LEARN NC: Search results

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Classroom
Curriculum
- NC Standard Course of Study & Aligned Resources
Online Courses
- Open for Enrollment
- Course Catalog
My LEARN NC
- Email Updates
- Conference 2009

Kings and gods: In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 5; Khmer kings promoted the idea, known as devaraja, that there was an intersection of the ruling king and a validating god, usually the Hindu god Siva. Banteay Srei, shown here, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Siva that was built during the...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Uniformed guard sits with two small children at Banteay Srei Temple: A security guard in a tan uniform and cap sits with two small shirtless children on at stoop at Banteay Srei Temple, located about twelve miles north of Angkor. The little girl stands by the guard's knee wearing a full-length, patterned red skirt. The boy...; Format: image/photograph

Detail carving of dancing Hindu deity and musicians on Cham tower at Nha Trang: A low relief carving depicts a dancing Hindu deity and musicians on a Cham tower at the Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang. The larger central figure has four arms and wears a crown. Two smaller figures accompany her, one playing a flute. The central figure resembles...; Format: image/photograph

Ornately carved central tower entrance at Banteay Srei Temple with guardian statue: A guardian statue kneels in front of the entrance to an ornately carved central tower entrance at Banteay Srei Temple. Seen behind the statue is a closed "false door" created of stone for the passage of deities only. The original doors used by Khmer worshippers...; Format: image/photograph

Bas relief showing Hindu deities riding bull over doorway at Banteay Srei Temple: This sandstone bas relief characterized by detailed floral scrolls shows a male and a (now headless) female Hindu deity riding a bull. A protective monster face (known as a "kala") appears below the bull. The carving appears over a doorway on the south annex...; Format: image/photograph

Guardian deity above monster on low relief carving at Banteay Srei Temple: A half-kneeling Hindu guardian deity is depicted above a protective monster (known as a "kala") in bas relief carving at Banteay Srei Temple. The male guardian figure is posed like an auspicious and nature spirit (known as a "yaksa") who often is seen as a...; Format: image/photograph

View through parallel stone doorways into central temple area at Banteay Srei: This view is aligned to look through parallel stone doorways into central temple area at Banteay Srei. The smallest inner doorway to the center temple tower is so small that adults must crawl to enter it. Banteay Srei is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god...; Format: image/photograph

Ajuna's Penance, from the seventh century, in Mahabalipuram, India: This is Ajuna's Penance in Mahabalipuram, India. It is a massive relief sculpture carved out of tan stone. At the right side of the photo is a huge elephant. Surrounding the elephant are dozens of figures in all sorts of poses. Some kneel; others leap and...; Format: image/photograph

A mosque between Pune, India and Aurangabad, India: This is a beautiful mosque between Pune, India, and Aurangabad, India. Four large scalloped arches lead from chamber to chamber. The walls and arches are painted a cream color. The pillars that support the arches have capitals decorated with low relief carving.; Format: image/photograph

The Five Rathas, from the seventh century, in Mahabalipuram, India: These are the Five Rathas (temples) located in Mahabalipuram, India. They were constructed during the seventh century. They are carved from tan stone. Three of the temples are circular and are formed by tiers topped by a dome. The other two structures look...; Format: image/photograph

A man in the temple at Chamundi Hill, Mysore, India: In Mysore, India, a man stands in the temple at Chamundi Hill. He faces a low relief carving of a Hindu deity which has been garlanded with flowered leis and is surrounded by a decorative painted border in red, yellow, and white. The man is draped in a white...; Format: image/photograph

A monk in Delhi, India: A monk wearing a saffron robe strolls barefoot through a plaza in Delhi, India. In the background, a white stone bench sits against a wall beneath a low relief carving of a bird. Two women can be seen in the background.; Format: image/article

LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, finds the most innovative and successful practices in K–12 education and makes them available to the teachers and students of North Carolina — and the world.