India Perspectives, Volume 11PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 1998 - India |
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There is also a demon like 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 ...
There is also a demon like 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 ...
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On the stupa gateways of Bharhut , Sanchi and Mathura , the female figures carved between the horizontal architraves and the ... On the eastern gateway is a beautiful female figure swaying majestically from the branch of a tree .
On the stupa gateways of Bharhut , Sanchi and Mathura , the female figures carved between the horizontal architraves and the ... On the eastern gateway is a beautiful female figure swaying majestically from the branch of a tree .
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The paintings can be broadly grouped into the following heads : scenes from Buddha's life ; figures of various Boddhisattavas ; figures of Vairocana and the depiction of cosmic Buddha Vairocana in a mandala .
The paintings can be broadly grouped into the following heads : scenes from Buddha's life ; figures of various Boddhisattavas ; figures of Vairocana and the depiction of cosmic Buddha Vairocana in a mandala .
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