Images Of Indian Goddesses

Author : Madhu Bazaz Wangu
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8170174163

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Images of Indian Goddesses by Madhu Bazaz Wangu Pdf

Goddess Images Are Omnipresent Within The Cultural Fabric Of India, Yet Most Indians Are Unaware Of Uplifting Meanings These Images Convey. In The Book, Images Of Indian Goddesses,. Dr. Madhu Bazaz Wangu Explains The Emergence Of Indian Goddesses Within The Changing Social, Political And Cultural Environment From The Prehistoric To The Present Times And Explains Their Metaphysical Meanings. Why Are Hindu Goddesses Paradoxical In Nature? Why Are They Portrayed As Erotic And Maternal Simultaneously? Why Do They Have Multiple Arms? Why Do Some Of Them Have Their Own Vehicle (Vahana) And Some Do Not? Why Are Such Images Portrayed On The Popular Calendar- Posters? The Book Answers Such Questions And Helps The Reader Understand Their Meanings. The Goddesses Discussed Range From The Devoted Sita To The Sinister Kali; From The Warrior Durga To The Auspicious Shri Lakshmi; From The Erotic Radha To The Serene Sarasvati And Many Others. Dr. Wangu Firmly Feels That If Experienced Hindu Goddesses Have A Potential For Stimulating The Onlooker'S Innermost Self. Experiencing Goddess Imagery Uplifts This Worldly Life And Ponders The Nature Of The Other -Worldly Existence. Furthermore, The Book Argues That The Goddesses Are Stimulating And Empowering Models Not Only For Indian Women But For All. Images Of Indian Goddesses Helps A Common Person Understand And Appreciate The Bewildering Number Of Female Images Expressed In India'S Sacred Art. The Book Is Not Only Absorbing And Inspiring, It Also Offers A Visual Treasury Of Goddess Art Images. Its Text Is Food For The Mind And The Illustrations Are A Feast For The Eyes.

Author : Hosakote Krishna Sastri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Gods in art
ISBN : MINN:31951P01045473F

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South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses by Hosakote Krishna Sastri Pdf

Author : H. Krishna Sastri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243618468

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South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses by H. Krishna Sastri Pdf

Author : Tammy Laser
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781622753901

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Gods & Goddesses of Ancient India by Tammy Laser Pdf

This encyclopedic volume is a thorough examination of the history of religion in ancient India, detailing each of the gods and goddesses, his or her origins, and how the gods continue to be worshipped today. The history of religion is directly tied to the history of the past one thousand years. World history is an important part of the history curriculum, making this volume a valuable teaching tool, as well as an entertaining read. Vibrant images make it a visual experience.

Author : H Krishna Sastri
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 101493950X

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South-Indian Images of Gods & Goddesses by H Krishna Sastri Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : H. Krishna Sastri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Goddesses, Hindu
ISBN : OCLC:225083489

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South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses by H. Krishna Sastri Pdf

Author : Edward Moor
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780486168692

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Hindu Gods and Goddesses by Edward Moor Pdf

Reflecting the spirit of East Indian myths, legends, and fables, these illustrations were compiled by one of the nineteenth century's foremost Orientalists. Edward Moor published The Hindu Pantheon in 1810, and this new volume draws upon his exposition of India's religious iconography to offer a spectacular array of images of Hindu deities. Dramatic engravings and line drawings include scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata as well as temple images of Krishna, Vishnu, Siva, and other major gods and goddesses. Many are derived from bronze figurines; others are reproduced from manuscript illustrations. All appear with captions for ease of identification.

Author : Sumathi Ramaswamy
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822391531

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The Goddess and the Nation by Sumathi Ramaswamy Pdf

Making the case for a new kind of visual history, The Goddess and the Nation charts the pictorial life and career of Bharat Mata, “Mother India,” the Indian nation imagined as mother/goddess, embodiment of national territory, and unifying symbol for the country’s diverse communities. Soon after Mother India’s emergence in the late nineteenth century, artists, both famous and amateur, began to picture her in various media, incorporating the map of India into her visual persona. The images they produced enabled patriotic men and women in a heterogeneous population to collectively visualize India, affectively identify with it, and even become willing to surrender their lives for it. Filled with illustrations, including 100 in color, The Goddess and the Nation draws on visual studies, gender studies, and the history of cartography to offer a rigorous analysis of Mother India’s appearance in painting, print, poster art, and pictures from the late nineteenth century to the present. By exploring the mutual entanglement of the scientifically mapped image of India and a (Hindu) mother/goddess, Sumathi Ramaswamy reveals Mother India as a figure who relies on the British colonial mapped image of her dominion to distinguish her from the other goddesses of India, and to guarantee her novel status as embodiment, sign, and symbol of national territory. Providing an exemplary critique of ideologies of gender and the science of cartography, Ramaswamy demonstrates that images do not merely reflect history; they actively make it. In The Goddess and the Nation, she teaches us about pictorial ways of learning the form of the nation, of how to live with it—and ultimately to die for it.

