PAINTINGS INSPIRED BY HINDU DHARMA

Mahavidya Chinnamasta Riding Lion
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8" X 11"
$575
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Five-Faced and Ten-Armed Gayatri
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7.0 inches X 9.5 inches
$575
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Mahavidya Bhairavi
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8.3 inches X 11.4 inches
$690
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Radha Krishna in The Garden of Love
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5 inch X 8 inch
$160
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Lady with Deer
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11.5 inch X 17 inch
$245
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Herd of Cows
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16 inch X 12 inch
$265
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Herd of Cows
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16 inch X 12 inch
$265
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Turbaned Ganesha
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5 inch x 8 inch
$110
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Pancha-Mukha Shiva
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8.0 inch X 11.0 inch
$575
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Goddess Kali Carrying a Staff of Elephants
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8.2 inches X 11.5 inches
$580
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Bana Prostrating at Shiva’s Feet
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17.0 inch X 11.0 inch
$1385
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Ragini Gaudmalhar
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5.0" x 7.0"
$160
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Lord Shiva Taking his Bride Parvati Home with His Baraat
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96 inches X 42 inches
$1150
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Purusha and Prakriti
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5.0 inches X 7.5 inches
$150
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Goddess Durga Killing the Demon Mahishasur
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9.4 inch x 6.5 inch
$460
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Bhairavi as Shamashan Kali in the Devotee’s Vision
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13.5 inch X 10.0 inch
$1040
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The Fragile Yet Unrelenting Devi Seeta
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12.0" x 7.5"
$1150
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Sharabha, Incarnation of Virabhadra – Manifestation of Shiva’s Wrath
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Durga Slays the Demon Mahishasur
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9.5" X 13.0"
$760
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Shani (Saturn)
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4.8" X 7.3"
$175
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Durga Slays the Demon Mahishasur
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11.5" X 13.5"
$1360
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The Eighteen-Armed Mahishasura-Mardini
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11.0 inch X 13.0 inch
$1775
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Goddess Bagalamukhi
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9 inch x 12 inch
$690
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Bhairava, The Supreme: The Ferocious Manifestation of Shiva
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Shiva's Constant Companion
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8.5 inch X 6.5 inch
$230
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In The Post-Twilight Glow
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6 inch X 8 inch
$290
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Shiva and Parvati in a Grove
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9 inch X 11 inch
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Bhairava
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13.0" X 10.0"
$420
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Lord Shiva as Bhairava
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5.0 inch X 7.5 inch
$140
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Svachchhanda Bhairava
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7.0" X 10.5"
$295
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Tantric Yogini
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9.8 inch x 12.5 inch
$690
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Mahabali Hanuman Carrying Mount Dron Full of Sanjeevani Herbs
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Lord Shiva in Meditative Dance with Parvati Playing Vina
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8.5 inch X 11.0 inch
$725
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Krishna's Sideward Glance
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6.0 inch X 8.5 inch
$195
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Shiva the Archer on Nandi
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7.0" X 9.5"
$415
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Tulsi-Puja, A Hindu Ritual Prevalent at Least Since Puranic Days
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Bhairavi as Shmashan Kali in the Devotee’s Vision
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13.0 inch X 9.0 inch
$1035
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Child Ganesha Flying Over Milky Clouds
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7.5 inch X 9.5 inch
$620
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Jala-Krida: Krishna's Water-Sport
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7.5 inch X 11 inch
$460
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The Birth Of Lakshmi, A Symbolic Pot Of Wealth In Her Hand
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8.5 inch X 11 inch
$460
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Yogini from Deccan
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6.5 inch X 10 inch
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Shakuntala
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6.0 inch X 9.0 inch
$245
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Rama Durbar
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9 inch x 6.5 inch
$375
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Vishnu Seated on a Lotus (Guler School)
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10.5 inch x 7 inch
$290
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Kalki, The Tenth Incarnation of Vishnu
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8.5 inch x 6 inch
$365
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The Greatest Act of Charity Ever....
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10.0 inches X 7.0 inches
$290
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Procession of Lord Rama
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16 inch X 13 inch
$1385
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Ragini Gujari, The Wife of Deepak Raga
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11" x 14"
$430
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God Agni on His Mount Ram
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5.2 inch x 7.6 inch
$195
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Goddess Saraswati Wearing Sari Seated on Swan
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9.7 inch X 11.0 inch
$415
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The Holy Family
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10.5 inch X 13.5 inch
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Shiva Family Engaged in Household Business
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10.5 inch X 14.5 inch
$865
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Brahma Vishnu Mahesh and Ganesha with Their Respective Mounts
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10.5 inch X 13.5 inch
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The Seven Seers (Sapta-Rishis)
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7.0 inch X 7.5 inch
$375
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Gods Paying Obeisance to Vishnu
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10.8 inch x 9.3 inch
$550
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Goddess Lakshmi Bathed by Elephants
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9.0 inch x 7.2 inch
$265
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The Compassionate Lord Ganesh
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14.0 inch x 11.0 inch
$760
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Lord Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan
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8.9 inch x 9.9 inch
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Goddess Ganga
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7.5 inch x 8.6 inch
$325
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Ragini Deshakhya
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7.0 inch x 9.5 inch
$285
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Rama Killing Ravana
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12.3 inch x 7.9 inch
$520
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Annihilation of Demons Shumbha and Nishumbha
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11.0 inch x 8.5 inch
$615
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Purusha and Prakriti
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5.2 inch x 7.8 inch
$145
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Lord Vishnu as Hayagriva
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5.7 inch x 7.8 inch
$245
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Gods Praying Shiva for their Protection from 'Asuras'
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9.6 inch x 13.2 inch
$1385
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Goddess Saraswati
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11.5 inch x 8.0 inch
$345
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Devas Paying Homage to Sadashiva
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7.8 inch x 9.3 inch
$430
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Murugan, Subrahmanya or Karthikeyan
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7.7 inch x 9.9 inch
$475
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Pancha-Mukha Shiva
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8.3 inch x 12.0 inch
$725
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Showing His Beloved the March of Swans Against the Cloudy Skies
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8.3 inch X 11.2 inch
$545
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Fountain Of Inspiration

