india, hindu temple

Brahma, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The Hindu deity Brahma is easy to recognize by his four faces, each directed toward one of the four cardinal directions. He is revered as the creator of the universe and is often part of the group of supreme de... More

Mahakala, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum, volcanic stone andesite

The second guard at a Shiva temple is Mahakala, who stands on Shiva’s left side. His demonic characteristics – wild hair, bulging eyes and open mouth, a fat body and curled-up toes – make him the opposite of th... More

Male deity, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This figure comes from one of the shrines at Candi Loro Jonggrang, the largest Hindu temple complex in Central Java. The three most important temples in the complex are dedicated to the gods Shiva, Vishnu and B... More

Brahma and Shiva sculpture, Asia

The Hindu god Brahma, creator of the physical world, can be easily identified by his four faces, which survey the four cardinal directions. He was considered a secondary deity and very few temples are dedicated... More

Shiva, Parvati, and Ganesha - Public domain museum image. A statue of ...

Shiva was the most important Hindu deity of ancient Java. Great temples were dedicated to him and images of him were made in stone, bronze, and precious metal. This pair of silver statuettes shows him together ... More

Brahma and Shiva sculpture, Asia

The Hindu god Brahma, creator of the physical world, can be easily identified by his four faces, which survey the four cardinal directions. He was considered a secondary deity and very few temples are dedicated... More

Heavenly beauty - Public domain museum image. A statue of a woman hold...

A statue of a woman holding a flower, India, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A bronze statue of a woman holding a fan. Museum rietberg art from asi...

A statue of a hindu deity, in a temple in india / A statue of a person with arms outstretched sculpture.

Shiva Nataraja - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

Nataraja, King of Dancers, is one of the best-known manifestations of Shiva. This form probably originated in the 9th or 10th century, in southeast India (the present state of Tamil Nadu), and became very popul... More

Shiva - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication

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Ganesha - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication

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Indian river scene with Hindu temple, fore edge painting

Information from accompanying cards: A most unusual and appropriate painting appears under the gilt of the fore edge. It is a scene in India along the shore of a river with a Hindu Temple upon a high rock, palm... More

architecture from "Views in India. [Plates, with descriptive letterpre...

This image has been taken from scan 000141 from "Views in India. [Plates, with descriptive letterpress.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the Britis... More

Odeypour, Temple hindou moderne en marbre blanc

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[Four Hindu Women, One Seated in a Chair, Outdoors]

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[Images of Hindu cosmogony and gods] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles,...

Includes Vishnu, Brahma, Siva, and the figure of Om. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, division 8, vol. 2, pl. 1.

[Images of Hindu cosmogony and gods] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles ...

Includes Vishnu, Siva, Brahma, Buddha, Hindu sacrificial utensils, penitents, and the Hindu solar system. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Publi... More

[Images of Hinduism and Buddhism] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles scu...

Includes images of Vishnu, Buddha, and Hindu ascetics. Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / Johann G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, division 8, vol. 2, pl. 3.

Colonnade met Hindu ornamenten aan de basis van de Qtub Minar in Delhi

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photograph from "Sketches in India [photographic]; taken at Hyderabad ...

This image has been taken from scan 000050 from "Sketches in India [photographic]; taken at Hyderabad and Secunderabad. ... By A. N. Scott. Edited [with descriptive letterpress] by C. R. W". The title and subje... More

[Hindu Temple, India]. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain phot...

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Benares; "Vishnu Pud" and Other Temples near the Burning Ghat

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[Picknic al Elephanta]/[Group of people having a picnic inside a Hindu...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of British India, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Benares; "Vishnu Pud" and other Temples near the Burning Ghat

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architecture from "Architecture at Ahmedabad, the Capital of Goozerat,...

This image has been taken from scan 000363 from "Architecture at Ahmedabad, the Capital of Goozerat, photographed by Colonel Biggs, ... With an historical and descriptive sketch, by T. C. H., ... and architectu... More

Queen's Mosque from "Architecture at Ahmedabad, the Capital of Goozera...

