Pindika

Sculpture & Installation Premodern Culture

Sanskrit for ‘stool’ or ‘pedestal’, it is the platform on which idols are installed in the garbhagriha or innermost sanctum of Hindu temples. When it is the base for a linga it is also known as the pitha or lingapitha.

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After-Cast

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Maquette

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Art Brut

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Utsavamurti

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