Hindu Art

Hindu cultural and ritual art in our site includes objects of ritual worship performed by Hindus, including statues of deities (murti) and religious implements and objects related to puja (ritual worship). All must be beautiful and pleasing to the deities. Bali has animistic roots reflected in Balinese Hinduism. In Hindu Bali, masked dances are considered a sacred form of communication where the dancer can communicate with the gods. The masks are considered very powerful and the mask dances and historical dramas taken from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Babad Dalem are considered an offering to the Hindu gods.

  • Sale! Antique Bejeweled Brass Nandi Incense Holder, India (9509A)

    Antique Bejeweled Brass Nandi Incense Holder, India (9509A)

    Original price was: $245.00.Current price is: $165.00.
    H: 4.5″  W: 2.25″  D: 3.25″   |    FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Antique recumbent long horned Nandi seated on a high pedestal throne, with jeweled decorations on head and body is an incense holder . Beautiful patina, finely cast.

  • Antique Brass Lakshmi Oil Lamp, India (9508D)

    Antique Brass Lakshmi Oil Lamp, India (9508D)

    $245.00
    H: 5″  W: 3.25″  D:3.875″  | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Brass oil lamp front and back Lakshmi on a lotus, elephants showering water bringing life to the land governed by wisdom and purity that leads to material and spiritual prosperity.

  • Sale! Antique Brass Vishnu Oil Lamp (Diya), India (9571B)

    Antique Brass Vishnu Oil Lamp (Diya), India (9571B)

    Original price was: $165.00.Current price is: $125.00.
    H: 3.75″  W: 3″  D:  3.5″    |    FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Heavy brass antique votive Vishnu diya with yoni (womb) shaped cup symbolizing fertility, short walls and spout to store oil and hold the wick, and ornate back panel topped by a lotus bud and 3 lines symbolizing Vishnu. Vishnu diyas are a Hindu tradition of followers called Vaishnavites or Vaishnavas .

  • Sale! Antique Dhokra Brass Bowl, India (9500B)

    Antique Dhokra Brass Bowl, India (9500B)

    Original price was: $165.00.Current price is: $125.00.
    H: 4.25” Dia: 4” | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Dhorka brass lost wax grain and rice measuring bowl. One-of-a-kind intricately decorated with horizontal and triangular striations. Bowls were symbol of Hindu goddess Lakshmi  placed on home altars for puja.

  • Sale! Antique Dhokra Brass Measuring Bowl, India (9500E)

    Antique Dhokra Brass Measuring Bowl, India (9500E)

    Original price was: $155.00.Current price is: $125.00.
    H: 3.875” Dia: 4.125” | FREE SHIPPING IN CNTINENTAL U.S.

    Dhorka brass lost wax grain and rice measuring bowl. One-of-a-kind intricately decorated with horizontal and triangular striations. Bowls were symbol of Hindu goddess Lakshmi  placed on home altars for puja.

     

  • Sale! Antique Glass Painting of a Peacock, India, (3983)

    Antique Glass Painting of a Peacock, India, (3983)

    Original price was: $395.00.Current price is: $325.00.
    H: 16″  W: 13 ” D:  1″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING

    Glass painting of a peacock, one of a pair of panels in an antique Indian cabinet with Krishna Playing his Flute (3982). This vibrant wall hanging is beautifully painted with reflective silver accents.  We recommend they be kept as a pair.

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  • Sale! Antique Glass Painting of Krishna, India, (3982)

    Antique Glass Painting of Krishna, India, (3982)

    Original price was: $395.00.Current price is: $325.00.
    H: 16″ W: 13″ D: 1″ | |  CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING

    This vibrant glass painting of Krishna along with the Peacock (3983MCE) were inset in an antique Indian wood cabinet or chest. One of the most popular Hindu deities, he is beautifully depicted serenading his adoring gopis with his engaging flute.

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  • Sale! Antique Hindu Peacock Oil Lamp, H: 13" India (9526)

    Antique Hindu Peacock Oil Lamp, H: 13″ India (9526)

    Original price was: $365.00.Current price is: $325.00.
    H: 13″    W:  8.5″     D: 4.75″    |  CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING.

    Graceful peacock oil lamp for Hindu ritual home altar prayers signifying purity, virtuosity, goodness, good luck. Large peacock is reservoir for oil, smaller peacock the lamp’s lid.  Peacocks symbolize love, joy, peace and harmony.

  • Antique Kumkum Container, Nepal (1278XAE) $295

    Antique Kumkum Container, Nepal (1278XAE) $295

    $295.00

    A kumkum container, also known as a sindor box is a small decorative holder for kumkum powder, a red or orange-red powder traditionally used in Hindu rituals and ceremonies. This container is brass with a foot with lotus leaves on the sides and floral patterns on the bottom and a decorative rim on the cup. These boxes are part of daily prayers (puja), festivals, weddings, and other auspicious occasions. The powder is used to apply a bindi – a forehead dot decoration associated with the third eye, representing wisdom and insight. While traditionally worn by women, and often signifying marriage, bindis are increasingly worn by men as well. 

    Antique bronze kumkum container use to hold tika power applied to women’s forehead during puja to preserve spiritual energy.  andhold is as part of Hindu puja used for Hindu social and religious markings. Kumkum is dried and made into a paste combined with small amounts of slaked lime sometimes embellished with a few grains of rice that turns the turmeric reddish and is used to apply a tikka – a small dot applied on the forehead between the eyebrows. This spot is said to be the focal point of wisdom and concentration and is where the spiritual third eye is centered. Hindu’s believe this is the sixth of the body’s seven chakras or energy vortexes where an energy channel opens humans up to the spiritual and the divine. The tikka is said to prevent energy loss, preserve spiritual energy, and enhance concentration. Hindu religious gatherings and puja begin with the application of a tikka.  Women from certain Hindu sects wear a tikka as a sign they are married,

  • Sale! Antique Majapahit Miniature Terracotta Head, Indonesia, Java (1138)

    Antique Majapahit Miniature Terracotta Head, Indonesia, Java (1138)

    Original price was: $195.00.Current price is: $135.00.
    Ht: 4” W: 1.5” D: 1.75”|FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Javanese terracotta head part of bas-relief frieze from Majapahit Empire. Most unearthed figures were small decapitated heads with Javanese facial features, hairstyles, large ear ornamentations of upper classes. A great small piece of history.

  • Sale! Antique Majapahit Terracotta Head, Indonesia, Java  (1137)

    Antique Majapahit Terracotta Head, Indonesia, Java (1137)

    Original price was: $195.00.Current price is: $135.00.
    H: 2.75″    W:1.375 ”    D:1.25″     |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Crafted during the Majapahit Empire in Java this rare head was part of a bas-relief frieze decapitated as part of religious offerings.

  • Sale! Antique Repoussé Vishnu Votive Plaque, H: 7.5" India (5174A)

    Antique Repoussé Vishnu Votive Plaque, H: 7.5″ India (5174A)

    Original price was: $250.00.Current price is: $165.00.
    H: 7.5″  W: 5.75  D: 2.5″     |     FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Copper alloy repoussé votive plaque of Vishnu surrounded with head and body aureoles. Symbols of his power as Universe’s Protector include a conch shell, his crown and lotus leaves symbolizing purity, truth, and unfolding of creation.

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