This image has been taken from scan 000193 from "Architecture at Ahmedabad, the Capital of Goozerat, photographed by Colonel Biggs, ... With an historical and descriptive sketch, by T. C. H., ... and architectu... More

temple from "Architecture at Ahmedabad, the Capital of Goozerat, photo...

This image has been taken from scan 000123 from "Architecture at Ahmedabad, the Capital of Goozerat, photographed by Colonel Biggs, ... With an historical and descriptive sketch, by T. C. H., ... and architectu... More

Four-armed Ganesha - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

Kinsbergen not only photographed temples and other historical buildings, but also took close-ups of sculptures. This Hindu statue of the god Ganesha with an elephant’s head was found near Blitar on East Java. T... More

[Hindu Temple]. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain photograph.

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[Gopuram of Hindu temple] - Early photography, Public domain image

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[Hindu Temple]. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain photograph.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of British India, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Konch from "Buddha Gayá, the hermitage of Śákya Muni ... Published ...

This image has been taken from scan 000337 from "Buddha Gayá, the hermitage of Śákya Muni ... Published under orders of the Government of Bengal. [With photographs, facsimiles of inscriptions, etc.]". The ti... More

Bodh Gaya from "Buddha Gayá, the hermitage of Śákya Muni ... Publis...

This image has been taken from scan 000305 from "Buddha Gayá, the hermitage of Śákya Muni ... Published under orders of the Government of Bengal. [With photographs, facsimiles of inscriptions, etc.]". The ti... More

eastern facade from "Buddha Gayá, the hermitage of Śákya Muni ... P...

This image has been taken from scan 000325 from "Buddha Gayá, the hermitage of Śákya Muni ... Published under orders of the Government of Bengal. [With photographs, facsimiles of inscriptions, etc.]". The ti... More

Bodh Gaya from "Buddha Gayá, the hermitage of Śákya Muni ... Publis...

This image has been taken from scan 000301 from "Buddha Gayá, the hermitage of Śákya Muni ... Published under orders of the Government of Bengal. [With photographs, facsimiles of inscriptions, etc.]". The ti... More

1877 from "Buddha Gayá, the hermitage of Śákya Muni ... Published u...

This image has been taken from scan 000333 from "Buddha Gayá, the hermitage of Śákya Muni ... Published under orders of the Government of Bengal. [With photographs, facsimiles of inscriptions, etc.]". The ti... More

India from "Sea Pictures, drawn with pen and pencil"

This image has been taken from scan 000231 from "Sea Pictures, drawn with pen and pencil". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flic... More

architecture from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan...

This image has been taken from scan 000069 from "Gróf Széchenyi Béla keleti utazása India, Japan, China, Tibet és Birma országokban. (1878-80) ... Magyar kiadás. 200 ... képpel, etc". The title and subj... More

artist:name=H. Sheppard Dale from "Picturesque India. A handbook for E...

This image has been taken from scan 000215 from "Picturesque India. A handbook for European travellers, etc. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by us... More

Nashik from "[Pictorial tour round India; with remarks on India past a...

This image has been taken from scan 000062 from "[Pictorial tour round India; with remarks on India past and present, alleged and true causes of Indian poverty, supposed or real, twelve means available for prom... More

artist:name=H. Sheppard Dale from "Picturesque India. A handbook for E...

This image has been taken from scan 000312 from "Picturesque India. A handbook for European travellers, etc. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by us... More

South of India. Seringham, Gopura view, photochrome print postcard.

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "India. Seringham. Gopura." Print no. "20056. P.Z." Purchase; Marc Walter; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:14... More

Varanasi from "[Pictorial tour round India; with remarks on India past...

