Lord Ganesha is one of the most-worshipped gods in Hinduism and he is worshipped at the beginning of any ritual, before undertaking any journey. The beautiful stone figure reveals some of the basic features of Indian religious sculpture. The figure has some beautiful carvings on it and the God is shown with lot of ornaments. It is believed that Lord Ganesha is one of the most benevolent Gods in Hinduism and it is very easy to propitiate him. He fulfils all of our desires as ease.
The beautiful figures cast in the traditional dhokra style of sculpture, pay glowing tribute to the rich tradition of sculptural style. Thr tribal musicians are playing traditional instruments.. A paradigm of the ancient dhokra technique, the statuettes are crafted through lost wax method. This ancient method is closely associated with the tribal groups of North India. For the A model is sculpted of clay and dried in the sun; it is then covered with beeswax and more clay, forming a mold. The piece is cast, cleaned and again dried in the sun. Finally, it is heated in the ground for five days and polished and a nice figure is created full of designs and a sublime touch becomes manifest.
The hand carved stone figure of Bachelor Krishna with his flute is cut out of grey soft stone. The greenish colour finish on the figure has made it even more attractive. Lord Krishna with his flute plays the tune of universal love and piety. As the embodiment of love and devotion, Bachelor Krishna was the most loved one among the gopis of Vrindavan. The figure reflects a sense of self satisfaction.
The beautiful image of the great devotee of Lord Ram Hanuman has been beautifully carved out with some exquisite designs on it. Ram Bhakta Hanuman is shown holding the hillock with his one hand and the weapon with his other. When Laxman was seriously injured at the battlefield, the medical practitioner asked Lord ram to bring some herbal medicines from the Himalayas
The beautiful figure of the Laughing Buddha is given a refine and detail treatment by the sculptor and it reveals a greater degree of accomplishment and gracefulness. Laughing Buddha is one of the most common figures in any household and is considered an auspicious figure. He is thought to bring good fortune and wealth. The figure is kept at the house, store, office as a sign of prosperity.
The beautiful Gond painting reflects five turtles in a most attractive manner. Painted on the smart acrylic manner with variegated colours on paper, the painting reflects the importance of the turtles to the lives of the Gond people, one of the most aboriginals of Central India. The painting depicts the turtle mother holding two baby turtles on her two hands and two other are looking at her. It reveals a feeling of filial piety, very much strong in the family of a Gond family.
The untitled Warli painting depicts the busy life of the tribal people, as most of the time they, both the male and the female, have to engage themselves busy with some or other kind of works. The women folks are busy fetching water, looking after the crops, cooking in the house whereas their male counterparts are busy in their economic activities. They bring vegetables for the house.
Kali is the fearful and ferocious form of the mother goddess Durga. As the legend says, in one of her the battles with the evil forces, Kali was so much involved in the killing spree that she began destroying everything in sight. To stop her, Lord Shiva threw himself under her feet. Awestruck, Kali stuck out her tongue in astonishment, and put an end to her homicidal rampage. So the common image of Kali shows her in her mêlée mood, standing with one foot on Shiva's chest, with her enormous tongue stuck out. The artist has chiseled out the heavily adorned image of the Kali with minute details.
Kali is often represented with the fiercest features. She has four arms, with a sword in one hand and the head of a demon in another. The other two hands bless her worshippers, and say, "fear not"! She has two dead heads for her earrings, a string of skulls as necklace, and a girdle made of human hands as her clothing. Her tongue protrudes from her mouth, her eyes are red, and her face and breasts are sullied with blood. She stands with one foot on the thigh, and another on the chest of her husband, Shiva.
Her black complexion symbolizes her all-embracing and transcendental nature. Her nudity is primeval, fundamental, and transparent like Nature — the earth, sea, and sky. Kali is free from the illusory covering, for she is beyond the all maya or "false consciousness." Kali's garland of fifty human heads that stands for the fifty letters in the Sanskrit alphabet, symbolizes infinite knowledge.
Her girdle of severed human hands signifies work and liberation from the cycle of karma. Her white teeth show her inner purity, and her red lolling tongue indicates her
The nice piece of artwork paints a simple and happy-go-lucky kind of life that the Warlis of Maharashtra lead in their rural setting. The painting shows how women are working at the kitchen, how some women are carrying crops home from the fields, yet some other are fetching water from the river side. Beautiful depiction of the hustle bustle of a tribal setting is indeed catchy.
