Compiled by London swaminathan
Date: 11 JULY 2018
Time uploaded in London – 8-37 am (British Summer Time)
Post No. 5207
Pictures shown here are taken from various sources such as Facebook friends, Wikipedia, Books, Google and newspapers; thanks. Pictures may be subject to copyright laws.
The following sculptures, paintings, wood carvings are from Moscow Museum; they depict Hitopadesa/ Panchatantra story (Crane and Crab), graceful women from Gujarat, Wayang puppet of Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, Mahabharata war, Sarasvati from Burma, Mandala from Buddhism, Rama-Hanuman carving in teakwood, Kubera and Urvasi-Pururuvas story of Rig Veda. There are many more treasures from South Asian and South East Asian countries. They are copied from the book.
SARASVATI FROM MYANMAR/ BURMA
DREAM OF MAYADEVI ABOUT BUDDHA’S BIRTH
HINDU THEMES IN BALI FOLDING SCREEN
CRANE AND CRAB STORY FROM PANCHATANTRA
WOMEN FROM GUJARAT
KUBERA- LORD OF TREASURES
MANDALA FROM BUDDHISM
RAMA AND HANUMAN ON TEAK WOOD CARVING
URVASI AND PURURUVAS- STORY FROM RIG VEDA.
WAYANG PUPPETS OF INDONESIA WITH HINDU EPIC CHARACTERS – SUBHAM-
Tamil and Vedas 