape the mass killings and atrocities between Muslims

Partition. Sikh and Hindu refugees in Western Punjab
Sikh and Hindu refugees from the Western Punjab cook their meals on a railway platform at Lahore awaiting trains to take them across the border to India. They are protected by wire put up by police

Benares - Banks of the Ganges, India
Bathing on the banks of the River Ganges at Benares. This card also shows the Raja Jai Singh Observatory. The massive structure was one of a number of astronomical observatories built by Maharaja

Indian Hindu Fakir
A superb photograph (on a postcard) of a Hindu Indian Fakir with immensely long hair

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