Types of Indian Sculpture

Indian Sculptures offers a varied range starting from carving to sand sculptures; the range that the Indian sculpture offers is truly varied.
The purpose of creating sculpture has been to create a piece of art that should be permanent hence, durable and frequently expensive materials, like bronze and stone such as marble are used. Most of these materials are long lasting materials.

Indian Wooden Sculpture
   In Indian wood sculpture, Idols of god, goddesses and demigods are the most preferred themes through this presentation.

Indian Bronze Sculptures










Sculpture of Bronzes immensely radiates a sense of immortality and powerfully reflects the fascination and mystery about the ancient cultures of Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism.

Indian Sand Sculptures

In India, sand sculptures originated in Orissa, but later on became familiar in all parts of country.

Indian Marble Sculptures:

Marble sculptures are marked with a unique place in the world art, as the art of stone sculpting is very much common in india



















Indian Stone Sculptures
   The stone masons are known as 'Batai Hadai.' Large buildings and small articles of daily use in the houses like pounding stones, moohras, pots and basins also display the skill of local masons amply.

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