India Perspectives, Volume 11PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 1998 - India |
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... figure carved with a profusion of swirls on the entrance pillar . On the beam is a pot bellied seated figure with elaborte carvings of faces and figures around . These complex sculptures are believed to date back to the 5th or 6th ...
... figure carved with a profusion of swirls on the entrance pillar . On the beam is a pot bellied seated figure with elaborte carvings of faces and figures around . These complex sculptures are believed to date back to the 5th or 6th ...
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... figures in classical Indian art . The tree in blossom lends charm to the beautiful female figure . Beauty of nature combined with the beauty of the female form is the basis of the worship of mother earth . The threefold fixation or the ...
... figures in classical Indian art . The tree in blossom lends charm to the beautiful female figure . Beauty of nature combined with the beauty of the female form is the basis of the worship of mother earth . The threefold fixation or the ...
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... figures of various Boddhisattavas ; figures of Vairocana and the depiction of cosmic Buddha Vairocana in a mandala . One can see various influences such as Hellenistic , Persian , Tibetan , Nepalese , Central Asian and India on these ...
... figures of various Boddhisattavas ; figures of Vairocana and the depiction of cosmic Buddha Vairocana in a mandala . One can see various influences such as Hellenistic , Persian , Tibetan , Nepalese , Central Asian and India on these ...
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