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| Khajuraho Sculptures of India |
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| One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for their erotic sculptures.Sculpture of Khjuraho The harmonious integration of architecture to the sculptures, add to the rhythm of the monuments. Each temple has a unique pattern in the placement of its sculptural moti...
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| Indian Marble Sculptures |
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| Marble sculptures are marked with a unique place in Indian Sculpture, as the art of stone sculpting is very much common in every state of India. A large percentage of marble sculpture is employed for a sacred purpose in India, in preparing various statues, idols of Gods & Goddesses & carvings in architecture. The entire artwork of marble sculptures...
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| Arjuna`s Penance |
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| The `Arjuna`s Penance` is a famous Indian sculpture made of marvel at Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram, which is an enormous relief involving many figures made on two huge boulders. This is one of the biggest open-air rock canvases in the world. This bas-relief is 31 metre long and 9 metre high with detailed carvings showing the most ador...
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| Indian Sand Sculptures |
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| Sand sculpture, like any other kind of sculptures can be of any shape, size or form. It can include the above things- a castle, or created in a human, animal, plant or a fantasy form. In India, sand sculptures originated in Orissa, but later on became familiar in all parts of country. The famous Indian Sand sculpture Artist Sudarshan Patnaik has al...
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| Indian Rock Cut Sculpture |
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| Rock cut sculpture is another unique specimen of Indian sculpture. Basically these rock-cut structures were related to various religious communities. The rock-cut sculpture differs from traditional buildings in many ways. The rock-cut art is more similar to sculpture than architecture as cutting out solid rocks produced structures. Some of the fine...
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