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Sculptures Of Apsaras

A Young Lady Applying Vermilion (A Sculpture Inspired by Khajuraho)

The Apsara Applying Vermilion (A Sculpture Inspired by Khajuraho)

Large Size Dancing Lady with Mirror (Apsara)

Krishna's Gopi Carrying Milk Pots (Large Size)

Apsara - Who Enchants Everyone With Her Music

Large Size Nayika Dressing Herself (A Sculpture Inspired by Khajuraho)

Celestial Nymph with Parrot Passing Message

The Apsara Applying Vermillion (A Sculpture Inspired by Khajuraho)

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Apsara Statues

The female of the species has always been a mystery to the human mind. Of the many attempts to resolve this paradox, a particularly satisfying one has been through the medium of art. Both the feminine psych and physique has been a constant source of inspiration for artists. The Indian sculptural tradition, largely based on its ancient literary heritage, has celebrated a category of semi-divine females known as the Apsaras. The word ‘apsara’ signifies that they were received from the waters (apah in Sanskrit).

Statues of Apsaras inevitably show them as well-endowed women with voluptuous bodies, a symbol of fertility and also aesthetically pleasing at the same time. Often they are modelled to show the theme of ‘love in separation’, expressed through the act of writing a love letter or confiding themselves in their pet parrot or beautifying themselves in a mirror (shringara), while waiting for their lover. Other attractive models include those playing a drum or stringed instrument, dancing, or even plucking a thorn out of her feet.

Here you can buy Indian statues visualizing the ideal woman. Many statues for sale here are modelled on figures from the Khajuraho temple.