Ambā, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh (India), 1034 C.E. Marble, 128 x 58.6 cm British Museum 1909,1224.1 © The Trustees of the British Museum

The Name of the Gods

the Stakes of Using Sanskrit in the Art World

Linga Purana, Sanskrit, Devanagari
 Liṅga with Face of Shiva – Ekamukhaliṅga, Bihar (India), late 7th-early 8th century C.E. Black chlorite Musée Guimet © Johan Levillain
Yoginī, Kancipuram region, Tamil Nadu (India), late 9th-early 10th century C.E. Granite Musée Guimet © Johan Levillain
Maṇḍala of Vairocana, Central Tibet, 9th century Painting on canvas © Sotheby’s New York
Ambā, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh (India), 1034 C.E. Marble, 128 x 58.6 cm British Museum 1909,1224.1 © The Trustees of the British Museum
Ambā, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh (India), 1034 C.E. Marble, 128 x 58.6 cm British Museum 1909,1224.1 © patrika.com

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Images:
- Ambā, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh (India), 1034 C.E. British Museum 1909,1224.1 © The Trustees of the British Museum
- Linga Purana, Sanskrit, Devanagari
- Liṅga with Face of Shiva – Ekamukhaliṅga, Bihar (India), late 7th-early 8th century C.E. Musée Guimet © Johan Levillain
- Yoginī, Kancipuram region, Tamil Nadu (India), late 9th-early 10th century C.E. Musée Guimet © Johan Levillain
- Maṇḍala of Vairocana, Central Tibet, 9th century, Painting on canvas © Sotheby’s New York
- Ambā, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh (India), 1034 C.E. British Museum 1909,1224.1 © patrika.com

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