Indian Temple Sculptures

Intricate carvings from various temples in India, showcasing deities and figures in detailed stone work, reflecting religious themes and artistic legacy.

Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebid, near Mysore, India, Asia

apsara and nayika adinath temple khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Temple constructed by Maharani Nohala wife of king Yuvraj dev of Kalchuri on Damoh Jabalpur road, village Nohata, Byarama District, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Schnitzerei einer Jain-Göttin mit Mägden im Jain-Tempel, Arthuna-Tempelgruppe, Banswara, Rajasthan, Indien. Carving of Jain goddess with maids at the Jain Temple, Arthuna Group of Temples, Banswara, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22399368

Statue carved on Sas Bahu temple, Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Sculpture in Jabreshwar Mahadev Shiva temple at phaltan,satara,Maharashtra,India,Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Ellora caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Reliefs in the Kailash temple Left : Krishna holding Mount Govardhana Right : the god of love Kama with his consort Rati

Wall Sculpture of Couple, Khajuraho Stone sculpture of divine couple on wall of Jain Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16850319

Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebid, near Mysore, India, Asia

The Sanctuary of Truth is an all-wood building filled with sculptures based on traditional Buddhist and Hindu motifs. The building is close to 105 meters (345 feet) high and covers an area of more than two rai. It features contemporary Visionary art based on traditional religious themes. The project was initiated as an idea of Thai businessman Lek Viriyaphant in 1981, and is scheduled to be complete in 2025.

India, Rajasthan, Ranakpur, Chaumukha Temple, relief detail

Carving Lord Ganesha and Lord Vishnu on Joysagar Dol, Sivasagar, Assam, India. Carving Lord Ganesha and Lord Vishnu on Joysagar Dol, Sivasagar, Assam, India.

Dancing Shiva relief in Ravana Phadi caves, Karnataka, India, Asia Copyright: xHarshalxSathe/DinodiaxPhotox

Vishnu Rani-ki-vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Stone Pillar with Narsinh Incarnation of Vishnu and other figures of animals and deities 11th Century AD, Kalchurian period, found at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Relief on Wall of Vaikuntha Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram at Tamilnadu India Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

17th century wood carvings in temple chariot at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Stone Pillar with Narsinh Incarnation of Vishnu and other figures of animals and deities 11th Century AD, Kalchurian period, found at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Vishnu On wall of Big temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xSudipxBhaumik/DinodiaxPhotox

Casted idols on the outer wall of an old temple, near the Palasdev Temple, Ujani Dam, Maharashtra, India Casted idols on the outer wall of an old temple, near the Palasdev Temple, Ujani Dam, Maharashtra, India

Geschnitzte Götzenbilder an der Außenmauer des Shani Dev-Tempels, Fortkomplex, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan Carved idols on the outer wall of the Shani Dev Temple, Fort Complex, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23325361

India, Rajasthan, Ranakpur, Detail of carving on one of Jain Temples, Close-up of carving

Beautiful stone carving on one of the temple in the compound of Mamleshwar mandir at Omkareshwar District Khandva Madhya Pradesh India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Virupaksha Temple Pattadakal Badami Karnataka India ASIA Oct 2010

Magic atmosphere in Jain temple. Jaisalmer Magic atmosphere in Jain temple. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. India Copyright: xZoonar.com/Pascopixx 22233325

UNESCO World Heritage Site standing Vishnu sculpture in Pattadakal temple eight century Karnataka India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Khajuraho mithuna couples on wall of lakshmana temple madhya pradesh India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

The god of love Kama and his woman Rati at a temple in Khajuraho India

Erotische Skulpturen am Vishwanatha-Shiv-Tempel in Karimati, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh Erotische Skulpturen am Vishwanatha-Shiv-Tempel in Karimati, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22511135

Khajuraho graceful apsaras and nayikas on wall of lakshmana temple madhya pradesh India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Verul, India - 27 December 2025: View of ancient carvings depicting figures and deities emerge from the rock face, their forms softened by time and shadow.

brahma on wall of jagadambi temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Ellora caves near Aurangabad, Maharashtra state in India

Ajanta caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Statues on porch of the entrance facade of cave 19

India, Mahrshtra, Ellora, Ramesvara cave, Siva dancing

Khajuraho mithuna couples on wall of lakshmana temple madhya pradesh India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Stone statue of Vishnu, the God of Protection, Preservation of Good, Karma restoration, Moksha.

