Benoy K Behl I am sharing the story behind the challenging photography of the inner ambulatory paintings of the Brhadiswara temple at Thanjavur. The documentation of the narrow and dark inner ambulatory was done using long exposures. In fact, IGNCA had approached me in 1991 because they as well as French photographers were finding it […]Read More
Benoy K Behl Earlier this month you saw the rarely seen Parvati painting of the 7th cent. at Pannamalai. It gives me pleasure to bring to you a photograph of a vibrant painting of the end-10th cent., from the inner ambulatory of the Brhadiswara Temple, Thanjavur. Far beyond mere optical reality, the painter conveys the […]Read More
In the last part of the 12-part series on Buddhism in India, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL talks about Buddhist art in India The film is about the heritage of Buddhist art in India, from the Bharhut and Sanchi Stupa railings of the 2nd cent. BCE, through the art of the Kashmiri painters […]Read More
In the penultimate part of the 12-part series on Buddhism in India, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL takes us to important Buddhist sites in the neighbouring nations of India This film concerns the international spread of Buddhism. It covers the important Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka (Sigiriya, Pollonaruva, Dambula Caves), Myanmar (Bagan), Thailand, […]Read More
In the 10th part of the series on Buddhism in India, art historian and producer-director Benoy K Behl tells us more about the monastic masked dance of the lamas, Cham The film is about continuing Buddhist practice in India. It covers Odisha, Ladakh, Spiti, Kinnaur and Sikkim (Rumtek monastery and others). Much of the film […]Read More
In the ninth article and film of the 12-part series on the story of Buddhism, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL travels to the Buddhist sites of the Paradise on Earth This film is about the Buddhist legacy of Kashmir. The sites covered are Harwan (4th Great Buddhist Council), Parihaspura, Mulbek Buddha, Kartse Buddha, […]Read More
In the eighth article and film of the 12-part series on the story of Buddhism, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL travels to the Buddhist sites of the state of Odisha The film is about the Buddhists sites of Odisha including Dhauli, Lalitgiri, Ratnagiri, Udaigiri, Langudi Hill, Kaima and the villages of Naupatna and […]Read More
Through the last six articles and films of the 12-part series on the story of Buddhism, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL has taken us to the Buddhist sites in India, early rock-cut caves of western India, the Buddhist heritage of Telangana and Andhra and second phase of Buddhist caves. Let us find out […]Read More
Over the last five parts of the 12-part series on the story of Buddhism, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL has got us closer to the Buddhist sites of India, Gautam Siddharth’s escape from material world, the world of early rock-cut caves of western India, the early images of Buddha and the Buddhist heritage […]Read More
The Buddhist sites of India, Gautam Siddharth’s escape from material world, the world of early rock-cut caves of western India and the early images of Buddha. In the last four parts of this 12-part series on the story of Buddhism, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL has told us about all this. Today, he […]Read More
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