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God Vishnu with Lakshmi and Sarasvati

A bronze figure of deity, India, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dancing God Shiva (Natesha) - Public domain museum image. A statue of ...

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

Emblem of the God Shiva (Linga)

A bronze sculpture of a cylinder with a long neck, India, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two Bells, bronze - Public domain museum image. A bronze bell with a s...

These ritual bells were suspended from chains or in a frame, and rung by being struck with a stick. In Buddhist rituals they serve to attract believers’ attention, while in Hindu rituals they invite the presenc... More

Bell, bronze - Public domain museum image. A large bronze urn with a d...

Sound is crucial in Hindu Buddhist rituals. It attracts attention, fosters concentration, and purifies the environment. A loose ball inside the bell, standing on a triangular base, rings when it is moved.

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

"The Death of King Dasharatha, the Father of Rama", Folio from a Ramay...

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Fragment of a Temple Doorway Lintel

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Ganesha, Lord of Obstacles LACMA M.84.223.1 (2 of 2)

File:Ganesha,_Lord_of_Obstacles_LACMA_M.84.223.1_(2_of_2).jpg ) .Description..Title.Ganesha, Lord of Obstacles (image 2 of 2)..Description..: India, Uttar Pradesh, 10th-11th century.: Sculpture.: Brass.: 3 5/8 ... More

Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The fight between the Hindu goddess Durga and the demon is described in various Sanskrit texts, which are well known to Hindus. The demon could change shape. He first appeared as a buffalo and was beheaded by D... More

The Bodhisattva Manjushri - Public domain museum image. A statue of a ...

Manjushri sits on his mount, the lion, in a relaxed pose. To the right on the water lily lies his attribute, the book, symbol of wisdom. With his hands he makes the gesture of setting the wheel of law in motion... More

"Bhima Defeates Duryodhana", Folio from a Razmnama, India

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"Rustam Slays the White Elephant", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of King...

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935–1020) Attributed to India, Kashmir

Recumbent bull, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

All the gods in the Hindu pantheon have animal mounts that share character traits with their riders. Shiva’s mount is a bull, the symbol of power and virility. This bull is richly decked out as befits an animal... More

"Rama Receives Sugriva and Jambavat, the Monkey and Bear Kings", Folio...

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Vishnu Trivikrama - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

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Horse-Headed Yogini Hayagriva Seated Holding a Child

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God Vishnu, Cambodia - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chic...

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Cosmic Form of Shiva (Sadashiva)

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Dragon King - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of Chicago

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Tawurk, the grandfather of Garshâsp, captures Sarnud of Hind (India).

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Altarpiece with the First Jaina Tirthankara Rishabhanatha Surrounded b...

A bronze figure of buddha in the temple of the mahabodhisattva, 19th century, India, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Goddess Shridevi, Consort of Vishnu

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Shiva Nataraja, bronze - Public domain dedication photo

Shiva, in his manifestation as Nataraja (King of Dancers), represented in the anandatandava pose and encircled by a halo of fire, is both the creator and destroyer of the world. Beneath his foot is a dwarf, sym... More

Garuda, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Beeld van de vogel Garuda, het rijdier van Vishnu. De vogel is weergegeven in menselijke gestalte, maar met een vogelsneb. Zijn haar is met een slang samengebonden. Met zijn rechterhand maakt hij het gebaar van... More

Sleeping Vishnu, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This head originally formed part of a complete figure of Vishnu. The Hindu god would have been represented reclining on his side, resting his head on his hand. The damage behind his right ear marks the place wh... More

Photo of Somaskanda - Public domain dedication

The term Somaskanda refers to Shiva and means ‘with Uma and Skanda’. In this particular representation, Shiva and Uma sit on a rectangular pedestal, with the child Skanda standing between them. This representat... More

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.

God Vishnu on His Mount, Garuda

A bronze figure of an elephant with a snake on its head, India, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

One of Three Leaves from a Copy of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (As...

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One of Three Leaves from the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (Ashtasahasrik...

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Shiva Embracing Parvati, bronze - Art Institute of Chicago

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Sikkim, Gangtok, early Buddhist scrip[t] written on palm leave[s]

Photograph shows palm leaves with Devanagari and Bengali script, on exhibit at the Namgyal Tibetology Institute, Gangtok, Sikkim. Caption below palm leaves: "Indian MSS 4 Medieval Devanagari & Old Bengali. Pro... More

Photo of Water Vessel - Public domain dedication

Water has traditionally played an important role in Hindu and Buddhist rituals in Indonesia, and this is still clearly manifest throughout Bali. Water has a purifying effect and symbolizes amrita, the elixir of... More

Krishna Rajamannar with His Wives, Rukmini and Satyabhama, and His Mou...