India, Rajasthan, Jaisalmer, Jain Temple carvings

Krishna playing flute bas relief in Hindu temple. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple also called Thiruvarangam is an example of Dravidian Architecture. Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Krishna bas relief in Hindu temple. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

God and goddesses carved on arjunas penance in Mahabalipuram Mamallapuram Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Naga half-human half-snake creature of Hindu mythology appears flanked by dancers in sculpture from World Heritage Sun temple complex in Konarak, Orissa, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Paris, France. Asian antiquities on display primarily from Tibet. (Editorial Use Only)

Vahara Cave Temple, Mahabalipuram, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Garuda Holding Nagas, Aihole Sculpture of Garuda holding Nagas on door top at Ladkhan Temple in Aihole, Bagalkot district, Karnataka, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16828414

Damage (theft) on Apsara, Chau Say Tevoda temple, Siem Raep, Angkor, Cambodia, Asia

Dancing Nayika with Musical Instrument Khanjani at Konarak Sun Temple, orissa, India copyright: xbxpxmaiti/dinodiaxphotox

statue parshwanath temple, khajuraho, madhya pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xHarshalxSathe/DinodiaxPhotox

DET RELIEVE DEL DIOS SIVA CON NINFAS EN MURO DE TEMPLO. Location: KANDARIYA MAHADEVA TEMPLE. KHAJURAHO. India. SHIVA. SIVA DIOS HINDU.

apsara and nayika on the wall of vamana temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Verul, India - 27 December 2025: View of the ancient, intricately carved stone walls of the Kailasa Temple, adorned with detailed sculptures depicting Hindu deities and mythological scenes.

brihadishwara temple thanjavur Vishwakarma Tamilnadu India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Mandalay, the Shwe Nan Daw temple, nice sample of teak traditional architecture covered with sculpted wooden panels recounting previous lifes of Buddha

Alto-relievo of temples of Khajuraho Khajuraho Copyright: xZoonar.com/Yrax 13860041

Sculptures of Hindu God and Goddess on the Hindu Temple, Osian Group of Temples, Osian, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Sculptures of Hindu God and Goddess on the Hindu Temple, Osian Group of Temples, Osian, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21269692

Carved statues on pillars in Raghunatha temple, Malyavanta hill, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Blick auf die zerstörte Skulptur von Lord Shiva in Jethabhai Ni Vav, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indien View of the ruined sculpture of Lord Shiva in Jethabhai Ni Vav, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22339974

Ellora caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Kailasa temple, Shiva and Parvati, and Nandi bull

Close-up of guard stone, Ratnaprasada, Rathna Prasada, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

Famous stone carving sculptures pf Ganesha, Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India. Unesco World Heritage Site. Famous sculptures of Khajuraho temples, India

Shiva and Parvati sculpture. Orissa, India, 13th century AD. Stone sculpture shows the powerful Hindu deity Shiva, with his consort Parvati, the daugter of the mountain, seated on his knee. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, King Statue.

Sculptures of Hindu Deities on the Kedareshwara Temple, Dharmapuri, Beed Maharashtra India. Sculptures of Hindu Deities on the Kedareshwara Temple, Dharmapuri, Beed Maharashtra India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21700755

Vishnu. Cave n.4, Badami. India, Karnataka (Western Chalukya dinasty, VI-VII cent)

Krishna playing flute bas relief in Hindu temple. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple also called Thiruvarangam is an example of Dravidian Architecture. Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

Geschnitzte Skulptur der Göttin Mahishasurmardini und der Göttin Ambe im Shamlaji-Vishnu-Tempel, Bezirk Aravalli, Gujarat, Indien. Carved sculpture of Goddess Mahishasurmardini and Goddess Ambe on Shamlaji Vishnu Temple, Aravalli District, Gujarat, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22399514

Cambodia. Siem Reap. Bantay Srei Temple. Esquisitely carved lintels.

