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Ivory Carved Dashavtar
Ivory Carved Dashavtar is a miniature Hindu shrine displaying the incarnations of Lord Vishnu intricately carved in ivory. Magnificently carved, this small ivory shrine depicts the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu, and is on display in the National Museum. This carved ivory shrine was made in the late 18th century. Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu is one of the most popular concepts of Hinduism, which has been widely worshiped by the Hindus in one or the other form. History The intricate carving and design places this shrine back to the late 18th or early 19th century. South India, used to be the hub of ivory craft, before it was banned in the country. Many artisans and craftsmen from various parts of south India (especially Trivandrum) specialized in carving ivory. Decorated with black paint, the screen and the base of the shrine shows the signature style of craftsmanship of Mysore school of ivory painting. However, ivory is a bone medium and so is forbidden to be worshiped in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dashavtar Ivory Carving
Dashavatar or Dashavtar generally refers to Dashavatara, the ten incarnations of the god Vishnu in Hindu mythology. Dashavatar may also refer to: * ''Dasavathaaram'', released in Hindi as ''Dashavtar'', a 2008 Indian Tamil film starring Kamal Hassan * Dasavatharam (film), ''Dasavatharam'' (film), 1976 Indian Tamil film * ''Dasavathaaram'', a 2008 Indian Tamil film * Dashavatar (film), ''Dashavatar'' (film), a 2008 Indian animated film about the incarnations * Dashavathara (film), ''Dashavathara'' (film), a 1960 Indian Kannada film * Dashavatari Ganjifa, ten-suited playing cards in which each suit represents an incarnation of Vishnu * Dasavatara shrine, miniature Hindu shrine from South India * Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh, a temple in Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
