Monday, November 28, 2011

Stories Found on Wooden Temple Chariots

South Indian Temple boasts of having one or more carved chariots, either in wood or silver to take the deity during annual festivals on to the streets among the famous temples. 

Silver Chariot - V.V.Puram, Bangalore


Carvings of musicians, sages and animals from mythology were chosen for display

Dasavatara and Astalakshmi were widely used among few chariots 


Each chariot convey a different story to the viewers 


Carving of Parrot with human body from puranas




There are intricate carvings on them of gods and goddess  and sometimes of animals.






On a visit to Dharmastala last week, I saw among the exhibits one wooden chariot with exemplary carvings of Kamasutra on them and was dumfounded. Hope you will all enjoy them!


Erotic postures 


Intricate carvings


Complicated Group acts



Erotic postures


Erotic postures


Erotic postures 


Practice of oral sex acts 


Sex with multiple partners


Descriptive lessons involved in group sex


Logs of wood are of different thickness


Highly skilled craftsman have worked on these sculptures 


Different themes on different layers were formed 


Full nude damsels 


Musicians and positions of various Kamasutra 


Yaksha's  were also frequently used along with the deities