Alampur Museum was established in the year 1952. It is surrounded by the famous Nava Brahma temples where more than 124 stone sculptures and 26 inscriptional slabs are on display including 64 loose sculptures. The period of these sculptures ranges from 6th to 16th Century AD and they belong to Kakatiyas, Chalukyas, and Vijayanagara dynasties. The Alampur museum is known for its large and varied collection of sculptures that are arranged in a big hall. The entrance to this museum is a sculpted but an unmarked temple doorway. The collections on display include hundreds of beautiful pieces, several of them in polished black stone that indicate that these originate from the 11th century Kakatiyas.
You probably will never see such Nandi Sculpture in India.
It is said to be the marriage procession of Lord Shiva and Parvathi.
Pradoshamurthy
This is also a unique split piece with Nataraja on top accompanied by Agni on the bottom panel.
Mahishasuramardhini
Ganapathi with Sapthamatrikas
Lakulisha is believed to be the founder of the Pashupata sect
Gadadhara is a combined incarnation of Radha, Lalita (gopi) and Krishna's internal energy.
Ganapathi
Chowdeswari
Veerabadra
A polished granite doorway which leads to back room.
Ganapathi
Karthikeya
Ganapathi with Sapthamatrikas
Very intricately sculptured pillar
An Inscription showing that killing a cat is sin
The one towards the right shows the common motif of Siva, who is surrounded by Ashtadikpalas.
Surya sculpture. A fine example showing sharp eye brows and intricately designed ornaments. This sculpture has won several awards in international art exhibition in Germany in 1984.
a beautiful design
Naga Serpant
The first striking image is that of the polished stone image of Subrahmanya and Valli followed by unique Mahishasuramardhini image.
The museum also has a horizontal, circular black-stone sculpture of Nagnaka Bhanda, the Lotus-headed goddess in naked form. It is the nude form of Renuka devi. Women seeking children perform poojas here every tuesday.
At the centre of the hall there are two large, square shaped Kakatiya ceiling panels which are placed facing up. The one towards left has three rows, each showing the images of Naga, Indra and Agni.
The one towards the right shows the common motif of Siva, who is surrounded by Ashtadikpalas show above in the blog.
The far wall is adorned by a beautiful image of Siva as Mahesha and a polished granite doorway which then leads to back room.
The right wall displays images of Surya, and of Siva in Asuravadhamurti and Bhairava avtar. The centre of the hall houses a stunning black sculpture of Nataraja and this is faced by a large granite Nandi. Nataraja, Mahishasura Mardini, Surya, Kartikeya, and Naga sculptures from here were also displayed in many international exhibitions held in London, Germany, Paris etc. More than 20,000 visitors visit the museum every year, which is only growing with more influx of tourists.
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