@blackknight95857669@social.linux.pizza2026-05-05 18:31:44
These works are stunning. This one in particular struck me.
#Art #Sculpture #ThatIsntStyrofoam
@blackknight95857669@social.linux.pizza2026-05-05 18:31:44
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-06-25 14:55:15
A super closeup of yoga narasimha of Kaniyooru Matha, Udupi. Not my picture.
BTW presently only nine people in this world are allowed to even touch this idol. (There'll ever be at most 16.) That's a truly exclusive and privileged group but also one with a lot of responsibility. #ama
#art #sculpture #Udupi #India
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-05-29 06:51:40
Set aside religion, faith,... and take in the #art and #imagination that produced this simple yet elegant #sculpture (centuries ago) and presentation (today).
Picture I received today of Anantapadmanabha (Wishnu reclining, Brahma in the lotus from his navel, consorts by his feet) in Karkala #India.
@smurthys@hachyderm.io2026-06-21 19:50:36
Today is International Yoga Day. Apropos, a picture of 800 years old idol of "yoga narasimha" of Kaniyooru Matha, Udupi; the gold cladding is recent. The idol on its right is also yoga narasimha but a few decades newer. On the left is Krishna; age unknown but old.
I love the detail of the crowns and other ornaments, as well as that of the silver arch behind the idols. And of course the elegance of the simple decoration.
Picture from Jun. 8, 2026. **Not my picture.**
#sculpture #idol #India #Udupi #art #yoga
