Gowri-Rajni Raga
Northern Deccan painting perhaps by Shubhachandra (Subbarao) |  |
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Adil Shah II playing tamboor
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Female Bard from Deccani Painting
Detail from a 17th century painting |  |
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Horse Decorated with Sages
Detail from a Deccan Miniature Painting |
African Eunuch -- Dakhani miniature painting
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Picture of a Maratha Peshwa with his Courtiers
Detail from a Dakhani Miniature Painting, 18th century |
The Long Gown Worn by a Nawab
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Lepakshi Paintings in Ruins
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A Painting of Vijayanagar period
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A Chalukyan Miniature Painting
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Shiva with his bull, Nandi, at Durga temple, Aihole
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Two women at the Somanath temple, Somanathapur
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Intricately Carved Sculpture of a Dancer, Belur
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Shiva and his bull vehicle Nandi
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Sculpture of Standing Vishnu
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A Rishi (sage) of Halebidu -- Hoysala sculpture
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A lady with raised hair bun, Lepakshi
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Ornaments of a lady, Lepakshi painting
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Brothers Veeranna and Virupanna, Lepakshi temple builders
Detail from a wall painting, Lepakshi |  |
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Women assembled to greet Uma-Maheshwara, Lepakshi
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A damsel admires herself in a mirror
Hoysala temple sculpture |  |
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A rural couple sitting on a cot caress each other
Chalukan period sculpture, Badami |
Woman in sari (Indian drape)
Detail from a15th century painting from Lepakshi |  |
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Virupanna's Kulavi with dangling decorations
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Veeranna's Kulavi -- illustration based on a Lepakshi temple mural
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Map of South India Showing the States of the Deccan
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Shilabalika of Belur
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Decorations of Shilabalika of Belur
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Seductress in Stone
Finely Carved Hoyssala temple Sculpture |  |
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Shilabalika of Belur
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Colorful Saree Designs
Painting from Lepakshi Temple |  |
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Saree Design using lines and squares
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A front view of a typical Hoysala temple
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Hoysala Emperor Vishnuvardhana and His Queen Shantala
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Map of Kerala State
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Ruins of Vijayanagar Empire
The Virupaksha temple of Hampi on the banks of the Tungabhadra River |
Elephant Stables, Hampi
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Dancing Ganapati, Belur Sculpture
Nritya-Ganapati sculpture in Hoysala style, 12th century |
Horse Mounted Shivaji
Deccan Miniature Painting by Artist Mir Mohammad, 17th Century |  |
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Shiva Killing an Asura, Badami Sculpture
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Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar (1919-1974)
Painting by Ramanarasaiah. Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery, Mysore |  |
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The Royal Emblem of Hoysala Kings
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Followers of Lord Shiva
Painting from Lepakshi |  |
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Lord Shiva
Detail from a mural in Lepakshi |
Followers of Lord Shiva
Detail from a mural in Lepakshi |  |
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Ruins of Hampi
Painting by artist Shuddhodana |
Romance of Shiva and Parvati
Alampur temple sculpture in Andhra Pradesh |  |
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Romance of Shiva and Parwati
Eastern Chalukyan temple sculpture, Alampur |
The Lord of Kailash
Kailash temple, Ellora |  |
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Shiva and Rawana
Sculpture from Ellora shows Shiva suppressing the multi-headed, multi-armed Rawana |
A Beauty of the Hoysala Period
Sculpture from Jinanathapura. Notice the elaborate carved decorations. This is characteristic of Hoysala sculptures. |  |
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A View of a Cave Complex, Elephanta
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Kannada Letterings, Hoysala Period
Kannada letterings at the foot of the Gomateshwara statue in Sravanabelagola |  |
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Designs from a Pattadakal Temple
Notice the Swastika and the embedded warrior couple |
Dueling Soldiers
Detail from a sculpture in Hampi |  |
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Remnants of a Glorious Past
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Statue of Ugra-Narasimha
Famous statue from Hampi depicting the fourth avatar of Vishnu |  |
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At the Mysore Durbar
King with visiting European dignitaries |
Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar (1919-1974 A.D.)
