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Hindu Sculptures |
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In the field of sculpture throughout the world, Hindu Sculptures hold a place of magnificence and grandeur. Hindu Sculptures flourished during the Gupta Empire, i.e., around the 4th, 5th and 6th centuries AD. This period witnessed a golden period of intricacy and exquisiteness with the Hindu Sculptures. Although it was the Buddhist sculpture that entered India first in the 3rd century BC during the rule of Ashoka, Hindu sculpture created an era of its own by its grandeur and splendor. These three decades in the history of Hindu Sculptures were also marked off by the rise of numerous images representing the Hindu gods and goddesses.
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So, gradually there started a change in the cultural background during this period. A brilliant evidence of ancient Hindu Sculptures belonging to this period is seen in the Udaigiri Caves situated in Madhya Pradesh that consists of a great number of stupendous images of Lord Vishnu.
To know about the history of Hindu Sculptures, it is important to know about the origin of the Hindu civilization. In the bed of the Indus Valley originated the Hindu civilization which is regarded as one of the oldest civilization in the world. So, Hindu culture shares a primitive influence right from its very inception. It should be noted that Hinduism is more a philosophy than a religious belief. Hinduism is a religion that encountered with other religions and their philosophical thoughts also. So, the Hindu culture influence is widely spread throughout the world, particularly in the south-eastern Asia and in the Indian subcontinent. Moreover, as Hindu Sculptures reflect Hindu culture, we come to know that in this culture there were the philosophies of Buddhism and Hinduism also. This proves that Hindu sculpture was very much influenced by the sculptures of Buddhism and Jainism.
In Hindu sculpture, the body carves are meant to be sensual. Right from the introduction stage of Indian artistry, delicate and sensual human figures were carved out. The perfect instances of Hindu Sculptures are found in the Hindu temples that were constructed during those periods. The Hindu temples were constructed in different sizes, and almost all the temples have a typical pyramidal steeple that sits as a crown at the top. Men and women in different postures, cows and other animals with a pastoral backdrop used to be the most common themes of Hindu Sculptures. The Konark Sun Temple, the Dilwara Temple in Mount Abu, the Khajuraho temple of Madhya Pradesh, are some of the temples where the brilliance and exquisiteness of Hindu Sculptures are found at its best. Hindu sculpture followed the philosophy that stated that the human body as an aesthetic form ranking next to the deities. Human sexuality is depicted in these sculptures as a metaphor meaning the wedlock of the human soul with the divine.
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