Author : Hosakote Krishna Sastri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015058866370

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Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses by Hosakote Krishna Sastri Pdf

This Book Looks At The Hindu Gods And Goddesses Found In Temples All Over Village India And Analysis Them In Detail. Richly Illustrated. Almost Every Village Of Any Importance In India Has Its Temple, Round And Which Centres In A Very Large Measure The Corporate Civic Life Or The Community Which Lives In It. The Casual Visitor Is At Once Attracted By The Temple And When Goes There He Sees Various Images In All Sorts Of Incongrous Postures And Is Generally Puzzled To Know What They Represent, And How They Serve To Evoke The Religious Feelings Of The People Worshipping Them. An Attempt Has Been Made In The Present Work To Describe And Classify Them In Various Groups So As To Make Them More Intelliglbe To The Ordinary Visitor. In The Temples Dedicated To The Village Deities The Ceremonial Is Not Much Different, Brahmanas However Rarely Officate And Animal Sacrifices Are Generally Offered, Especially When The Village Is Threarened Whith An Epidemic Or With Serious Scarcity Of Famine.

Author : Sanjay Patel
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101657799

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The Little Book of Hindu Deities by Sanjay Patel Pdf

Pixar animator and Academy Award–nominated director Sanjay Patel (Sanjay’s Super Team) brings to life Hinduism’s most important gods and goddesses—and one sacred stone—in fun, full-color illustrations, each accompanied by a short, lively profile. The Little Book of Hindu Deities is chock-full of monsters, demons, noble warriors, and divine divas. Find out why Ganesha has an elephant’s head (his father cut his off!); why Kali, the goddess of time, is known as the “Black One” (she’s a bit goth); and what “Hare Krishna” really means. “Throw another ingredient in the American spirituality blender. Pop culture is veering into Hinduism.”—USA Today

Author : Krishna Dharma
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9798887620466

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Beauty, Power and Grace by Krishna Dharma Pdf

Replete with inspired illustrations by award-winning artists B.G. Sharma and Mahaveer Swami, Beauty, Power & Grace features Krishna Dharma’s dramatic retellings of pivotal ancient Indian stories of the many Hindu Goddesses. Adapted from ancient Sanskrit texts, the stories in Beauty, Power & Grace represent one of the most fundamental aspects of Hinduism—the innumerable manifestations of divinity. Among these, the portrayal of the Goddess is perhaps the most alluring. She appears as a devoted wife, a master of the arts, a terrifying demon slayer, a scornful critic, and a doting mother, to name just a few of her forms. In Vedic tradition, these depictions of the Goddess reflect the belief that male and female are simply different expressions of one supreme, absolute truth. These profound stories are brought together here in an exquisitely illustrated collection that reveals the various manifestations of the Goddess, ranging from the iconic to the obscure: Mother Yashoda peers into her infant’s mouth and is astonished to catch a glimpse of the entire universe; Ganga Devi, now synonymous with the sacred river, rides upon a great crocodile and purifies those whom she encounters; and Kali, adorned with a garland of skulls, drinks the blood of her victims on the battlefield. A definitive and timeless celebration of Goddess imagery, symbolism, and lore, Beauty, Power & Grace stunningly displays the fascinating intersection between color, form, and meaning at the heart of Hindu tradition.

Author : W. J. Wilkins
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780486431567

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Hindu Gods and Goddesses by W. J. Wilkins Pdf

The Hindu pantheon comprises such a multitude of gods and goddesses that even the most devout can find it difficult to remember their names and characteristics. This self-contained volume presents a comprehensive picture of the gods and goddesses commonly worshiped in India; their origins, and their related myths and legends. It covers the deities from both the Vedic and Puranic literature, as well as demons, sacred birds, and other lore, all accompanied by excellent illustrations from traditional sources.

Author : David Kinsley
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8120803949

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Hindu Goddesses by David Kinsley Pdf

Hindu Goddesses is a valuable sourcebook and reference work for students and scholars of Hindu goddesses and of Hinduism in general. Each goddess is dealt with as an independent deity with a coherent mythology, theology and, in some cases, cult of her own. Within the complex, diverse, and rich goddess traditions of Hinduism, one can find suggestions of nearly every important theme in the Hindu religion. In many ways, this book is as much a study of the Hindu tradition itself as it is a study of one aspect of that tradition. No other living religious tradition has displayed such an ancient, continuous, and diverse history of goddess worship.

Author : Christopher Pinney
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN : 1861891849

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'Photos of the Gods' by Christopher Pinney Pdf

Chris Pinney demonstrates how printed images were pivotal to India's struggle for national and religious independence. He also provides a history of printing in India.

Author : M. Gupta
Publisher : Star Publications
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8176500917

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Let's Know Gods & Goddesses of India by M. Gupta Pdf

A Coffee Table Book On Various God & Goddesses Being Worshipped In India In Different Religions Alongwith Their Photographs And Artis. Fully Coloured.