Benoy K Behl According to ancient texts, the deity in the sanctum of the temple is depicted closest to its all-pervasive nature. It is a manifestation of the ultimate truth. There also developed a great tradition of Utsava murtis or ‘festival images’. The deity, in many manifestations of human form, comes out to the streets […]Read More
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Benoy K Behl Perhaps the most favourite subject of the early Indian sculptor is Durga as Mahishasurmardini where she kills the demon of ignorance in the form of a mahisha or buffalo. The depiction of her in a 7th century cave at Mamallapuram is one of the finest jewels of Indian art. In Indic thought, the only evil is […]Read More