Crafts in India - Stone Carving Statues Sculptures from India

The art of stone carving developed in India a little later when compared to woodcarving. India has a huge resource of different varieties of stones and our skilled craftsmen fuse life into them. The Indian craftsman’s mastery over stone is best revealed in the architecture and sculptures found in Khajuraho temples. The intricate carvings found at Sanchi are...

Brass Statues – Lost Wax Metal Carving Sculptures in India

Brass Sculptures from India, representing the traditional iconography of this ancient land. In India, statues, carvings and castings are made in attractive copper alloys like brass. The traditional methods are still employed in this field. India is the largest brassware manufacturing country in the world...

An incredible collection of bronze sculpture, Quality Bronze Sculptures Standard & Custom Designs, bronze statues, Bronze sculptures, animal sculpture. Bronze is the most popular metal for casting metal sculptures. Bronze alloys carry the unusual and desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling the finest details of a mould...

Wood carving is a traditional craft among number of tribal communities in Arunachal Pradesh. The main centre for woodcarving in the state is the Wancho area of Tirap district. They make figure heads, warriors, miniature morung, and figurines depicting different vocations common to rural life, animal figures, colorful masks and images of Lord Budha....

Terracotta is a ceramic material that has been used for building construction and decorative arts since ancient times in cultures around the world. Terracotta, which literally means "baked earth," is made from natural clay, which gives it a characteristic reddish-brown color. The color varies slightly depending on the clay used. Terracotta may be glazed for extra durability or to provide color....

Immaculate Marble Sculptures with polished looks have intrigued generations of people with their refined beauty, sophistry and elegance. Timeless masterpieces of art the sculptures in marble stones radiate an air of aristocracy and luxury. Wonderful statues, idols, decorative pieces are sculpted from metamorphosed lime stones that are popularly known as marbles...

Statues & sculptures of Hindu Gods & Hindu Goddesses and other mythological figurines from Hinduism have always been the favorite subjects of artists. These Hindu statues have been placed in temples and puja areas at home for worshipping from thousands ago to till now. They have also been admired as decorative items to get the mercy & positive effects...

Lord Ganesha is an endearing though odd looking deity. First of course is the elephant head on a human body. Then he obviously loves food because he has a golden skinned, plump figure with a prosperous belly and is often depicted carrying a pot of sweetmeats called modakas. In his four hands, he carries a conchshell, a chakra, an elephant god, and a lotus...

Lord Buddha, who broke away from the rigid Brahminism prevalent in his times, rejecting the Vedas, the caste system and even the Hindu concept of liberation, is believed by Hindus to be the ninth incarnation of Vishnu. Buddha means "Awakened one" or "Enlightened one. Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, in Sanskrit, or Siddhartha Gotama, in Pali, was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the founder of Buddhism...

Lord Krishna is a deity worshiped across many traditions in Hinduism in a variety of perspectives. Many Vaishnava groups recognize him as an avatar of Vishnu, other traditions within Krishnaism consider Krishna to be svayam bhagavan, or the supreme being as about them Lord Krishna, the 'dark one', is by far the most complex, intricately imagined and surprisingly human of the Vishnu avatars. His cult, the sect of the Vaishnavas, worship him...

Lord Rama or Ramachandra, king of Ayodhya, is the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu and one of the hero-king-warrior incarnations of the God Vishnu. Rama is one of the most popular figures and deities in Vaisnavism and its religious scriptures in South and Southeast Asia. Born as the eldest son of Kaushalya and Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya, Lord Rama is referred to within Hinduism as Maryada Purushottama...

Brass sculpture of Hanuman comes from northern part of India. Hindus believe in ten avatars of Lord Vishnu. One of Vishnu's avatars is Lord Rama, who was created to destroy the evil Ravana. In order to aid Lord Rama, Lord Shiva incarnated as a monkey, and was born as Hanuman to Anjana, by the blessings of Pavana Deva, who thus became Hanumans Godfather. Hanuman selected Surya, the sun god as his teacher, and approached him with the request to teach the scriptures...

