Shanmukha (Karthikeya) on a peacock

Note that the name of the sculptor Mab-sanmab has been carved at the base

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Darasuram temple. Joined animals, a tribute to Tvaṣṭṛ (Sanmskritam: त्वष्टृ)

Elephant-bull composite animal. Badami cave temple.

Elephant-bull Tirubhuvnam temple.
elephant and bull fighting optical illusion

Elephant-bull composite animal. Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh.

A comparable sculpture of composite animal at Krishnapuram temple.

Darasuram, Relief. Shield and sword.

Samudra manthan Angkor Wat.
A bas-relief at Preah Khan in Cambodia depicts the Battle of Lanka
Cosmic dancer Siva, Halebid
Madhya Pradesh - Khajuraho - sculpture of warriors. Lakshmana temple
Dasavatar temple. Gajendra Moksha panel.
Gajasura mardana, Cosmic dancer, Siva.
Cosmic dancer. Brass statue.
A relief sculpture of characters from the great Sanskrit epic the Mahabharata—the five Pandava brothers and their wife, Draupadi—is in the Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh, India.
Kshatriya warrior, Bharhut. Indian Museum, Kolkata

2nd century BC
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On the left side, just near the pilaster, where centaur figures have been cut, stands tall, a male guardsman carved as if he has half turned towards the door on his left. His face is long and oval with pointed chin, which looks like an Afghan face. I have not seen such a face in any of the rock cut temples in Deccan. He has shoulder length hair, on which he wears a unique kind of dome like headgear, which again reminds me of similar headgear worn in central Asia. He is holding a double spear of a short length in a sheath near his breast with his left hand. Ends of the double spear are seen below the sheath. His right hand rests on the handle of a broad bladed short sword with a slight curvature. The scabbard of the sword is tucked into the knot of the sash worn by him around his waist. The knotted ends of the sash, are seen in front of him. He appears to be wearing huge and heavy earrings of about 7 rings or coils in his ears and at least 3 necklaces of various lengths around his neck. The upper beaded necklace is like an amulet. Middle necklace is Elaborately carved and is heavily bejeweled. The lower necklace is the longest one and consists of four or six medals woven in a string. In the middle of the necklace, there is a curved pendant, again heavily bejeweled. On his arms, he is wearing heavily jeweled wrist bracers and armlets in the shape of 3 petals of a flower, again heavily bejeweled. He is wearing a cloth band across his left shoulder tied in a knot near his right waist. It is possible that this cloth band and the sash around his waist could be parts of a long cloth band worn in this fashion. The garment around his loins is very interesting. It is definitely not a dhoti but has number of split plaits and at least appears like a skirt or a Scottish kilt. Most probably it is a dhoti worn in a different fashion. He is wearing some kind of band on his left thigh above his knees, but it is difficult to make out what it actually is. From the aboe description, it would be clear that he is unlikely to be an ordinary guardsman. He could be a knight or someone higher up.
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Warriors, armour, Khajuraho

Memorial stone, Karnataka. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/what-do-106-memorial-stones-reveal/article5283553.ece

or the Kings of Ayutthaya, the elephant's most significant use was as a potent machine of war as this bronze statue portrays.

Ancient Indian bowman

CAMEL CAVALRY~MAN on CAMEL with MOUNTED GUN~INDIA~c1915

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Date: 2nd -1st century B.C.E

Culture: North India (possibly Pataliputra, Bihar)

This miniature figure is among the earliest known representations in metal of a goddess with weapons radiating from her hair. The style suggests she was made in the Ganges basin region of northern Indiaâ€”probably at the ancient Magadha capital of Pataliputra (Patna)â€”and attests to this region being instrumental in the development of this iconography. About the early fifth century, the fully elaborated form of the goddess Durga appears, first in a rock-cut depiction at Udayagiri, displaying the same weapons. While the precise identity of our figure is unknown, she is clearly part of an emerging protector goddess tradition.
Lance Head

Axe

Harpoon

1500 - 500 B.C.E
Ganges basin region
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Harpoon
Ancient Indian bowmen

Shield designs in Mauryan-post Mauryan

Hoysala warriors
http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/ancient-indian-weapons-of-great-indian-culture.7479/page-3

Katar
Two Indian assassin Daggers

Knifes

India and Persian Maces
Ancient Indian bowmen

Ankyles -elephant goads

Cavalry Swords
Tridents
Royal Sickle
'A 19thc antique indian arit / indo persian'
Vijayanagar empire soldiers
This curved sword that looks looks like an over grown kukri was popular though out India. It was replaced by the Talwar in North India, but survived in S. India, Nepal, etc.
South Indian curved swords.

Ajanta cave soldiers with curved swords(Gupta era)
Ancient Andras were armed with mostly broad swords
10th Century AD

Gupta era, 4th-6th century AD

Kalingan spearmen, 2nd century BCE

Kalingan warriors, 2nd century BC

Kalingan guard armed with a broad sword, 2nd century BC

Atypical clothing for the period.
Gupta guard armed with two handed axe

Gupta emperor Samudragupta armed with a battle axe
cavalry with bow and lance, Sun temple

Bronze Age Antennae Sword
Date: 1500â€“500 B.C.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WpXiHJEVok

Ancient Indian Weapon

This video is in memory of our Brave Indian warrior and Kings and their contribution towards "Making Indian Rich in Heritage, Culture and History"

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ancient Indian armor and weapons part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNWnYjvrMx0 ancient Indian armor and weapons part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOOn3rvDKsY Armored Indian Elephant part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAHtMrT9Vgw Armored Indian Elephant part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9td3DjC76oA Armored Indian Elephant part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In1MlczaG1M Weapon Masters - The Chakram

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDNw2slOK3Y

one of great Indian Sikh Warrior Weapon. Real Chakram Throw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcT-LIEeoz4
Throwing my Chakram at a pine tree... for the skeptic ones: it does fly n cut Tipu Sultan (d.1799) Weapons Research, Warrior Empire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHnjq4-Ixck The Sword of Tipu Sultan (Real)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvkR7Y3etVA