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Carving from a cave. Shunga period 2nd -1st century B.C.E. The period immediately after the Mauryan period saw simpler art form. Sculptures used mainly to decorate Stupas. This one is from Bharaut in Madhya Pradesh. National Museum New Delhi These depict the scene of Buddha's life or stories from Jataka tales. #nationalmuseumdelhi #shungaperiod #ancientIndia #sculptures #sculpturesatnationalmuseum #historythroughsculptures #historyofIndia #incredibleindia #natgeotravel #ngtyourdailyshot #ngtfanphoto #NGTIndia #yourshotphotographer #bbcculture #bbctravel #delhitourism #lpmi #lonelyplanetindiaofficial #indianartformsthroughdifferentera #Buddhism #jataka #Jatakatales #stupas

Mahishasurmardini (Slayer of demon Mahishasur), Pala, 10 century A.D. late medivial era, Bihar Minute, delicate Jewel like carving on stone. Temple art. #mahishasurmardini #slayerofdemons #durga #goddessdurga #nineincarnationsofdurga #hinduism #shakti #templeart #paladynasty #bihar #latemedivialperiodininIndia #artefactsinnationalmuseumdelhi #artformsduringdifferenterasofindia #sculptures #sculpturesthroughdifferenteras #incredibleindia #indianartformsthroughdifferentera #pravasavarnanaamanjul #nationalmuseumdelhi #ngtyourdailyshot #ngtfanphoto #yourshotphotographer #NGTIndia #olt #outlooktraveller #oltraveller #bbcculture #bbctravel #traveldiary #travelphotography #lpmi #lonelyplanetindiaofficial #lonelyplanetmagindia

Wall carving. Satvahana, National Museum New Delhi Fantastically scripted stories from Buddha's life come to life on the rock cut marvels of this era. #satvahana #nationalmuseumdelhi #artefactsinnationalmuseumdelhi #artformsduringdifferenterasofindia #buddhism #buddha #storiesfromlifeofbuddha #rockcutsculpture #sculpturesthroughdifferenteras #sculptures #indianartformsthroughdifferentera #sculpturesthroughdifferenteras #incredibleindia #ngtyourdailyshot #ngtfanphoto #natgeoindia #yourshotphotographer #bbcculture #bbctravel #olt #outlooktraveller #oltraveller #pravasavarnanaamanjul #lpmi #lonelyplanetmagindia #lonelyplanettravel

Parvati. Gupta period. 4-6 century CE National Museum New Delhi Indian art attained classical perfection during this year. Divine beings are highly animate youthful and are decorated with floral bands. #artefactsinnationalmuseumdelhi #artformsduringdifferenterasofindia #nationalmuseumdelhi #parvati #guptaperiod #sculpturesthroughdifferenteras #hinduism #history #historyofIndia #historythroughsculptures #ngtyourdailyshot #ngtfanphoto #NGTIndia #sculptures #yourshotphotographer #bbcculture #bbctravel #indianartformsthroughdifferentera #pravasavarnanaamanjul #incredibleindia #delhitourism #outlooktraveller #oltraveller #olt #lpmi #lonelyplanetindiaofficial #lonelyplanetmagindia

Uma Maheshwara. Pala 11 the century CE. A powerful ruler from the East. Late medivial era. They continued to encourage temple Art and architecture in India. National Museum New Delhi #travelxp #traveldiary #travelphotography #nationalmuseumdelhi #ngtfanphoto #ngtyourdailyshot #NGTIndia #yourshotphotographer #sculptures #indianartformsthroughdifferentera #incredibleindia #lpmi #bbcculture #bbctrave