Wood Statuettes - Ancient ParrotsThe wooden statue of the two parrots has been nicely carved out and the two figures are looking at each other. The two figures reflect some good carvings on them and the figures are being well painted. Parrots occupy an important place in Indian folklores and the figures show a greater degree of prominence and the various parts of the figures have been nicely treated.

with the second the heavens

the bold mirrors are neatly planted in an interesting manner and vivid cloth patches are assembled from the used pieces of mirror-speckled headdresses and skirts cloths worn by the 'Lambadi' women

Holes for letting melted metal in and liquid wax out

25"H x 5"W x 2

The painter has made use of variegated colous to make the painting more attractive

Buddhist god of divine wisdom has been nicely carved out revealing perfection of sculptural wisdom

Hiding the sins

He was the founder and father of Yoga

He established what today constitute the tenets of Jainism

This kind of painting style involves three rigorous phases: waxing

The Patachitra painting has beautifully depicted various scenes from the life of Lord Krishna

His childhood escapades constitute a lively discourse in Indian literature