Monday, 5 November 2018

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A Hoysala/Vijayanagara era Shri Krishna is now being held at the asian art museum at san francisco, california.



A 854 year old Ganesha with Siddhi and Buddhi carved out of sandstone belonging to the era of Vindhyavarman, the king of Malwa (present day MP) now being held at the norton simon museum, pasadena, california https://t.co/lrmVpy8wcU




A over 2000 year old terracotta sculpture of goddess Lakshmi dating back to the Mauryan era from Kausambi, present day Uttar Pradesh, now being held at the norton simon museum,pasadena, california https://t.co/VsQ1JAKdkq 




A 1000 year old bronze vigraham of Nataraja belonging to the Chola era, now held at the norton simon museum,pasadena, california. Mind u these r NOT replicas. Mind numbs at the thought of how so many Chola era bronze vigrahams were smuggled out of Bharat. https://t.co/xXhr5JTHHk 




Another extremely rare & ornate 800 year old copper alloy vigraha of Maha Vishu & Lakshmi belonging to Himachal Pradesh, now held at the norton simon museum,pasadena, california. https://t.co/1BCHbV6x4A 




Another intricate Gahadavala era Vishnu carved out of sandstone, now being held at the norton simon museum, pasadena. Just in awe of the kind of craftsmanship executed under the Gahadavalas..while libs keep deriding Uttar Pradesh as a backward savage state.This is what UP gave us




Even bloody harvard has stashed away our murthis. This 1000 year old Chamunda carved out of sandstone belonged to the Chandela kingdom, who ruled present day Madhya Pradesh. How does @harvartmuseums feel about "owning" stolen art? https://t.co/r58MaEnisM




An extremely rare 900 year old sandstone murthi of Maha Vishnu in his Vishwaroopa, now being held at @carlosmuseum in Atlanta,Georgia. We'd all like to know how it feels to "own" stolen art? https://t.co/2vugCyxt4z 




How can Yale, a fellow ivy league of harvard be left behind in "owning" stolen Hindu art? Here is a murthi of Lord Surya riding his chariot, carved out of pink sandstone. The murthi probably belongs to the Chauhan era, who ruled over modern day Rajasthan. https://t.co/wah6IkSRqu




A Pala era Maha Vishnu carved out of schist, now stashed away at the Norton Simon Museum ,Pasadena, California. https://t.co/1LvXFdMZiO 




Over 800 year old Mahishasuramardini carved out of the highly rigid & nearly impossible to split argillite rock. It belongs to the Pala empire period, who ruled over present day Bengal. This amazing murthi is now stashed away at the met museum in new york https://t.co/YaO72Hj78f 




Yet another stunning murthi of Mahishasuramardini belonging to the same Pala period, this time carved out of black schist, stashed away the the met museum in nyc. https://t.co/3l6cjuwTz9 




A very rare & stunning 1100 year old murti of Sharada Devi (Saraswati) belonging to Kashmir, carved out of chlorite schist. Now stashed away at the met museum in nyc. https://t.co/KWjnAoO1Tm 




A rare & highly ornate Murthi of Lakshmi Ganapathi belonging to the times of the great Narasimha Deva of the Eastern Ganga empire (Present day Odisha). It was smuggled & auctioned off in the year 1830 at Christie's. Now stashed away at the british museum https://t.co/nQEPFD4Axt 




Another marvel from Kalinga desha at brit museum. Murthi of Uma Maheshwara belonging to approximately the same times of Narsimhadeva. While some of the Murthis are catalogued by brit museum website, some like these I am cross referencing from other sources https://t.co/vCWvIILoun 




A rare bronze Vighraham of a specific form of Lord Shiva known as Nandikeshwara belonging to the Chola era. Notice the galloping deer on the left hand. The brit museum aren't even aware of this specific attribute of Lord Shiva.For them its just a showpiece https://t.co/l05DC6WFea




The remnants of an extremely rare 1200 year old Maha Vishnu belonging to Kashmir, destroyed by islamic invaders. Now in illegal possession of a London based private collector, John Eskenazi Ltd.  Our own rare heritage kept away from us! This is deceit of the highest order! 




Checkout these smugglers & their recent "acquisition" that includes a 1400 yr old rare sandstone murthi of Uma Maheshvara from Punjab, a 1000 yr old Green schist Lingam belonging to Kashmir, a 2000 yr old buddhist dharma chakra from Amaravathi & many more! https://t.co/9Kehwgh5qM 




A 1200 year old Chandela era Shiva-Parvathi with Ravana lifting mount Kailasa, belonging to present day Madhya Pradesh now being held at the cleveland museum of art. https://t.co/cQeFRRtnbB 




Self confessed loot of this 1000 year old sandstone murthi of Harihara belonging Khajuraho by the thieving british. Its now stashed away at the british museum. https://t.co/o2BkyHDaSh 




Checkout this 800 year old Hoysala era murthi of Maha Vishnu sculpted out of soapstone. Now being illegally held at the Kreeger Art Museum @KreegerMuseum in Washington DC. https://t.co/eDjyNqaaPJ






A 18th century brass vigraham of Goddess Gaja Lakshmi belonging to Odisha now being held at the Los angeles county museum. It is classified under "South Asian Art"  Ha! https://t.co/D4YnN5HXxt 




A partially damaged 900 year old murthi of Durga sculpted out of black stone belonging to the Pala era, auctioned away for USD 60,000 (approx INR 41 lakhs) at the notorious british auction house, Christie's. https://t.co/wGBDkMRF7Y 




A rare 300 year old wooden carving of Mahishasuramardini belonging to Kerala (Travancore), auctioned off at the notorious british auction house christie's for $60,000 ( INR 41 lakhs!) https://t.co/qdOBb10CaD




This amazing miniature ivory sculpture of the Gopuram of the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam is now stashed away at the asian art museum at san francisco. 
https://t.co/XQuFtFzTlg 




A partially damaged (islamic iconoclasm) 900 year old murthi of goddess Lalitha Parameswari (Parvathi) flanked on either side by her sons Ganesha & Skanda, belonging to the Pala era. Observe the mirror in left hand! Now illegally held at the british museum https://t.co/zzPJ8cPIn7 




This is absolutely the most amazing sculpture of Lord Suryanarayana I've ever seen! Talk about chiseled look! Pay attention to the kirttimukha, the kamala, the sword in his left hand.Also seen are his consort Prabha & his charioteer, Aruna. Smuggled at V&A https://t.co/ZE7pXzEqqr 




A 11th century Chandela era Maha Vishnu belonging to present day Madhya Pradesh now lies smuggled away at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, PA. Pretty pathetic that @cmoa chose to display stolen art instead of returning it back to India. 




A 11th century Chauhan era sculpture of a Surasundari belonging to present day Rajasthan, now smuggled away at the @HFJMuseum which is situated within the famed ivy league @Cornell Univ campus. Seriously how do these folks feel about displaying stolen art? https://t.co/RUc4A99bqL 




From the same @HFJMuseum ,A 900 year old murthi of Maha Vishnu belonging to the Pala empire period, who ruled over much of present day Bengal & Bihar. Will @Cornell make amends by repatriating this stolen murthi back to India? There is no justification for displaying stolen art.


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