Sunday, October 27, 2013

Poetry in Stone - 17

This is seventeenth in the series on the rich cultural heritage of ancient temples in India. There are various intricate sculptures in each of these temples where each one of them is better than the other.

Chennakesava Temple at Belur is renowned for its sculptural marvel. Here are some of the sculptures that are present on the exterior of the temple on the south-west wall.



Harihara (Lord Vishnu) standing with a bull on the right and Garuda on the left.




Lord Shiva overcoming the demon Jalandhara whom he lifts up with the point of his trident.


Saint Parasurama with battle axe. We will explore more of this sculptural heritage soon.

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42 comments:

  1. kalpana solsi00:00

    beautiful photography. What about Halebidu?

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  2. Cloudia01:33

    Wonders! Thank You, R


    Namaste Aloha

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  3. Our photos01:43

    I like your photos!
    Greetings, RW & SK

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  4. Sridharan07:10

    Superb.. I was fortunate too to have visited this marvelous place..

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  5. Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti10:55

    You are correct, Rajesh -- each temple is more interesting and fascinating than the next!

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  6. Muza-chan12:57

    Very beautiful carvings :)

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  7. My Unfinished Life14:31

    lovely scupltures!!!

    your temple posts always amaze me!!

    http://www.myunfinishedlife.com

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  8. The Mukhtiars18:15

    Beautiful

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  9. Unknown19:53

    Beautiful stones. I am dying to go to India. Thanks for sharing your photos and experiences!

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  10. Joop Zand20:26

    Wonderful pictures.....well done.

    Greetings, Joop

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  11. Marisol@TravelingSolemates20:44

    Hi Rajesh,
    These are beautiful, intricate sculptures. They are treasures indeed.

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  12. R Niranjan Das22:53

    Magnificent carvings. Nice shots of it.

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  13. Sylvia K00:33

    The beautiful temples in your country never fail to amaze me, Rajesh!! Terrific captures as always! Thank you for sharing!! Hope you have a great week!

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  14. Photo Cache02:24

    a lot of work and superb craftsmanship in every temple.

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  15. Sallie (FullTime-Life)02:32

    A perfect title for this beautiful post. The sculptures are certainly poems .. Or even prayers ..the persons who did this work must have had guidance from the Gods.

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  16. eileeninmd02:38

    Amazing carvings and details. Thanks for sharing, Rajesh!

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  17. leanne can blog02:45

    beautiful, amazing detail.

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  18. Carver05:25

    Beautiful carvings in the stone.

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  19. Anonymous09:51

    Wow - what precious and lovely sculptures.

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  20. Leovi13:52

    Delicious photos, beautiful sculptures!

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  21. Mary Howell Cromer17:13

    Such beauty in the intricate detail of such architecture...beautiful!

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  22. Lowell20:27

    Lots of stories told in stone here. BTW, in the third photo down, Lord Vishnu...is that thing hanging down from his skirt what it looks like? :)

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  23. Rajesh20:41

    Thank you all.

    Lowell: It is part of his dress around his waist.

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  24. Reader Wil20:59

    I wish I had a second life and time to see all those beautiful pieces of poetry in stone! Thanks,Rajesh, for sharing this.
    Wil, ABCW Team.

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  25. Richard Lawry21:46


    I always look forward to your posts and seeing and learning about the temples.
    An Arkie's Musings

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  26. photowannabe22:29

    Amazing intricate architecture and photographs.

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  27. Roger Owen Green23:42

    Stone cool!

    ROG, ABCW

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  28. Anonymous02:40

    Beautiful shots.

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  29. HansHB02:45

    Lovely serie, well done!

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  30. George03:05

    These carvings are magnificent.

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  31. genie05:41

    I like the little saint with his axe in the last picture. So this is #17 or the historic temples. Hope there are lots more. These sculptures are amazing.

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  32. Hildred08:56

    Very beautiful, - the architecture and the photography.

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  33. Nasreen12:16

    Amazing photography.....

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  34. Obsessivemom14:39

    It really is poetry in stone. Amazing how much time, money and effort was invested in our temples. It all seems worthwhile though considering they are still Irving us so much pleasure.

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  35. Anonymous20:38

    Beautiful workmanship..

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  36. Joy23:12

    Wonderfully intricate sculptures.

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  37. Ranjana's craft blog12:54

    Beautiful ...

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  38. Abhijit Ray17:50

    Beautiful sculpture well shot.

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  39. Datta Ghosh23:31

    beautiful sculptors, are rhe rocks used granite?

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  40. Deepa Gopal12:46

    That is indeed poetry in stone :)
    Marvelous!

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  41. Unknown14:13

    Amazing photography..... You are very lucky to visit these temples!!

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  42. Unknown08:47

    Nice title with great pictures..

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