Lord Vishnu became one of the pre-eminent gods, eclipsing even Brahma mainly because of his avatars. Vishnu and his ten avatars within themselves encompass just about every quality that makes a popular God. Lord Vishnu is kind and compassionate, a God who has the patience to listen to your prayers but he is also willing to fight for the good and vanquish evil....

Goddess Laxmi is depicted as a beautiful woman with soft, gentle features and golden skin. She has an air of calm and docility that is similar to the looks of Parvati or Gauri. Goddess Laxmi is clad in golden or red silk garments and wears a lot of gold jewellery including tiara and an unfading garland of lotus, with her pet owl beside her. Goddess Laxmi carries a bunch of lotus blossoms and also a pearl rosary...

Lord Siva or God Shiva is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. God Shiva is one of the six primary forms of the Divine in Smartism, a denomination of Hinduism that puts particular emphasis on six deities, the other five being Vishnu, Shakti, Ganesha, Kartikkeya and Surya. Lord Siva is also known as the destroyer or transformer in the Hindu trinity. Shiva is usually worshipped as the Shiva Linga...

The worship of a Mother Goddess as the source of life and fertility has prehistoric roots, but the transformation of that deity into a Great goddess of cosmic powers was achieved with the composition of the Devi Mahatmya (Glory of the goddess), a text of the fifth to sixth century, when worship of the female principle took on dramatic new dimensions. The goddess is not...

Lord Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer within the hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Nevertheless, Lord Brahma grew in a lotus out of the navel of the sleeping Vishnu. The daily alternation of light and dark is attributed to the activity of Brahma. The complexion of Lord Brahma is red. He is clad in red clothes. Brahma is traditionally depicted with four heads, four faces, and four arms...

Goddess Saraswati , the consort of Brahma, is the Goddess of Knowledge, music and the creative arts. She is dressed in white and holds a mala and a palm-leaf scrolls as a symbol of knowledge. She rides a swan or peacock, while playing the veena . Goddess Saraswati holding vina represents knowledge and learning. It is believed worshipping Goddess Saraswati along with Goddess Laxmi & Lord Ganesha during Diwali ushers in happiness, wealth, wisdom and prosperity...

Hindu Goddess Durga is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess. In Hinduism, the Goddess Durga, is "the inaccessible" or "the invincible, or Maa Durga (Mother Durga) "one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress". Maa Durga is depicted as having ten arms, riding a lion or a tiger, carrying weapons, including a Lotus flower, maintaining a meditative smile, and practicing mudras...

Lord Dattatreya is Guru of all Gurus considered as Incarnation of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma born to the great Saint Atri and his devoted wife Anusuya. This is Datta meaning ” to give – Gift ” because a pure saint always gives back what he has to this world. The great powers in Datta avatars (Lord Dattatreya)  derived by their entire life in detachment like meditation...

Lord Sai Baba of Shirdi, also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian guru, yogi and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim followers as a saint. Some of his Hindu devotees believe that he was an incarnation of Shiva or Dattatreya, and he was regarded as a satguru and an incarnation of Kabir. The name 'Sai Baba' is a combination of Persian and Indian origin...

The best thing about these collectible figurines is that you can hold them in your hand. You can feel the weight, texture and craftsmanship of a figurine. They are 3 dimensional and look astonishing wherever you put them. All of these collectible figurines & home decor products are made of Brass metal...

The Decorative Human Figurines in art carries, in different ways and through different periods, a huge significance, being the most direct means by which art can address the human condition. In early societies these Decorative Human Figurines significance was supernatural, a rendering of gods or spirits in human form....

Collectibles animal figurines are used as the decorative items. These decorative items are antique decorative which is perfectly fine or the beautification of your place. Statue sculptures of animal series bring the lively animal to us and let us be more aware of our intimate relation with them...