Term for traditional five-metal alloys used for Hindu artifacts
A murti statuette of Vishnu made from Panchaloha
Panchaloha (Sanskrit: पञ्चलोह), also called Pañcadhātu (Sanskrit: पञ्चधातु, lit. 'five metals'), is a term for traditional five-metal alloys of sacred significance, used for making Hindu temple murti and jewelry.
Panchaloha (Sanskrit: पञ्चलोह), also called Pañcadhātu (Sanskrit: पञ्चधातु, lit. 'five metals'), is a term for traditional five-metal alloys of sacred...
Trimurtis. Along with this, a four-handed panchaloha idol of Goddess Mookambika is also installed. The panchaloha idol of Sree Mookambika Devi is seen seated...
that braved the elements for over six decades was found to be made of Panchaloha - an amalgamation of five precious metals and alloys - worth several crores...
all eight metals are in equal proportion (12.5% each).[citation needed] Panchaloha – Term for traditional five-metal alloys used for Hindu artifacts High-entropy...
mentioned in texts from classical antiquity, later used to refer to brass Panchaloha Shakudō – a Japanese billon of gold and copper with a dark blue-purple...
addition in the metallurgical fabrication of sacred objects cast from panchaloha. Writer Robert Beer regards meteoric iron as "the supreme substance for...
towards the South. The utsavar (festival icon), Patharaavi, is made of panchaloha (a five-metal alloy) and is accompanied by two consorts as in most Vaishnava...
renovated again with copper plated roofs & Dasavathara framed walls in panchaloha. Lord Vinayaka and Lord Ayyappa are the subdeities (upa-devathas) in this...
the village as hunters, eyeing the Rs 5 crore reward as also the rare panchaloha idol in a temple. They become the darling of the villagers when they succeed...
Corinthian bronze – Highly valuable metal alloy in classical antiquity Panchaloha – Term for traditional five-metal alloys used for Hindu artifacts Electrum –...
Kamakshi Dasa, in the wake of Muslim invasions. The current idol is made of panchaloha, an alloy of 5 metals. Utsava Kamakshi – The shrine of Utsava Kamakshi...
Hepatizon List of alloys Mokume-gane, a mixed-metal laminate Orichalcum Panchaloha, alloys used for making Hindu temple icons Pyrite, often referred to as...
Subrahmanya, Sri Kalabhairava, Sri Chandikeshwara, Ekadasha (11) Rudradevatas, Panchaloha Nataraja weighing around 1000 kg and the Divine Mother Shakti in the form...
were brought, and the earlier stone image of the deity was replaced by a panchaloha (an alloy of five metals) idol, about one and a half feet tall. Neelakanta...
steps were made out of granite and later in 1985, it was covered by 'Panchaloha', a composition of five metals such as gold, silver, copper, iron and...
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