Hindus Collection (#4)

Hindu dance (engraving)
7185018 Hindu dance (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindu dance. Illustration from Les Civilisations de l Inde)

Ruins of Martand Sun Temple, Kashmir (colour litho)
7157633 Ruins of Martand Sun Temple, Kashmir (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of the Hindu Martand Sun Temple, Kashmirr)

Indra, god in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, mounted on his white elephant Airavata (engraving)
7147549 Indra, god in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, mounted on his white elephant Airavata (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indra, god in Hinduism)

Hindu temple complex of Baroli, India (engraving)
7147546 Hindu temple complex of Baroli, India (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindu temple complex of Baroli, India)

Kamadeva, Hindu god of love and desire (engraving)
7147538 Kamadeva, Hindu god of love and desire (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kamadeva, Hindu god of love and desire)

The Seven Pagodas, Mahabalipur near Sadras (engraving)
7182609 The Seven Pagodas, Mahabalipur near Sadras (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Seven Pagodas, Mahabalipur near Sadras)

Narayana (engraving)
7182590 Narayana (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Narayana. Illustration for The Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moore (new edn, Higginbotham)

Ganesha and Saraswati (engraving)
7182588 Ganesha and Saraswati (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ganesha and Saraswati)

Durga slaying Mahishasura (engraving)
7182581 Durga slaying Mahishasura (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Durga slaying Mahishasura)

Bala Krishna (engraving)
7182569 Bala Krishna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bala Krishna. Illustration for The Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moore (new edn, Higginbotham)

Krishna uplifts the Mountain Goverdhana (engraving)
7182567 Krishna uplifts the Mountain Goverdhana (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Krishna uplifts the Mountain Goverdhana)

Vishnu and Lakshmi on Sesha or Ananta contemplating the Creation with Brahma springing on a Lotus from his Navel to
7182600 Vishnu and Lakshmi on Sesha or Ananta contemplating the Creation with Brahma springing on a Lotus from his Navel to perform it (engraving) by English School

Mahadeva and Parvati on Kailasa (engraving)
7182593 Mahadeva and Parvati on Kailasa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mahadeva and Parvati on Kailasa)

Vishnu and Lakshmi, Siva and Parvati, Brahma and Saraswati (engraving)
7182589 Vishnu and Lakshmi, Siva and Parvati, Brahma and Saraswati (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vishnu and Lakshmi, Siva and Parvati)

Ganesa, Son of Siva and Parvati, the God of Prudence and Policy (engraving)
7182583 Ganesa, Son of Siva and Parvati, the God of Prudence and Policy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ganesa, Son of Siva and Parvati)

Kartikeya (engraving)
7182580 Kartikeya (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kartikeya. Illustration for The Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moore (new edn, Higginbotham)

The Two First Avataras of Vishnu in the Forms of a Fish or Matsyavatara and Boar or Varahavatara (engraving)
7182578 The Two First Avataras of Vishnu in the Forms of a Fish or Matsyavatara and Boar or Varahavatara (engraving) by English School

Radha and Krishna (engraving)
7182568 Radha and Krishna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Radha and Krishna)

Hindu worshipping the Ganges (engraving)
7181310 Hindu worshipping the Ganges (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindu worshipping the Ganges)

Hindoo Idol Makers, Isaiah xliv, 9-17 (engraving)
7180911 Hindoo Idol Makers, Isaiah xliv, 9-17 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindoo Idol Makers, Isaiah xliv, 9-17)

Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, India (engraving)
7185021 Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, India (engraving) by Prinsep, James (1799-1840); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi (Benares), India

Indian dishes (chromolitho)
7185012 Indian dishes (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian dishes. Illustration from Les Civilisations de l Inde)

Faquirs indiens dansant devant un temple hindou (engraving)
7179491 Faquirs indiens dansant devant un temple hindou (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faquirs indiens dansant devant un temple hindou)

Lakshmi Narayan or Vishnu with Lakshmi (engraving)
7182597 Lakshmi Narayan or Vishnu with Lakshmi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lakshmi Narayan or Vishnu with Lakshmi)

Devi or Parvati (engraving)
7182584 Devi or Parvati (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devi or Parvati. Illustration for The Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moore (new edn, Higginbotham)

The Kalki and the Vamuna Avataras of Vishnu (engraving)
7182577 The Kalki and the Vamuna Avataras of Vishnu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kalki and the Vamuna Avataras of Vishnu)

Krishna, and Bala Rama (engraving)
7182571 Krishna, and Bala Rama (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Krishna, and Bala Rama)

Siva Puja (engraving)
7182552 Siva Puja (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siva Puja. Illustration for The Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moore (new edn, Higginbotham)

Rasi Chakra, The Hindu Zodiac and Solar System (engraving)
7182605 Rasi Chakra, The Hindu Zodiac and Solar System (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rasi Chakra, The Hindu Zodiac and Solar System)

Mahadeva and Parvati (engraving)
7182601 Mahadeva and Parvati (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mahadeva and Parvati)