This image has been taken from scan 000028 from "[Pictorial tour round India; with remarks on India past and present, alleged and true causes of Indian poverty, supposed or real, twelve means available for prom... More

artist:name=H. Sheppard Dale from "Picturesque India. A handbook for E...

This image has been taken from scan 000296 from "Picturesque India. A handbook for European travellers, etc. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by us... More

artist:name=H. Sheppard Dale from "Picturesque India. A handbook for E...

This image has been taken from scan 000273 from "Picturesque India. A handbook for European travellers, etc. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by us... More

South of India. Madura. Gopura view, photochrome print postcard.

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "India. Seringham. Madura-Gopura." Print no. "20057. P.Z." Purchase; Marc Walter; 2015; (DLC/PP-... More

artist:name=H. Sheppard Dale from "Picturesque India. A handbook for E...

This image has been taken from scan 000601 from "Picturesque India. A handbook for European travellers, etc. [With maps.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by us... More

architecture from "[Pictorial tour round India; with remarks on India ...

This image has been taken from scan 000024 from "[Pictorial tour round India; with remarks on India past and present, alleged and true causes of Indian poverty, supposed or real, twelve means available for prom... More

Madhya Pradesh from "[Pictorial tour round India; with remarks on Indi...

This image has been taken from scan 000063 from "[Pictorial tour round India; with remarks on India past and present, alleged and true causes of Indian poverty, supposed or real, twelve means available for prom... More

Bombay from "From Adam's Peak to Elephanta: sketches in Ceylon and Ind...

This image has been taken from scan 000320 from "From Adam's Peak to Elephanta: sketches in Ceylon and India. [With illustrations.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, cre... More

Architecture from "Pictorial Tour Round India ... Fourth edition"

This image has been taken from scan 000054 from "Pictorial Tour Round India ... Fourth edition". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library'... More

Madura - north tower of the Temple of Siva

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 686. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More

Benares - the well of knowledge with the spires of the Golden Temple i...

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Madura - cow grazing in the Hall of a Thousand Columns, Temple of Siva

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 686. Similar to lantern slide W7-290. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part o... More

Trichinopoly - Temple of Vishnu at Srirangam - from the 1st Gopura

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 707. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More

Madura - entrance to Hall of a Thousand Columns, Temple of Siva

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 686. Similar to lantern slide W7-289. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part o... More

Madura - entrance to hall of a thousand columns, Temple of Siva

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-289. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library o... More

Madura - Temple of Siva from the Palace of Tiru

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-285. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library o... More

Khatmandu from "On India's Frontier; or Nepal, the Gurkhas' mysterious...

This image has been taken from scan 000163 from "On India's Frontier; or Nepal, the Gurkhas' mysterious land". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the Br... More

Trichinopoly - Temple of Vishnu at Srirangam - from the 1st Gopura

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 707. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More

Madura - the bathing tank, showing golden pagoda and south tower of th...

Published as halftone in Harper's Weekly, 1895, p. 686. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1... More

Benares - view along riverfront toward temple

Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More

Madura - Temple of Siva from the Palace of Tiru

Similar to lantern slide W7-285. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage film negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1943. World's Transporta... More

Madura - cow grazing in the hall of a thousand columns, Temple of Siv

Similar to photograph in Lot 11948 from negative LC-D4271-290. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library o... More

Benares - interior of a Hindu Temple to Siva, showing sacred bull and ...

Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More

Benares from "From the Black Sea through Persia and India ... Illustra...

This image has been taken from scan 000402 from "From the Black Sea through Persia and India ... Illustrated by the author". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by u... More

Rajasthan from "From the Black Sea through Persia and India ... Illust...

This image has been taken from scan 000257 from "From the Black Sea through Persia and India ... Illustrated by the author". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by u... More

one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the o...

This image has been taken from scan 000243 from "Notes sur l'Inde. Avec 30 illustrations". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flic... More

rotate-image from "Quaint Corners of Ancient Empires: Southern India, ...