Religion and the visual arts are intimately related. While neither of the two have had the privilege of a definition that does not succumb to the ravages of history, there are a number of eerie similarities between them. Both religion and painting are thoroughly annealed into the human psyche. Within a particular culture, the distinctions that set them apart are indecipherable. Their culturally embedded survival in the secular and rational societies of today is as much of an enigma.


History suggests that every religion has made somewhat of a choice between the written word and the painted image. It is theological and legalistic vs the intuitive and the spiritual; like Calvinism as opposed to Eastern Christianity. The Hindu dharma has been a distinguished example of the latter, what with painting offering the dharmic texts more than mere illustration. Painting - an element of the 'sundaram' of the tripartite description of Hinduism as satyam-shivam-sundaram, which means aesthetics - lends the Hindu religion with much-needed insight and expression.


In this section, you will find exquisite illustrations of religious texts such as the epics and the Puranas, to peerless expressions of personal devotion on the part of the artist. From visual folklore captured in masterful brushstrokes to abstract portrayals of deities, the collection is one-of-a-kind. Watercolours and oils of a wide range of sizes to suit your space fill the collection. Vivid depictions of the Indian landscape - undulating hills, luscious tropical skies, verdure - would add to your space a sense of calm and fulfilment that the religions of the intuitive-spiritual kind strive to propagate. Depending on the subject in question, the colours employed set off the mood to perfection - soothing pastels for paintings that tell a story, vibrant hues for the wrathful deities. Superlative workmanship characterises them all.


Q1. What are the rules for painting?


The Chitrasutra, an authority on the Indian art of painting that forms a part of the holy Vishnudharmottara Purana describes the six limbs or components of a masterpiece in painting. These attributes are known as “Shadaanga” (Shada- six, anga-limbs) which are ancient rules laid down by masters in art and aesthetics. Rupabheda (perception of the form), Pramanam (measurements), Bhava (emotional expression), Lavanya Yojnam (beauty placed in the composition), Sadrishyam (true-to-life visual narration), and Varnakabhangam (the process of coloring and drawing the elements), when followed to perfection, form the rules of painting as per the Chitrasutra.


Q2. What are the two main types of painting in India?


There are as many styles of paintings in India as there are states and cultures. Every region and ethnic group creates art to display their material and spiritual beliefs giving rise to the gigantic treasure of Indian paintings. However, in the modern world, Indian paintings can be broadly categorized as a) spiritual or religious paintings, which have divine elements and figures as their subjects, and b) non-religious paintings, whose subject matter ranges from natural sceneries, images of the human environment, everyday life, to modern, abstract paintings.


Q3. What is the purpose of Indian painting?


Indian artworks are unique in their characteristic feature, of always having a well-defined purpose behind their creation. Indian paintings are mindfully created pieces of art, which serve a variety of purposes, which can be divided into a) religious purposes- when the paintings are used in the place of worship, temples, or spaces as representations of Hindu gods and goddesses and other divine beings and b) non-religious purposes- which employ Indian artworks for their aesthetic quality, as items of artistic value used to decorate the space and add color to the environment.


Q4. What is Hindu art called?


Hindu art is the term used to describe all the artistic traditions that display the beliefs and practices of Hinduism. Temple complexes and other buildings constructed on the principles of Hinduism come under the umbrella term- “Hindu architecture” or “Hindu temple architecture” (हिंदू वास्तुकला). Similarly, idols of Hindu gods and goddesses are called “Hindu sculpture” or हिंदू मूर्तिकला.


Q5. Where does Hindu art come from?


According to Hindu traditions, Hindu art came from the great sage Narayana, who drew a celestial beauty, Urvashi on his body and imbibed her with life. This is how the first painting (Chitra) came into being. Vishwakarma, the sculptor of Hindu gods, learned the technique of Hindu art from the sage, from whom all the artists and craftsmen received training of creating art. Hindu art tradition in historical terms has emerged from the coinage of royal dynasties, relief sculptures, stone and metal icons, and Hindu temple architecture in ancient India. 


Q6. What are the characteristics of Hindu art?


An “ativa chitram”- superb art is described in the Chitrasutra to have smooth and clear lines, eye-catching colors, attire that is appropriate to the country in which the art is situated, and well-balanced proportions. Besides these qualities shared between all forms of Indian art, Hindu art can be characterized by its emphasis on metaphysical and religious themes, use of simple symbols and subjects to convey complex ideas, exquisite features of all the subjects, colors, and attire that complement the persona and mood of the subject and embellishments suitable to the theme shown in the artwork.