Hinduism Collection

Angkor Wat temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
View of the Khmer temple of Angkor Wat, at Siem Reap, Cambodia, showing the central temple complex, east side. The temple was first Hindu, then Buddhist

Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thiruvananthapuram, India. The shrine is run by a trust headed by the royal family of Travancore. Date: 1924

Char Bangla Temple, Baranagore, West Bengal, India
Detail of carvings above the main entrance to one of the four Shiva (Siva) Mandirs at the Char Bangla Temple, built in the 18th century in Baranagore, West Bengal, India

Worshipping the God of Smallpox, India
Under the Hindu faith, if you want protection against getting smallpox, pray to Shitala, the Goddess of Smallpox

Yogi on bed of nails - Serampore, West Bengal, India. Date: 1925

The Earth
According to Hindu belief, the Earth is supported on elephants, standing on a tortoise, which floats in the Universal Ocean

Sri Lanka - Hindu Ascetic - Incredibly long hair
Sri Lanka - Hindu Ascetic Sadhu with incredibly long hair, worn in thick dreadlocks called jata. Date: circa 1910s

Hindu God Indra
Indra, King of the hindu gods in an early collection of hymns, the Rig Veda. He had authority over the sky; he could rend clouds apart with thunderbolts to make rain

The ten avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu
The ten avatars (Incarnations) of the Hindu god Vishnu

Hindu Scriptures / Lahore
Ranjit Singh reads the Hindu scriptures on the roof of the palace at Lahore. He was the founder of the Punjab Empire and a Sikh leader

Pakistan - Karachi, Swaminarain Hindu Temple
The Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi - a Hindu temple that belongs to the NarNarayan Dev Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday and is the only Swaminarayan temple in Pakistan

Hindu Sahdus near Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
Two Sadhus pose for a photograph on a road near Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. In Hinduism, sadhu is a common term for an ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi)

Vishnu and Lakshmi, Hindu gods
Vishnu and his wife Lakshmi, Hindu gods, sitting on a couch

Hanuman and Rama
Rama put his trust in the ape Hanuman (son of the wind god) to find his abducted wife Sita. He gives Hanuman his signet ring to give to Sita for a sign

Gopuram - Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam, India
Gopuram of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Thiruvarangam) - a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha, a form of the Supreme God, Maha Vishnu, located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India

The concept of the universe: the hindu cosmic turtle
The concept of the universe: the cosmic turtle featuring a snake (cobra) and elephants

The Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Golden Temple) dedicated to Lord Shiva, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India. The Temple stands on the western bank of the holy river Ganga

Nashik - an ancient holy city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari - this card shows the fine stone bridge over the river

Hindu Shrine at edge of Street in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (at this stage still in Northern India). Date: circa 1910s

Interior of Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram Island, India
Interior (The Great Corridor) of Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram Island, Tamil Nadu, India, a Hindu temple in Dravidian style dedicated to the god Shiva. Date: circa early 1930s

Hindu Lady worshipping Tulsi (Plants)
Hindu Lady worshipping Tulsi. Tulsi or Tulasi (Holy basil) or Vrinda is a sacred plant in Hindu belief. Hindus regard it as an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulsi/Vrinda; she is regarded as a

God Hanuman. Hindu art

Two Brahmin Girls
A group portrait painting of two Brahmin girls, which means they belong to the highest caste society in Hinduism, a section of the social stratification system permitted to intellectuals and priests

Hindu Burning Ghat - Nimtala, Kolkata
The Hindu Burning Ghat (site of cremations) - Nimtala, Kolkata Date: circa 1910s

Cremation on the bnaks of the Ganges - Benares
Benares, India - Cremation area on banks of the Ganges. Bodies wrapped in cloth await the ceremonial burning at the waters edge. circa 1920s

RELIGION/INDIA/KALI
KALI, the fearsome Hindu goddess of death, watches while a sacrifical victim is put painfully to death

Historical views of Asia Minor. Turkish pilgrims in a Hajj caravan over the desert to Mecca 1, Turks destroying Greek statues 2, and Achilles dragging the dead body of Hector outside Troy 3

Historical views of Tibet. The Grand Lama with priests and worshippers 46, Lama priest sprinkling a home with holy water 47, and victor drinking out of an enemys skull 48

General view of Benares, India. Date: circa 1845

Benares, India, burning Ghat, cremation by the Ganges
Benares, India burning Ghat, cremation by the River Ganges. circa 1910

Dasara festival - Gurkhas - NWFP
Gurkhas sacrificing a water buffalo as part of the Dasara festival, held for 10 days in September October. This regiment are British colonial forces stationed in the North West Frontier Province

Statue of the Hindu Monkey God Hanuman, Sri Krishna Bagawan Temple in Singapore, Republic of Singapore Date: 2014

Hindu men at mealtime, India
Hindu men at mealtime, served by their womenfolk who are not permitted to eat with them. Date: 1846

Interior of a Hindu Temple, India with Priest and Devotee. Date: circa 1908

Fakeer - Religious Beggar - at Pune (Poona) India
Fakeer - Religious Beggar with an Ox - at Pune (Poona) India Date: circa 1905

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

Vishnu / Brahma / Shiva
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

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

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

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

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

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

India. Maratha Empire. Founded by King Shivaji on 17th century. Engraving, 19th century. Colored

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

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