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Welcome to the page that informs you about the History of Sculpture in a detailed way. In India, the first sculptures date back as early as to the Indus Valley civilization, i.e., during the 3300–1700 B.C. and can found in the Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro region lying in Pakistan, presently. These were the earliest examples of sculpture not only in India, but also in the world. With the gradual development of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, several bronze statues and wood carved statues were produced in India. From here actually starts the Indian History of Sculpture that can be best witnessed in the famous Hindu temple carvings in India.
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Some temples offering real feast to the eyes and an insight to the History of Sculpture in Hinduism are the Sun Temple in Konark, the Ajanta and Ellora cave temples, the Khajuraho Temple in Madhya Pradesh, and the Udaigiri Caves. According to the history of Hindu sculpture, some of these temples were carved out of solid mass of rock or even by carving rocky caves for centuries, thus making them the best architectural creations in the world.
For knowing about the History of Sculptures in Hinduism, it is essential to know about the root of the Hindu civilization. The very inception of the Hindu civilization took place in the bed of the Indus Valley which is considered as one of the oldest civilization in the entire world. This is the reason why Hindu culture shares a primitive influence immediately from its very days of inception. One notable characteristic of Hinduism is that it is more considered as a philosophy rather than just a religious belief. Hinduism as a religion came across many other religions along with their philosophical thoughts also. That is why the Hindu culture influence is immensely spread all throughout the world, specially in the parts of south-eastern Asia and in India. Furthermore, since Hindu sculptures reflect the characteristics and beliefs of Hindu culture, we come to know that this culture shares many philosophies belonging Buddhism and Jainism also. This fact proves that Hindu culture and sculpture, both were very much influenced by Buddhism and Jainism.
The grandeur and magnificence of Hindu sculptures mostly flourished during the Gupta Dynasty, i.e., circa the 4th, 5th and 6th centuries AD. This period experienced a golden period of elaborateness and exquisiteness in the field of Hindu sculptures that primarily included figures of Hindu deities like Shiva, Parvati, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha, Brahma, and many more. The other subjects of sculptures were the voluptuous figured amorous couples performing various erotic postures. Even if it was the Buddhist sculpture to enter India first in the 3rd century BC during the reign of King Ashoka, Hindu sculpture marked off an era of its own by its splendor and intricacy. These three decades in Hindu sculptures were also notable by the development of numerous images representing the Hindu deities.
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