File:Krishna_Rajamannar_with_His_Wives,_Rukmini_and_Satyabhama,_and_His_Mount,_Garuda_LACMA_M.70.69.1-.4_(3_of_4).jpg ) .Description..Title.Krishna Rajamannar with His Wives, Rukmini and Satyabhama, and His Mou... More

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

Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon LACMA M.70.1.1 (5 of 7)

File:Durga_Slaying_the_Buffalo_Demon_LACMA_M.70.1.1_(5_of_7).jpg ) .Description..Title.Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (image 5 of 7)..Description..: India, Karnataka, 13th century.: Sculpture.: Magnesian schis... More

Krishna Rajamannar with His Wives, Rukmini and Satyabhama, and His Mou...

Krishna omhelst Radha - Public domain dedication image

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Adrianus Canter Visscher - Tijgerjacht - miniature, medieval manuscrip...

Tekening uit het manuscript van de VOC dienaar Adrianus Canter Visscher met achterin achtentwintig Indiase miniaturen en twee kaarten van plaatsen aan de Coromandelkust. De tekst bestaat uit twee delen: een ges... More

Krishna en twee vrouwen in een tuin met bomen, apen en pauwen

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Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

According to Hindu mythology, the kingdom of heaven was once threatened by a mighty buffalo demon. None of the gods could defeat him. So they created the goddess Durga and endowed her with all their individual ... More

India and China from BL Harley 7195, f. 102v

Map of sections of India and China. Image taken from f. 102v of Geography (index Cosmographie primus) with 27 maps. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts h... More

India and China from BL Harley 7195, f. 102v

Photo of Oil Lamp, bronze - Public domain dedication

Fire, like water, plays an important role in rituals. Oil lamps are often suspended before the effigy of a god, both at home and in a temple. An essential part of a Hindu temple ceremony (puja) is worshipping t... More

Krishna die zijn kinderwagen stuktrapt

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Lady with a Falcon and Companions LACMA M.79.191.25

File:Lady_with_a_Falcon_and_Companions_LACMA_M.79.191.25.jpg ) .Description..Title.Lady with a Falcon and Companions..Description..: India, Himachal Pradesh, Nurpur, 1775 or later.: Drawings.: Ink and opaque wa... More

Krishna vecht met paard-demon Keshi

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Erotische scènes met Krishna en Radha

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Sacred Heirloom Textile (mawa or ma'a)

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Alexander in India from BL Royal 19 D I, ff. 30v-31

Miniature of Alexander receiving a letter from Dindimus; miniature of Alexander having the letter from Dindimus inscribed on a column; miniature of Alexander battling giants; miniature of Alexander burning a wi... More

Alexander in India from BL Royal 19 D I, ff. 29v-30

Three miniatures of Alexander encountering various strange tribes of people in India; miniature of Alexander reaching the river Pison. Image taken from ff. 29v-30 of Historia de proeliis, translated in French a... More

Alexander in India from BL Royal 19 D I, ff. 32v-33

Miniature of Candace receiving a letter; miniature of Candaculus complaining to Alexander about the loss of his wife. Image taken from ff. 32v-33 of Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoir... More

Alexander in India from BL Royal 19 D I, ff. 31v-32

Miniature of Alexander ascending a mountain; miniature of Alexander finding an old man asleep; miniature of the trees of the sun and the moon; miniature of wild beasts being presented to Alexander. Image taken ... More

Alexander in India from BL Royal 19 D I, ff. 28v-29

Alexander receiving messages from a tribe in India known as the gymnosophists; Alexander encountering an elephant. Image taken from ff. 28v-29 of Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire d... More

Lady with a Falcon and Companions LACMA M.79.191.25

Page from a copy of the Qur'an - Public domain dedication image

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Page from a copy of the Qur'an - Public domain dedication image

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Fragment of Mawa' or Ma'a (Sacred Heirloom Textile)

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Nandi, the Bull Mount of Shiva LACMA M.85.159.1 (1 of 2)

File:Nandi,_the_Bull_Mount_of_Shiva_LACMA_M.85.159.1_(1_of_2).jpg ) .Description..Title.Nandi, the Bull Mount of Shiva (image 1 of 2)..Description..: India, Tamil Nadu, 15th century (?).: Sculpture.: Copper all... More

Krishna doodt de demon Sri Gala (scene uit de Harivamsa)

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Voorbeeld van een zekere taal uit India, geschreven in het album amico...

