STANDING GARUDA BRONZE This traditional looking tea pot

This traditional looking tea pot with a snout for pouring tea

These are usually made of wood and in most cases have exquisite and intricate carvings on multiple set-in panels

Snakes are worshipped across a lots of cultures in the world and also play a very integral part in Hindu mythology

This particular technique evolved from Lithography – which is basically a method of printing using a stone

STANDING GARUDA BRONZE This traditional looking tea potSTANDING GARUDA Garuda is the vehicle mount of Lord Vishnu one of the principal deities of Hindu trinity. As per Hindu iconography, Garuda is often depicted in part human form with eagle beak like nose. Intricately carved wooden panels like this were used to decorate chariots, this panel of Garuda is from South India. Temple cars or chariots also called as Rathas are vehicles used to carry idols of Hindu gods in processions on annual festival days.