Lord Shiva is one of the God in Hindu Trinity Gods. Lord Shiva represents the aspect of the Supreme Being that continuously dissolves to recreate in the cyclic process of creation, preservation, dissolution and recreation of the universe.In this brass figure He is holding a trident in his upper right hand,the three points of the trident represents physical,mental and spiritual aspects of humam life means all aspects are in his control,He cuts the boundary of all impurities, physical and mental wrong doings,He destroys the effects of bad karma, our illusions, desires and ignorance.On His upper left hand Shiva is holding a rosary and in His lower left hand holding a kamandul (a typical container made of bitter fruit called toomba for water used by ascetics) symbolising migration from the worldly attachments.Standing here gracefully to bless His Bhaktas (devotees).
At the end of the rich harvest that the simple but hard working people of Warli tribe derive, a sense of enrichment prevails over the hearts of the people. They look forward for the rich crops and the harvesting season marks an important phase in the life cycle of these people. The beautiful painting, making a human chain, reveals the depth of joy that the people have after reaping a rich harvest.
The heavily ornate image of Lord Krishna, which was originally enshrined at the Vraja Bhoomi at Mount Govardhana near Mathura is a classic example of scripting artistic excellence on brass. Shrinathji represents the form of Lord Krishna in which he lifted the Govardhana Hill and saved the people of Mathura. Shrinathji, the main deity of the sect, resides in regal splendour, always immaculately dressed and jewelled. Shrinathji's left hand was first seen in 1410 on the summit of Mount Goverdhan. Shrinathji during summer sleeps late at night and so rises late in the morning similary in winter Shrinathji retires early at night and so awakens early in the morning.
Shrinathji is royally dressed and fed the purest and richest of foods. Shrinathji is an important swarup representing Krishna at the age of seven. Nathdwara is a popular Hindu pilgrimage site. This is one of the most celebrated pilgrimage shrines of India, enshrining Krishna as Govardhana Giridhari. Nathdwara is situated 48-km northeast of Udaipur in Rajasthan, on the banks of the Banas River. Nathdwara enshrines Shrinathji - an image of Krishna, which was originally enshrined at the Vraja Bhoomi at Mount Govardhana near Mathura.The name Nathdwara means 'Gate of the Lord'. The image was brought to Mewar, for the sake of protection during the period of Aurangazeb, the Mughal monarch.
Warli Art Work on Handmade Paper
Combo of Two Paintings
Vertical Painting
Dimensions of each Painting
Height - 47 cm
Width - 16.5 cm
The oxidized copper image of Chenrezig is given a nice portrayal and the gold paints dazzles on her face. A deeper sense of gracefulness and feminine beauty is manifest in the figure. She is also known as Avalokiteshvara and is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists. Commonly known as the goddess of mercy, she is also reverenced by Chinese Taoists as an Immortal. Every part of the figure is being given a detail and royal treatment and she is shown seated on a lotus. Some exquisite and sparkling carvings
The beautiful sculptureis is of Goddess Saraswati. Goddess saraswati is the Hindu Goddess of knowledge, music and all the creative arts. Dressed in white and she hold a Mala (rosary) and a palmleaf scroll, indicating knowledge. Goddess Saraswati is the wife of Lord Brahma (the creator)and possesses the powers of speech, wisdom and learning. She has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning; mind, intellect, alertness and ego. She represents the free flow of wisdom and consciousness. She is the mother of the vedas and chants to her, called the Saraswati Vandana often begin and end vedic lessons. Saintly people and individuals inclined towards spiritual progress attach great importance to the worship of goddess saraswati. As a practice educated people and men of principle worship goddess saraswati for spiritual enlightenment.
Lakshmi is the household goddess of most Hindu families, and a favorite of women. The beautifuly ornate figure of Goddess Lakshmi has been nicely chiselled out of wood detailing all the chracteristics of wooden sculpture. Although she is worshipped daily, the festive month of October is Lakshmi's special month. Lakshmi Puja is celebrated on the full moon night of Kojagari Purnima.
The beautiful image of Lord Ganesha, the God of Wisdom, is being given a nice treatment and the figure contains a lot of wooden carvings. The figure is being carved out of wood in a graceful manner. One of the most widely worshipped gods in Hinduism, Lord Ganesha’s icon decorates numerous stores, shops, and houses. The figure has lot of carvings and the Lord is seated in a lotus flower. His body contains a number of jewelries.
