ARTS IN INDIA
The cultural heritage of India is one of the richest and most ancient in the world, rivalled only by Chinese art.
The art of sculpture, the most highly respected medium for artists, was widely practiced throughout the subcontinent, and buildings were profusely adorned with it.
The subject matter of Indian sculpture was almost invariably abstracted human forms that were portrayed to instruct people in the truths of the Hindu Buddhist or Jain religions.
AJANTA CAVE
Ajanta Caves exemplifies one of the greatest achievements in ancient Buddhist rock-cut architecture.
The artistic traditions at Ajanta present an important and rare specimen of art, architecture, painting, and socio-cultural, religious and political history of contemporary society in India.
9. Are rock-cut cave monument
Date back from the 2nd century
BCE to 600 CE
Located in Maharashtra, India
10. Ajanta Caves exemplifies one
of the greatest achievements
in ancient Buddhist rock-cut
architecture.
The artistic traditions at
Ajanta present an important
and rare specimen of art,
architecture, painting, and
socio-cultural, religious and
19. Designated as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1983.
The jewel of Muslim art in India and
one of the universally admired
masterpieces of the world's heritage”. It
is regarded by many as the best example
of Mughal architecture and a symbol of
India's rich history.
23. DIWALI
• is the Hindu festival of
lights, with variations
celebrated in other
Indian religions. It
symbolizes the spiritual
"victory of light over
darkness, good over evil,
and knowledge over
ignorance".
25. RANGOLI
• Is the art of making
designs or patterns
on the walls or the
floor of the house
using finely ground
white powder along
with different colors.
26. RANGOLI
• Design and Motifs
• NATURE
• (mangoes, creepers,
flowers, swan,
peacocks, etc.
Ang sining ng iskultura, ang pinaka iginagalang na midyum para sa mga artista, ay malawakang isinagawa sa buong subkontinente, at ang mga gusali ay labis na pinalamutian nito.
Ang paksa ng iskultura ng India ay halos walang paltos na abstract na mga anyo ng tao na inilalarawan upang turuan ang mga tao sa mga katotohanan ng mga relihiyong Hindu Buddhist o Jain.
Shiva is said to be the great destroyer who will annihilate the universe in the end of time, only for it to be reborn as part of the endless cycle of death and rebirth. Many legends speak of Shiva's exploits as a god.
1500-1600
MUSLIM DYNASTY
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Ramayana. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kurukshetra War, a war of succession between two groups of princely cousins, the Kauravas and the Pandavas
The Ramayana also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Sage Valmiki, is a smriti text from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other being the Mahabharata. The epic, narrates the life of Rama, a prince of Ayodhya in the kingdom of Kosala