Devi or Bhavani honored by Mahadeva, Vishnu, Brahma, Ganesa and Indra (engraving)
7182582 Devi or Bhavani honored by Mahadeva, Vishnu, Brahma, Ganesa and Indra (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devi or Bhavani honored by Mahadeva)

Rama and Sita (engraving)
7182572 Rama and Sita (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rama and Sita. Illustration for The Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moore (new edn, Higginbotham)

Indra, God of the Firmament (engraving)
7182560 Indra, God of the Firmament (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indra, God of the Firmament)

Hindoo Mother casting her Babe into the River Ganges (engraving)
7180854 Hindoo Mother casting her Babe into the River Ganges (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindoo Mother casting her Babe into the River Ganges)

The Hindu god Vishnu and his wife Lakshmi resting on the serpent Ananta Shesha with Brahma emerging from a lotus flower
7147542 The Hindu god Vishnu and his wife Lakshmi resting on the serpent Ananta Shesha with Brahma emerging from a lotus flower attached to Vishnus navel (engraving) by German School

Interior of a Hindu temple at Kalugumalai, India (engraving)
7147537 Interior of a Hindu temple at Kalugumalai, India (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of a Hindu temple at Kalugumalai, India)

Buddhist temple complex of Angkor Wat, Cambodia (b / w photo)
7148772 Buddhist temple complex of Angkor Wat, Cambodia (b/w photo) by Galloway, Ewing (fl.1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buddhist temple complex of Angkor Wat, Cambodia)

Statue of the Buddha seated in the lotus position (engraving)
7147558 Statue of the Buddha seated in the lotus position (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of the Buddha seated in the lotus position)

Trimurti, three-headed sculpture of the Hindu god Shiva in the Elephanta Caves, India (engraving)
7147548 Trimurti, three-headed sculpture of the Hindu god Shiva in the Elephanta Caves, India (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trimurti)

The Hindu god Brahma and his consort Saraswati (engraving)
7147544 The Hindu god Brahma and his consort Saraswati (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hindu god Brahma and his consort Saraswati)

Statue of the Hindu god Ganesha on Java, Indonesia (engraving)
7147543 Statue of the Hindu god Ganesha on Java, Indonesia (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of the Hindu god Ganesha on Java, Indonesia)

Brahma (engraving)
7182602 Brahma (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brahma. Illustration for The Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moore (new edn, Higginbotham)

Vishnu, Siva and Brahma (engraving)
7182599 Vishnu, Siva and Brahma (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vishnu, Siva and Brahma)

Siva and Vishnu (engraving)
7182596 Siva and Vishnu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siva and Vishnu. Illustration for The Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moore (new edn, Higginbotham)

Nareda, Parvati and Ganesha, Puncha Muki Siva (engraving)
7182595 Nareda, Parvati and Ganesha, Puncha Muki Siva (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nareda, Parvati and Ganesha, Puncha Muki Siva)

The Kurmavatara of Vishnu (engraving)
7182586 The Kurmavatara of Vishnu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kurmavatara of Vishnu)

Sita learning from Rama the Necessity of her Purification by Fire (engraving)
7182573 Sita learning from Rama the Necessity of her Purification by Fire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Krishna nursed by Devaki (engraving)
7182570 Krishna nursed by Devaki (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Krishna nursed by Devaki)

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"Hindus: A Tapestry of Culture, Faith, and Tradition" Step into the world of Hindus, a vibrant community woven together by their rich history and diverse practices. From the tumultuous days of Partition to the serene landscapes of Kerala, their journey is one that encompasses both struggle and celebration. In East and West Punjab, a map etched with memories of separation stands as a reminder of the resilience shown during Partition. Yet amidst this division, unity prevails in festivals like Pooram where rows of majestic elephants adorned with golden headdresses and umbrellas create an awe-inspiring spectacle. Venturing further north to Benares, we encounter burning ghats - sacred sites where Hindus bid farewell to their departed loved ones. Here lies an eternal flame that symbolizes the cycle of life and death embraced by this ancient faith. Jain monks arrive in New Delhi after fleeing Western Punjab; their peaceful presence serves as a testament to coexistence among different religious communities within India's diverse tapestry. In Puri, we witness an extraordinary act – devout Hindus attempting to get themselves crushed under the wheels of Jagannath's car (Juggernaut), believing it will grant them passage to paradise. This intense devotion reflects the profound spiritual connection they share with their deities. A timeless image captured in black-and-white reveals devotees bathing in the holy Ganges River at Fortunino Matania’s lens. The river holds immense significance for Hindus who believe its waters possess purifying properties capable of washing away sins. Embarking on a journey through caves like Elephanta, Ellora, and Ajanta unravels Hinduism's artistic prowess. These intricate cave temples showcase magnificent sculptures depicting gods such as Trimurti – Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva – embodying creation, preservation, and destruction respectively. Delving deeper into Ajanta Caves reveals stunning details carved meticulously onto rock faces.