The spectacular Madhubani painting is nicely treated with some beautiful lines and colour combination. Five women figures are painted on a tree. The beautiful painting symbolizes the symbiotic relations between human being and the nature. Madhubani painting of the Mithila region in Bihar are mainly women-centric as the works are primarily done by the fair sex.
The figure of Kurumari mata or the Sheetla Devi, the famous goddess from South India has been carved out of single block of black marble. Her body is ornate with heavy ornaments and the goddess is wearing golden plates on her forehead. The designs on the figure are hand made and the goddess is wearing red saris and some garlands. She is putting her one leg on three beheaded heads.
The wooden figure of Lord Krishna playing His universal flute reflects a sense of accomplishment on the face of the God. The cross-legged figure of the Lord Krishna has some very beautiful carvings. His headgear, the drapery, face of the Lord, hands all reflect a greater degree of smoothness and gracefulness. The headgear has lot of carvings on it. The eyes, the nose, the eyebrows, the lips all reflect a greater degree of sculptural excellence.
The beautiful image of the mother goddess Vaishno Devi is being nicely carved out of single block of marble with some dazzling features. 22 karat gold paints in on the forehead of the goddess sparkle like jewels. Her eye brows, sparkling eyes, eight hands with weapons on each of the hand, here drapery — all have been nicely treated by the sculptor in a royal manner. The smiling face of the goddess has added beauty to the figure.
Among the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, Krishna is considered the most important one. The elegant figure of Krishna with his flute reveals a greater sense of gracefulness and smoothness. The Lord is covered over his head by Bsuki and he is sitting on the coil of the great snakes, Anant, the thousand headed gigantic serpent. This Ananta, represents the eternity of time's endless revolutions and harbours the germ and the essence of future life. His face has been intricately carved out and it reflects a deeper sense of gracefulness. He is wearing a cloth and a garland. The Anant is also been nicely designed.
The stone image of Bhairon Baba is being nicely carved out with a greater sense of gracefulness and accomplishment. He is seated on a Dog and the image is being treated in a great sense of refinement. A visit to Vaishno Devi is considered incomplete without paying a visit to the temple of Baba Bhairon Baba. His four hands are holding weapons on two of them.
The mask of Lord Shiva has been aptly carved out of wood by the craftman. Lord Shiva is called the Gangadhar as when the river Ganga came down from the Heaven it was Lord Shiva who absorbed her on his tuft of hair. The calm and gentle nature of the figure is praiseworthy. He has painstakingly decorated the God with his masterly hands.
Son of Shiva and Parvati Lord Ganesha is considered the Master of war. The beautiful figure of the Lord is given a polished treatment. The Elephant God, is one of the most revered gods in Hinduism and is worshipped at the beginning of any ritual in Hinduism. The beautiful image of the Lord is given a detail and refine treatment with some dazzling carvings on it. He is surroundings are given rich decorations.
Carved in a single block of Indian Marble this sculpture of Lord Murugan or Kartikeya is carved by the Jaipur craftsmen,it takes nearly 30 days to carve the sculpture after that final polish and painting work is done.Lord Kartikeya is known as Shadanun Bhagwan means ."Six Headed God".Kartikeya is the commander of the gods army.He is the brother of Ganesha and son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.Displeased over a domestic issue,he took voluntary exile and settled in southern India where there are many temples dedicated to him,there he is worshipped as Subramanya Swami.
The wooden figure of Lord Shiva, the god of destruction has been nicely carved out of wood by the artist. Though normally the Lord is depicted in a ferocious nature, here the artist sculpts out the figure reflecting a greater degree of innocence on the face of the Lord. The partially naked figure of the Lord with garlands of snakes reflects a sense of smoothness. The over all figure bears some nice carving on it.
The grey sand stone has been carved out in a nice way to portray a vivid image of Mahishasurmardini Durga. The grey colour has some mixture of greenish giving the statue an imposing posture. As Durga, the Goddess is “beyond reach” or “inaccessible.” She is Devi Mahishasuramardini (Goddess Killer of the Buffalo Demon) who appears to her devotees as both Saumya (gentle and mild) and ghora (frightful and terrible). According to Skanda Purana, Durga is none other than Parvati, who takes on the role of warrior at Siva’s request to kill a giant demon, who couldn’t be killed by any of the gods because he was protected against the torments of any male by a special boon. Thus Parvati alone is able to kill him, and in doing so, the goddess is named Durga. The demon then takes the form of a buffalo, an apparition that again appears in the famous Devi-Mahatmya tale of the slaying of Mahishasura, the buffalo demon (mahisha means buffalo). The buffalo, the demon and the Goddess all have been given a refined treatment by the sculptor.
A paradigm of the victory of the good over the evils, the figure is a rare repository of the tribal culture and traditions. Durga was born out the collective power of all the leading gods and goddesses in Hinduism to kill the demon Mahishasur who created havoc among the goddesses. The figure has been brought out in the lost wax method and it reveals a deeper sense of artistry of the tribal sculptors.
The oxidized ornate figure of the Nandi, the vehicle of the Lord Shiva has been beautifully carved out of brass by the artist revealing a greater degree of sculptural excellence. The figure has shown the application of too many ornaments. The figure is marked by some dexerity of sculptural acumen as the ornamnets have been more visible. The horns, the mouth, the elongated ears, the tail as well as the carvings on the back of the figure have been nicely executed.
The beautiful brass figure of Nandi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva is given a resplendent treatment with some nice carvings on it. Nandi is also the gatekeeper of Lord Siva and Parvati. Temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvati display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine. There are also some temples dedicated solely to Nandi. According to Puranas, Nandi was born out of the right side of Vishnu resembling Shiva exactly and given as a son to the sage Salankayana. Some puranas mention him as the son of the sage Silada who got him by the grace of Shiva. Nandi also cursed Ravana (the demon King of Lanka) that his kingdom would be burnt by a monkey (Vanara) and later Hanuman, the great monkey devotee of Lord Ramchandra, burnt Lanka when he went in search of Sita, abducted by Ravana in Ashok Vatika.
The bust of Lord Shiva, one of the Trinity, is being given a detail treatment by the sculptor. The moustache of the Lord, his forehead, his eyebrows, his elongated ears all have been given a detail and refine treatment. Lord Shiva is the destroyer of the evil forces on Earth and he represents enormous power.
An epitome of tremendous prowess and force, the beautiful image of Goddess Durga has been carved out of brass in a most refine manner. Her eight hands are holding eight different weapons and she is seated on the roaring lion. The figure contains some of the rich ornaments as well as some spectacular carvings adorn the goddess. She was the result of the combination of all forces of the gods and goddesses. She was born to kill the demon Mahishasur that wrought havoc on heaven. The figure reveals a composed and calm as well as feminine posture. The drapery of the goddess is being given a refine treatment.
