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Amrita-Samudra Manthana-THREAD Dhanvantari, the heavenly physician, emerged with a pot containing the amṛta, the heavenly nectar of immortality. Fierce fighting ensued between the...
This lithograph 'Birth of Shakuntala' was the first print to be produced in the Ravi Varma Fine Art Lithographic Press on 12th July 1894. The painting alongside that belongs to a c...
Kirtimukha. Once, Shiva became very angry with the disrespectful behaviour of a Yaksha,and created an ogre to eat him alive,yaksha knowning Shiva's intention begged for his forgive...
Do you think you own a work by Raja Ravi Varma? If yes, then read this thread carefully to understand the difference between an 'original oil painting' and a 'print or lithograph'....
ORIGINS OF THE PERSIAN GODDESS 'ANAHITA' -Anahita is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as 'Aredvi Sura Anahita', the A...
The method of embalming when the ancient Egyptians Recently discovered the method of mummification and discovered its materials and methods. The ancient Egyptians discovered mummif...
These striking 18th century French etchings that depict the avatars of the Hindu deity Vishnu. check ALT -Matasya avtaar Images: RijksMuseum Source: Engraving India in 17th-and 1...
From the Egyptian civilization. Prepration for afterlife. 1- Wash the body with wine and water from the Nile. Score one side and extract the organs. Remove the brain by sticking a...
The tradition of story-telling using scrolls is an ancient one in India. Panini mentions use of such scrolls in the 2nd century BCE. Examples in the British Museum's collection rep...
Devlopment of Qutub minar -Earlier Qutub Minar looked very different from what it looks like today. according to Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan Sahab instead of stone railings, there were b...
ELEPHANTA CAVE THREAD -Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986, Elephanta Caves consists of 7 rock-cut caves on Elephanta Island, just outside Mumbai Harbour. The island i...
Pillared temple Hall from Madurai now at @philamuseum c. 1560 Artist/maker unknown, Indian This granite architectural elements are presented within the museum gallery in an arra...