One of the most worshipped gods in Hinduism, Lord Ganesha is the god of learning and wisdom. It is said that Ganesha loves mudaks (sweets) very much and it is easy to propitiate the god by offering sweets. The hand carved stone figure of the Lord shows his holding sweets on his left hand. With some beautiful carvings on it, the figure with his bulging tummy stands tall in the list of sculptural figures.
The stone image of mother goddess Sharda has been nicely carved out by the sculptor. The figure has been treated giving prominence to various parts of the body of the mother goddess. She is blessing her disciples with her one hand and is wearing lot of ornaments. Her breasts are prominent and the goddess is sitting with crossed legs. The beautiful gray image of the mother goddess has some nice sculptural carvings on it.
The amazing painting shows the Lord Krishna looking after the cows along with his cowherd friends. The ambience is being created in a most beautiful manner in silk in the medium of water colour. The trees, the cows, the ambience all are given a refine and beautiful treatment. Patachitra paintings are popular in Orissa and they had their origin in the temples.
The Goddess of Learning and Music, Saraswati is one of the most popular goddesses in Hinduism and she is worshipped both by the students and musicians. Her face reveals a greater degree of sensuality and gracefulness. The figure contains some spectacular wooden carvings on it and the Goddess is playing her Veena and her vehicle the peacock is looking at her.
The wooden figure of Lord Ganesha is shown taking rest on a bed. The stout figure of the one of the most revered Lords in Hinduism, has been treated nicely with every part of the figure receiving equal treatment. The body of the Lord is nicely decorated and it has some good carvings on it. Lord Ganesha is worshipped at the beginning of any work and worshipping the god brings good fortune for the family.
A rare sense of gracefulness and feminity is evident in the wooden sculpture that has been inspired by the same figure in Khajoraho. The young lady gets stung on her left foot and she is trying with both her hands to pluck it out. The feeling of getting hurt is evident in the sculpture. The lower part of the figure is well decorated whereas the upper portion of her body is left bare. She is wearing heavy necklace on her arm and the breasts are left bare.
The beautiful kalamkari painting of Goddess Saraswati on a swan, her vehicle, is artistically painted in traditional Kalamkari style. She is shown in her crossed legs with two hands playing the veena. Her face and hands are painted yellow whereas her drapery reveals some pink colours. Her beautiful image reveals a sense of deep gracefulness. The beauty of the painting lies in enhancing effulgence of colours that emerge on cotton fabric creating a resplendent spread. Saraswati is one of the most popular goddesses in Hinduism and she is widely worshipped among the student community for she is the goddess of learning.
The figure of the divine musician, Lord Krishna has been beautifuly carved out of wood retaing all the pristine beauties of Indian architecture. The panel itself has some beautiful carvings on it and the cross-legged figure of Lord Krishna has been an epitome of beauty and refinemnet. The bordrs have been well-decorated and the Lord is shown playing his immortal flute. The figure has some good amount of jewellries.
The wall wood panel of Lord Ganesha has some beautiful designs on it. His one foot is on his vehicle the mouse and the other is hanging. The headgear of the elephant god and the tusk has some delicate designs. The mouse has also been nicely carved out. Lord Ganesha is one of the most widely worshipped Gods in Hinduism. Ganesha is a much beloved and frequently invoked divinity, since he is the who provides prosperity and fortune and also the Destroyer of Obstacles of a material or spiritual order. The panel coud be decorated in the rooms for prosperity.
The wooden statue of the two parrots has been nicely carved out and the two figures are looking at each other. The two figures reflect some good carvings on them and the figures are being well painted. Parrots occupy an important place in Indian folklores and the figures show a greater degree of prominence and the various parts of the figures have been nicely treated.
Son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, the beautiful image of Lord Ganesha, is being given a detail and refine treatment. The beautiful stone figure contains some of the intricate designs. As Vighneshvara, Lord Ganesha is Lord of Obstacles, creating difficulties and obstructions if the time is wrong for us to proceed and removing those same obstacles when our success is assured. It is to Vighneshvara that we supplicate before we undertake a task, plan a change in our life or begin the worship any of the other Gods.
The pink stone from Orissa has been converted into a beautiful image of the ‘Remover of all Obstackles’ i.e. Ganesha. The image has been beautifully carved out from stone with some beautiful carvings on it. Ganesha is one of the most revered gods in Hinduism and he is worshipped at the beginning of any ritual that is considered auspicious.
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 Kalamkari painting of Lord Ganesha, who is also called Aumkara has revealed the beauty of this form of painting. The creation of the Kalamkari painting is a quite tame consuming process. In this age of artificial hyes that are also harmful to our skins, the artists in this form of painting use natural dyes for colour. Colourful depiction of the Lord along with his vehicle mouse is a treat to the eyes.
Ganesha is also known as Omkara or Aumkara or having the form of Om (or Aum). In fact, the shape of his body is a copy of the outline of the Devanagari letter, which indicates the celebrated Bija Mantra. For this reason, Ganesha is considered the bodily incarnation of the entire Cosmos, He who is at the base of all of the phenomenal world (Vishvadhara, Jagadoddhara). Moreover, in the Tamil language, the sacred syllable is indicated precisely by a character that recalls the shape of the elephant's head of Ganesha.
One of the most popular goddesses in Hindu pantheon, Kali is a ferocious goddess who destroys the evil forces. Her eyes are painted yellow and the hands and lip red. Carved out of soft stone, the figure of the goddess is given a nice portrayal with some beautiful carvings on it. She is wearing the garland of human skulls and is shown trampled over the sleeping Shiva. The goddess is extremely popular in Bengal and it is believed that worshipping the goddess helps us get rid of the evil forces.
This beautiful Kalamkari painting depicts Lord Krishna dancing on the neck of Kaliya (serpent) in a very carefree manner. The story of child Krishna dancing on Kaliya reflects the presence of the Supreme Being inside the child. The painter has painstakingly painted the carefree child Krishna. Though a child Krishna was the master of the Universe and the gracious face of the child just reflects that. The wives of Kaliya begged the Lord with folded hands to spare their husband. Krishna decided to banish Kaliya to the great ocean never to return again. Thereafter, the giant snake along with his wives, departed forever, and the transcendental Lord re-joined His cowherd friends on the bank of the Yamuna, to continue their wonderful pastimes in the land of Vrindavana.