Carvings of Lord Vishnu on the Kedareshwara Temple, Dharmapuri, Beed Maharashtra India. Carvings of Lord Vishnu on the Kedareshwara Temple, Dharmapuri, Beed Maharashtra India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21701230

Bust of Couple at Konark Stone carving of bust of traditional couple at Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha Orrissa, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16820409

Lady Applying Mascara, Khajuraho Statue of graceful lady applying mascara eye-lotion on her eye at Jain Temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16837428

Erotic sculpture on Jabreshwar Mahadev Temple at phaltan,satara,Maharashtra,India,Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculptures on Jain temple, Khajuraho, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Ornate statues on two or three tiers on Vishwanath temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

11th century statue of Parvati with rishaba in Brihadishvara temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, capital of the Cholas, temple of Shiva, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Exuberant dancing Shiva relief in Bas relief in Ravanaphadi cave temple in Aihole, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

The Tempel Ruin of Banteay Srei about 32 Km north of the Temple City of Angkor near the City of Siem Riep in the west of Cambodia.. ASIA CAMBODIA ANGKOR BANTEAY SREI

Lord shiva temple rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotox

Cambodia, Angkor. Ta Prohm temple carvings.

Geschnitzte Skulptur einer Frau, die in einen Spiegel schaut, bekannt als Ainak Sundari, im Shri Siddheshwara Swamy Tempel, Hottal, Nanded, Maharashtra, Indien. Carved sculpture of a woman looking into a mirror, known as Ainak Sundari, on Shri Siddheshwara Swamy Temple, Hottal, Nanded, Maharashtra, India. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23416850

Virupaksha Temple Pattadakal Badami Karnataka India ASIA Oct 2010

yama on wall of parsvanath temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue of Buddha in Pandav Leni Nashik Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Ancient Sculpture of God With Maids on the Bhima Kichak Temple, Malhar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. Ancient Sculpture of God With Maids on the Bhima Kichak Temple, Malhar, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21295960

Lord Vishnu with consort Lakshmi on Parasvanath temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Detailed wood carving in Shwenandaw Kyaung (Golden Palace Monastery, Mandalay, Myanmar

Mithuna couples on wall of vishvanath temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Stone Carving Statues of Ganesh ganpati God with wives Riddhi and Siddhi in Temple complex 15th century, Dungarpur, rajasthan, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Old artistic relief, personified Naga, aspect of the Hindu god Vishnu, at the round temple Polonnaruwa Watadage, Quadrangle, Polonnaruwa, North-Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Casted idols on the outer wall of an old temple, near the Palasdev Temple, Ujani Dam, Maharashtra, India Casted idols on the outer wall of an old temple, near the Palasdev Temple, Ujani Dam, Maharashtra, India

apsara and nayika on wall of kandariya mahadeva temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Chennakeshava temple at Belur,state of Karnataka,South India,Asia

Shiva Nataraja, Tanjavore Chola Temple, Tanjavore, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Sculpture of Nara-Nari on the Sri Mallikarjuna Gudi Pattadakal, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India. Sculpture of Nara-Nari on the Sri Mallikarjuna Gudi Pattadakal, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21700739

Bhairav-Shiv Rani ki vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

17th century wooden carvings in Meenakshi-Sundareswarar temple Chariot at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Close-up of guard-stone, Ratnaprasada, Rathna Prasada, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

Angkor Thom Relief an einer Wand des Bayon Tempel in Angkor Thom in Kambodscha Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreasxEdelmannx 21579067

Lord Ganesha sculpture of Vishwanath temple Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Vishnu sitting on Garuda, Vaishnav cult, Kulturian period, 11 Century AD, found in Bilahari, district Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Kailasanatha temple, Dravidian temple architecture, Pallava period 7th - 9th century, district Kanchipuram, state Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Cambodia, Siem Reap Province, Angkor Thom, The Bayon. Detail Of Carving Of Two Dancing Asparas

China Henan Province Luoyang, Luoyang Longmen Grotto

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