Monday, March 3, 2014

Poetry in Stone - 19

This is nineteenth in the series on the rich cultural heritage of ancient temples in India. The 12th century Hoysaleswara Temple of Halebid is known for their exquisite Hoysala architecture. 



On the external walls of the temple there is a beautiful sculpture of lady dressing her hair.  This temple has intricate sculptures and friezes. Each of these sculptures are very different from each other. The craftsmanship is is very detailed and beautiful.



The 9th century Brahmeswara Temple in Bhubaneshwar is one of the earliest temples of the city. There are beautiful sculptures on the external walls of the temple. 



In this temple there is a beautiful sculpture of a dancer with musicians playing instruments around her.



In the same temple there are many more beautiful sculptures. One of such intricate sculpture is  that of Somavasi King in his Royal courtroom with his pupil.


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37 comments:

  1. Beautiful temple and sculptures! Thank you for sharing your visit. Have a happy week!

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  2. I leave for India on March 8 - my first trip, and I can hardly wait! Thank you for sharing your beautiful country and for inspiring us all to want to see your beautiful country. I can't wait!

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  3. I had been to this place recently. The architecture was marvelous. So intricate and beautiful. It was a feast for the eyes.

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  4. Beautiful sculptures at Halebid. I have a vague memory of visiting Belur Halebid when I was very little. Thanks for sharing. Btw I featured your blog on my post at Someday Somewhere

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  5. I liked the scuilptures depicting a lady doing her make up, a lady surrounded by musicians and the King with his subjects. Definitely they are very well executed.

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  6. Indeed the intricacies of the sculptures are amazing. Beautiful share.

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  7. Nice captures of the beautiful architectures.

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  8. Beautiful artwork on the temple.

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  9. all these temples that you feature has these intricate and elaborate carvings, make you think how much labor and time went into creation of each one of these.

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  10. Amazing and fascinating temples and great shots ~ thanks,

    artmusedog and carol
    www.acreativeharbor.com

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  11. The intricate carvings are fantastic and I'm always amazed by their beauty and the detail!! Terrific captures for the day, Rajesh!!

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  12. More beautiful images showing ancient sculptures.

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  13. This is quite interesting.

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  14. Anonymous10:38

    How very lovely!

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  15. Beautiful pictures! I wish I could see these in the tempel.

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  16. Fantastic details on the sculptures!
    //Scaniatjejen
    http://www.scaniatjejen.se

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  17. Amazing carvings with so much detail!

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  18. I continue to be awed and amazed at the sculptures you share with us. They are all so beautiful....and they are oh, so old. The more I look at them, the more I see.

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  19. I loved the temples in Halebid and you captured the sculptures beautifully!

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  20. Such wonderful detail.

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  21. I just watched last night the story of Taj Mahal and I am so impressed of the history and I feel in love too ^_^ Now I know two countries I would love to visit Russia and India ^_^ Thanks for sharing Rajesh!

    Kim,USA

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  22. quite HANDSOME work.
    ROG, ABCW

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  23. Beautiful Captures...

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  24. Gorgeous! So intricate.

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  25. Thank you for such a beautiful post - marvelous carvings.

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  26. I like How you show us your amazing Heritage.

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  27. Awesome shots The details are so beautiful!

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  28. I love these beautiful pictures, sensual and wonderful sculptures!

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  29. Beautiful! The detail is amazing.

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  30. The details in these panels are absolutely fantastic. This is truly poetry in stone.

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  31. Words fail to describe such beauty.

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  32. Thank you all.

    Jojo: You are most welcome to India. Have a great time in India when you are here from March 8th.

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  33. Rajesh , I have been to Halebidu and Belur and each piece f carving tells a tale. thanks for refreshing my memory.

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  34. Wonderfull interesting post, love much the scultuur, greeting from Belgium

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  35. Such artistry, they must be very dedicated artists. beautiful!

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