Jayachamarajendra was the last of the Mysore kings, the state having merged with the independent nation of India. |  |
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Amba Vilas Palace, Mysore
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Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan
Young Tippu (squatting on the right) consults with his father Hyder Ali.
Detail from a Wall mural in Sibi. |  |
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Pavilions and Sculptures of Mahabalipuram
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In the Court of Mysore Palace
Musicians performing for the Mysore King. The Wodeyars were great patrons of art and music. |  |
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Gajasura Mardaka, God punishing the evil elephant
Sculpture from Halebidu, Karnataka |
A Pattadkal sculpture
A great example of Chalukyan art |  |
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Lad Khan Temple, Aihole
One of the first of Chalukyan temple, perhaps constructed as a sample in 450 A.D. This is believed to be a temple for Lord Shiva |
Unique Temple of Aihole, 7th Century A.D.
This horse-shoe shaped temple was built duirng the reign of Vikramaditya II. Its gopuram is in the Rekhanagar style of the north. In the corridor of the temple are beautifully carved idols of Vishnu, Shiva, the Matsyayantra and Nagadevatas. |  |
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Audience at Shiva's Wedding
Notice the hairstyles depcited in this 16th century fresco in Lepakshi |
Fresco from Lepakshi
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Trimurti of Elephanta
Faces of Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswar embodied as one |
Old Mysore Palace, Mysore
Rare photograph of the palace that burned down by a fire in 1897. A new palace built on the same location houses the Mysore Palace |  |
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At Royal Court of Mysore
Nalmadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar conducting Court |
At the Durbar of Wodeyars
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Battle Scene
Detail from Deccan miniature painting. c. 19th century. |
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV (1902-1940)
Saintly king of Mysore during whose rule the state advanced in arts and sciences. |  |
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Women of Lepakshi
Lepakshi, Hindupur District, Andhra Pradesh |
Hermits Attending Shiva's Marriage
Fresco from Lepakshi, Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh |  |
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Hair Bun of a Woman
Detail from Lepakshi |
Shiva as Bridegroom
Detail from Lepakshi Painting, Hindupur |  |
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Chamaraja Wodeyar with Family
Early 20th century painting, Mysore |
Women at Worship
Detail from Lepakshi painting. Vijayanagar period |  |
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Battle of Shiva and Arjuna
Detail from Lepakshi Painting |
Lord Shiva in his Court
Detail from a Lepakshi mural |  |
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Shiva with Bow and Arrow Shooting the Boar
Detail from fresco from Lepakshi |
Mahanavami Dibba
A vantage point in Hampi |  |
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Medieval Saree Style
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Woman with a Pestle at Mortar
Detail from a Lepakshi sculpture |  |
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Woman with Chamara Fan
Detail from a sculpture on a pillar |
Hermit with a Locked Hair
Sculpture shows jata (knoted hair) and kamandalu, Lepakshi |  |
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A Fakir with a Fan and Turban
Detail from a Lepakshi sculpture |
Vaishnavite Devotee, Lepakshi
Notice tanpura in his hands and nama on forehead |  |
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A Sculpture of Hayavadana
12th century, AD, Nuggehalli |
Mahalakshmi in Dance Pose
12th century A.D., Nuggehalli |  |
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Krishnaraj Wodeyar IV
Painting by K. Venkatappa |
Keertimukha or "Face of Glory"
Derail from a Hoysala period sculpture, Tarikere |  |
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Vasudeva Carrying Infant Krishna Crosses Yamuna River
Scene from Bhagawata depicted in a Hoysala period temple |
Chola Period Sculpture
Female fgure with long pleat hair and ornaments, Kolar |  |
