These are granite pillars.
No they are not painted or anything is smeared on them.

It is the fine polishing that makes these pillars like glass!

What technology they had?

Belavadi temple.

This beautiful relief is from Sangameswara temple, Alampur, TS, which is a reclaimed temple.

Is it the marriage of Shiva & Parvathi?

God Shiva.

10th century bronze.

Government museum, Chennai

Look at the energy in this Lingam!
Don't you feel the radiation of energy from it?
Shiva and Parvathi relief is in the back ground!

What a marvelous piece!!!!

Most beautiful 12th century bronze of Mahalakshmi.

Government museum, Chennai

Most beautiful 12th century bronze of Mahalakshmi.
(No mix up to day!)

Zoom in and see the details.

(The one I posted yesterday was Maha Vushnu.)

Government museum, Chennai

This is a totally intact bronze from 11th century of MahaVishnu.
Most beautiful bronze in the Vaishnavite Bronze section in the Government Museum, Chennai

Zoom in and see the beauty!

Wonderful relief of Bhikshatana Murthy.

Zoom in and see his face!

Devikapuram temple, TN

Very beautiful reluef of Hanumanji Anjaneyar

Hampi

12th century bronze of Pillaiyar Ganesha

Government museum, Chennai

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The giant lingam in Hampi, Karnataka is known as the Badavilinga (located in the Shree Badavilinga Gudi).

It stands approximately 3 meters (about 10 to 12 feet) tall and is carved out of a single block of black granite. It is the largest monolithic Shiva Linga in Hampi.

Most beautiful sculpture of Maa Durga!

Pullamangai Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Pasupathi Kovil, Near Kumbakonam

Goddess Durga.

Brihadeeswarar temple, Tanjavur.

Goddess Durga

Goddess Durga!

Can anyone be so simple and yet look most beautiful?

Airavateswarar temple, Darssuram Tn

Beautiful wooden sculpture of standing Saraswathi with Veena from 19th century!

Government museum, Chennai