Masterpieces of the Female Form in Indian Art |
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11th century A.D. 11th-12th century 2nd century A.D. A.D. Indian Museum Aihole alluring Ananda Coomaraswamy ancient Aphrodite Apsaras Archaeological Survey Bharhut Bhubaneshvar bodily bosom breasts Calcutta Copyright celestial century A.D. Copyright century A.D. Indian century A.D. Photo charm courtesan created creation cult culture damsels dancers Darshan Lall depicted desirable Devadasis Dilwara temple divine dryads erotic expression eyes female body female figure female form feminine grace fertility flesh goddess gods Gopis Greek Hindu hips ideal Indian art Indian artist Indian sculptor Kalidasa Kama Khajuraho Konarak Krishna literature lotus loveliness lover Maithuna male Mathura medieval age medieval temple Mother mother-goddess motherhood Nagarjunakonda Nature Nayika never nude nudity ornaments painting perfection perhaps Philip Rawson physical Plate Radha Radhakamal Mukerjee Rajarani temple representation S. N. Dasgupta Salabhanjika Sanchi sculpture semi-divine semi-nude sensual sensuous sexual Shakti Shastras Shastric slim stone Supreme Surasundaris Survey of India Tantric Taraporevala temple walls waist women worship Yakshis