Shiva and Parvati sculpture
A History of the World in 100 Objects
A History of the World in 100 Objects
This week we're looking at the world around 700 years ago, and how different religious traditions tried through objects to bring people directly into contact with the divine. In this programme we're in Arisa, a densely populated rice producing state in northeast India on the Bay of Bengal. Around 1300 it was a prosperous, sophisticated Hindu kingdom, which built thousands,. literally thousands of magnificent temples. Most of these temples were dedicated to the god Shiva. We know he's Shiva because he's carrying his trademark trident, and he rests one foot on the back of the sacred bull that he often rides. The sculptor has carved the body of Shiva in very full relief. So as I approach it, I
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