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Nandi, the Bull Mount of Shiva LACMA M.85.159.1 (1 of 2)

Heirloom Textile weaving, France - Art Institute of Chicago

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Heirloom Textile block printing - Art Institute of Chicago

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Shiva doodt Yama met zijn drietand

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Amir Khusrau Dedicates His Poem to Sultan Ala al-Din Khalji, page from...

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Photo of Uma - Public domain dedication

The blue water lily in the figure’s right hand shows that this is the goddess Uma (also known as Parvati), wife of the Hindu god Shiva. She is standing in an elegant pose, with her body slightly angled at the ... More

Wool Rug, India weaving - Public domain dedication image

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Ceremonial Cloth (Sacred Heirloom Textile)

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Painted cotton with medallion and figures

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"Bizhan Forces Farud to Retreat into his Fort", Folio from a Shahnama ...

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Burial of Porrus; Alexander encountering the tribes of India and anima...

Miniature of the burial of Porrus; miniature of Alexander encountering a tribe of women; miniature of Alexander's knights killing elephants with spears. Image taken from f. 16v of Poems and Romances (the 'Talbo... More

Alexander encountering the strange peoples of India from BL Royal 15 E...

Miniature of Alexander encountering a group of horned men; miniature of Alexander encountering a group of naked people in a lake; Alexander encountering a group of women with horses' hooves for feet (the hippop... More

The Siege of Ujjain and the Slaying of the Magic Donkey, from a copy o...

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Shiva, 15th century - Public domain dedication museum photo

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

Shiva, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Bijzettingsbeeld in de gedaante van Shiva. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Krishna Followed by his Herd in Vrindavan

The texts on either side of this folio set forth the many feelings of devotion a follower might have for Krishna. Krishna is simultaneously a youthful cowherd and an avatar of Vishnu, the supreme deity. The flu... More

Beeld: Nandin., sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Zittende Nandin, kruising tussen een Nandin en een Ganesha, wellicht een bijzettingsbeeld.

Overdracht van de embryo van Mahariva

Op een lange, smalle strook is aan de rechterkant de god Mahavira als embryo afgebeeld; de linkerkant bevat een tekst in Oud-Indisch schrift in rood en zwart, de bovenste en onderste regels in een kleiner schri... More

Queen Trishala's Fourteen Lucky Dreams, from a copy of the Kalpasutra

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Queen Trishala Gives Birth to Mahavira, from a copy of the Kalpasutra

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Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, from a copy of the Kalpasutra

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Indie interioris civitates decima Asia tabula continet India int. Gang...

Decima Asia tabula continet India int. Gangem Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Altarpiece with Twenty-Second Jaina Tirthankara Neminatha Surrounded b...

Public domain photo of sculpture, India, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Goddess Uma, Consort of Shiva - Public domain dedication, Art Institut...

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Krishna op een schommel - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication

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Ornament with Krishna as a child

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Erotische scènes van Krishna en Radha

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Krishna, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The god Vishnu has many manifestations (avatars) of which Krishna is one of the most important. In the cult of Krishna the emphasis lies on the personal relationship with the god. But here too ritual acts play ... More

India, Bernardino - Public domain portrait engraving

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Shiva - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication

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Photo of Indra | Indrani - Public domain dedication

Indra was mentioned in religious hymns as a powerful god since about 1500 BCE. But as time went by, his significance diminished. In later texts, and for today’s Hindu believers in India, he is only one of the g... More

Voorstellingen van de incarnaties van de Indiase god Vishnu

Blad met vier voorstellingen van incarnaties uit het hindoeïsme. De Indiase god Vishnu komt tien keer op aarde, in tien verschillende gedaantes, om de wereld te redden. Hier voorgesteld respectievelijk de eerst... More

A picture of arabic calligraphy on a piece of paper. Arabic characters...

The islamic art of the islamic world / A calligraphy of the quran, from the islamic world of islamic art, islamic art, islamic art, islamic art, islamic art, islamic art, islamic art, islamic art, islamic art /... More