Hindu ArtAnd Architecture
Before 1300
Vishnu Temple, Deogarh, c. 500.
Vishnu Laying on this Serpent, from the Vishnu Temple at Deogarh.
Overview of Elephanta Caves, c. 550-557.
Sadashiva, from interior of Cave I, Elephanta.
Kailasanatha Temple, view of roof, Ellora, c. 757-783 (Source Nancy Eder).
Kailasanatha Temple, at Ellora, c. 757-787.
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho, c. 1004-1035.
Carvings on the exterior of Kandariya Mahadeva Temple.
Detail of Maithuna from the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple.
Detail of Maithuna.
Great Relief, Mamallapuram, c. 630-728.
Great Relief, detail of cleft, Mamallapuram.
Shiva Nataraja, eleventh century, copper alloy.
Metal image in worship. (Source Lotus Sculpture)