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Author: Ted Lewin
Publisher: Adventures Around the World
Published: 2009-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781620141861
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Lewins visit Mysore, India, to be part of the centuries-old festival of Dasara and to watch elephant Balarama make his debut carrying the golden howdah in the grand finale parade of Dasara festivities.
Author: Anita Nair
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2013-11-18
Total Pages: 19
ISBN-13: 9351185281
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRead this fascinating myth from India recounted in this fabulously produced book. From wise sages to demonic asuras, beautiful river deities to arrogant kings, wayward gods to brave princes, each e-singles edition brings alive these enchanting and magical stories from Indian mythology, beautifully retold by noted author Anita Nair. With stunning full-colour illustrations, this story recreates the fantastic world of gods and demons like never before.
Author: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1986-01-01
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780520059917
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe sheer wealth and dizzying diversity of Indian sculpture are celebrated in this second volume of the catalogue raisonne of the Los Angeles County Museum's collection. Nearly two hundred sculptures produced during eleven centuries are described. Of these, one-quarter of the pieces are part of the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, while the remaining three-quarters have been acquired since 1970. This splendid collection, while not representing all the major styles of sculpture that flourished on the Indian subcontinent from 700-1900, is certainly one of the most comprehensive among American and European museums. Included are stone, metal, ivory, and wood sculptures from fourteen states and territories of India and from Pakistan and Afghanistan. Organized by regions--Central and Western, Eastern, and Southern India, and the Northwest--the catalogue contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of the 188 sculptures, many with details or multiple views, for a total of 259 illustrations--251 in duotone and halftone and 8 in color.
Author: Chittaranjan Das
Publisher:
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 140
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Selva J. Raj
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2010-01-12
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 1438429819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the significance of levity and humor in South Asian religious traditions.
Author: D. K. BHASKAR
Publisher:
Published: 2018-07-26
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781614936022
DOWNLOAD EBOOKElephants have long been a part of India's culture, religion and the natural environment. Elephants are a "mammoth" presence in India's mythology, and folklore. The divinity in elephants is worshipped in the form of the elephant-headed god, Ganesha. However, it is also true that this gentle giant is now an endangered animal. "Balarama's Story" is the biography of an elephant that was uprooted from its natural home in the forest to later attain iconic status as a "royal elephant" in Dasara festival of the once Royal Mysore. Follow the tale of Balarama in this captivating narration, and learn about the private lives of elephants in the forest and why elephants matter to mankind!!!
Author: Sunil Kumar Bhattacharya
Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9788175330016
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe place of Krishna in Indian Art has remained obscured for many years until a parallelism was made by J. Kennedy in the years 1913-17 in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, in which the similarly of Krishna and Christ was suggested. However, this book explodes that theory and expounds the myth of the legendary Krishna and establishes the origin and development of the most important God of the Hindu Pantheon. Thus the iconography and stylistic development of Krishna explodes all the prevalent theories and categorically proves the importance of Krishna in Indian art. The subject of the book is explicity the representation of Krishna in Indian sculpture and painting. However, such an art-historical study has necessitated a good deal of discussion of the legend itself for the sake of understanding the iconography.
Author: Nilakanth Purushottam Joshi
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9788170171072
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor Comprehensive Study Of Hindu Iconography Minor Divinities Call For Special Attention. Balarama Is One Of Them. Though Accepted On All Hands As The Elder Brother Of Krsna And Sometimes As An Incarnation Of Visnu He Rarely Commands An Independent And Superior Status In Hindu Pantheon. He Finds Mention In The Epics And The Puranas And Is Very Much Known To The Jaina Works Also. In The Fields Of Numismatics And Plastic Art He Has Been Depicted Right From The Early Centuries Of The Pre-Christian Era. The Present Work Intends To Study The Different Iconographic Aspects Of This Minor But Important Deity.
Author: Manohar Laxman Varadpande
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9788170174301
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Guy L. Beck
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 079148341X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKrishna—widely venerated and adored in the Hindu tradition—is a deity of many aspects. An ancient manifestation of the Supreme God Vishnu, or the Godhead itself, Krishna is the bringer of Yoga philosophy and the creator of the universe, the destroyer of evil tyrants, and the hero of the epic Mahabharata. He is also described in classical Sanskrit texts as having human characteristics and enjoying very human pursuits: Krishna is the butter thief, cowherd, philanderer, and flute player. Yet even these playful depictions are based upon descriptions found in the Sanskrit canon, and mostly reflect familiar, classical Pan-Indian images. In this book, contributors examine the alternative, or unconventional, Krishnas, offering examples from more localized Krishna traditions found in different regions among various ethnic groups, vernacular language traditions, and remote branches of Indian religions. These wide-ranging, alternative visions of Krishna include the Tantric Krishna of Bengal, Krishna in urban women's rituals, Krishna as monogamous husband and younger brother in Braj, Krishna in Jainism, Krishna in Marathi tradition, Krishna in South India, and the Krishna of nineteenth-century reformed Hinduism.
