ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Dwarapalaka - Dwara means entrance and they are they guardian of entrance to the adobe of Lord Vishnu resides. Jaya and Vijaya are the two ardent devotees of Vishnu and found in every Vaishnavite temple as door keepers. #IncredibleIndia #temple #Karnataka https://t.co/D0U38bGJgI

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Vishnu seated on Adishesha, the seven hooded serpent king, found coiled on space or ocean. As an ardent devotee - when Vishnu was Rama, Adishesha took the form of Lakshmana. And when Vishnu was Krishna, he was born as Balarama. #incredibleIndia #sculpture https://t.co/A80mF4jfSz

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Garuda carrying Vishnu - The king of birds is the vehicle mount of Lord Vishnu. Right opposite the shrine of Vishnu we can see a shrine for Garuda. In present day Brahminy Kite is considered to be the Garuda. Look at how beautifully the wings are carved. https://t.co/juGITreobq

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Krishna lifting Govardhan hill - Indra gets angry that ppl start to pray Govardhan instead of him & storms the place. Krishna lifts the hill with His little finger and provides shelter to the entire village until Indra gives up. https://t.co/SXxDeV9cEY

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay A little late to post. But I found this apt for Sri Rama Navami and so here it goes 🙂 On the walls of Aralaguppe Chennakesava Temple, from left to right - Sri Rama, Lakshmi Narasimha and Chennakesava. #RamNavami #IncredibleIndia #VisitKarnataka https://t.co/jYCb5an0gk

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Narasimha - the fierce avatar of Lord #Vishnu. Seen Hiranyakasipu being ripped apart by Narasimha and the coiled thing is the intestine. The third pic is from an older Hoysala temple, note difference in architecture Story in the thread below.. #IncredibleIndia https://t.co/ox2ekbRjkN

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay  Gajasurasamhara - Shiva slays the demon who takes the form of an elephant and tortures his devotees while they are praying. What I want to focus here is this sculpture! Shiva is seen dancing with the skin of the elephant wrapped around him. More below.. https://t.co/EC0r6coqWj

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Lord Indra on Airavata - Indra is considered as the king of all the Devas and sometimes as King of all Gods. Indra is the God of Rains, in his hand you can see him holding lightening or the thunderbolt which is also the most powerful weapon called Vajra.. https://t.co/YAeyH5aZcP

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Kamadev and Rathi - The God and Goddess of love, desire, lust, sexual desires.. Hindu version of cupid 🙂 Kamadev also called as Manmadhan or Kama is son of Lord Vishnu. More in thread below #IncredibleIndia #indiafound https://t.co/55PBuGT54N

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay  I don't know what this is 🙂 This is one of the most fascinating sculptures I have seen and I have tried to decode it on multiple forums. So many of us, the history buffs, have sat with this pic and wondered what it is. Below.. https://t.co/QNqeDM14Pz

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Bhishma on bed of arrow heads - Bhishma is the mighty warrior and in the Kurukshetra war, Arjuna pierces Bhishma with arrows. Bhishma however had the boon to die when he wishes to. Thread below #incredibleindia #Mahabharata #temple https://t.co/xkroLsf6uP

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Chakravyuham, the death of Abhimanyu - Chakravyuh is a way in which soldiers arrange themselves that looks like a spiral, but not exactly just concentric circle. It is neither easy to break nor one can come out of it. Story thread below #Mahabharatham #India https://t.co/rhSnkm6aoV

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Eroticism on temple walls are interpreted in many ways. In Hoysala temples, it is carved along with other day to day activities. Like ppl cleaning, trading, buying stuff, gossiping, eating, and then they r having sex. Just another activity, that simple 🙂 #India https://t.co/84O8fQy5CI

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: #SculptureADay Thanks to the use of soapstone in new Hoysala temple architectures, it is filled with stories. The older ones are of granite and the architecture is completely different. It also shows how they wanted to make it grandeur and grandeur.  #Temples #IndianArchitecture https://t.co/VCtZu2iZAQ

ReclaimTemples Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @masalaboxtravel: The beauty of sculptures at Khajuraho is its near perfection life like sculptures. Look how nice the belly of Ganesh looks as though wobbling while dancing. Decoding the sculptures of Khajuraho - https://t.co/0bgH6xewbx #SculptureADay #travelblogger https://t.co/Yie6FZ2sAN