This image has been taken from scan 000069 from "Quaint Corners of Ancient Empires: Southern India, Burma, and Manila ... Illustrated". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, c... More

Supposed grave of depatie Olah, founder of the Pajajaran dynasty, the ...

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Basreliëf met Krishna verhaal in tempelcomplex candi Panataran aan de ...

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Basreliëf met een vertelling van Krishna aan de noordzijde van Candi P...

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Basreliëf met Krishna verhaal in Candi Panataran aan de westzijde.

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Basreliëf met Krishna aan de oostzijde van Candi Panataran

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Basreliëf met een vertelling van Krishna aan de noordzijde van Candi P...

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Basreliëf met een vertelling van Krishna en Rukmini, aan de oostzijde ...

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Artwork: "Hindu Temple," India, World War II. Artist: John G. Hanlen. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Monument fort architecture building. A building with a dome on top of ...

Architecture stock photograph: The walls of the fort are decorated with small windows / A building with a dome on top of it.

A large statue of an elephant sitting on top of a platform. Healing te...

A giant statue of an elephant at a temple / A giant pink elephant with a wheel on top of it sculpture.

A large body of water with a building on top of it. Lake agasthya lake...

The temple of / A view of a temple in the middle of a lake public domain stock photo.

Stepped tank hampi pushkarini building.

Vijaya vittala temple hampi india.

Public domain stock image. Temple building india, religion.

The golden temple is lit up at night. Amritsar golden temple india, re...

The golden temple at night / The golden temple at night / Public domain stock photo.

Hazara rama temple hampi unesco building. A large stone structure with...

Architecture stock photograph: The carvings on the top of the temple / A large stone structure with carvings on it.

A group of statues on the side of a building. Khajuraho india temple, ...

The temple of / The carvings on the walls of the temple sculpture.

A black and white photo of a statue of an elephant. Ganesh black and w...

A statue of an elephant in a garden / A statue of a god sitting on top of a stone wall sculpture.

Palace jaipur pink city building. A very tall building with many windo...

Architecture stock photograph: The palace of the winds, jaipur, india / A very tall building with many windows and balconies.

A man sitting on a bench in front of a building. Virupaksha temple ham...

The temple of virupaksha in karnataka / The temple of the sun public domain stock photo.

A statue of a person holding a spear. Shiva religious india, religion.

Statue of at the top of the hill / Statue of deity on the top of the building sculpture.

A golden statue of a man holding a staff. Malaysia temple hindu, relig...

The statue of lord at batu caves / The golden statue of deity sculpture.

A statue of an elephant inside of a building. India temple buddha, rel...

The cave of / The main hall of the temple sculpture.

A group of people standing on top of a building. Tourist Attraction - ...

Architecture stock photograph: The temple of kailasa temple in ellora, maharashtra, india / A group of people standing on top of a building.

Tourist Attraction - Vellore temple ancient, religion. A black and whi...

Architecture stock photograph: The temple of the sun / A black and white photo of a tall building.

A person standing next to an elephant statue. Elephants chinese lanter...

A large elephant statue with a crown on top / A large yellow elephant with a large colorful head sculpture.

A statue of an elephant on a building. Ganesha parvathi devi madurai.

A statue of an elephant and a baby / A colorful hindu temple with a statue of an elephant sculpture.

A large white building sitting on top of a lush green field. Hindu tem...

The temple of / A temple in india, india / Public domain stock photo.

A statue of an elephant holding a stick. India figures hinduism.

Is a hindu god that is often depicted as a god in hindu mythology. he is the hindu god of wealth and wealth. he is the hindu god of wealth and wealth / A statue of an elephant playing a flute sculpture.

Shrine virupaksha temple hampi. A very tall building with a lot of win...

Architecture stock photograph: The main entrance to the temple / A very tall building with a lot of windows.

A stone statue of a person holding a sign. Hampi temple figure, religi...

A statue of a god in a temple / A statue of a god sitting in a stone archway sculpture.