THE ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
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| Pillared Temple Hall inside museum |
PENNSYLVANIA---Philadelphia art lovers interested in Hindu culture might begin at a granite
pillared Hindu temple hall (mandapa) the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, dating back to 1550. A
mandapa in Indian architecture is a pillared outdoor hall or pavilion for public rituals. The temple is located on the second floor of the museum with pillars, slabs and brackets from Madurai (India) that depict deities/characters/scenes from Ramayana and Mahabharata; including Krishna, Hanuman and Garuda. The Philadelphia art museum’s
Hindu collections include many religious objects:
Brahma,
Rama,
Durga,
Dancing Ganesha and more. [
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