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Author | : Wendy Doniger |
Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9788120812840 |
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Three descriptive essays and numerous fascinating photographs, taken especially for this volume, allow the reader to experience a major monument of Indian art: the sixth century temple cave on Elephanta Island, in Bombay harbor, and its extraordinary stone sculptures. The authors and the photographer capture the atmosphere of the cave and the spirit of the sculptures, which portray the relentless energy and paradoxical power of Shiva, greatest of all Hindu gods. The photographs are particularly successful in revealing the dramatic alternation of light and dark that is so much a part of the beauty of the cave`s interior. Ms. Berkson`s trained and loving eye picks out the subtleties of the main sculptures and humorous details that the visitor might miss even on the site. In the text Wendy O`Flaherty interprets the myths of Shiva depicted in the sculpture; Ms. berkson`s essay supplies historical background and a stylistic analysis; and George Michell examines the overall structure of the cave to show that it is a mandala-like image of the heavenly mountain residence of Shiva and even of the structure of the universe itself. The author as well as the publishers of the work deserve to be congratulated for providing this easily accessible guide to Elephanta. Research Bulletin Vishveshvaranand Vedic Research Institute,Vol.I, Dec.2002
Author | : Charles D. Collins |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1988-11-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0791499537 |
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The beautiful rock-cut Siva temple on Elephanta Island in Bombay Harbor is one of the finest monuments of Indian religion and art. Until now, interpretation of its magnificent sculptured scenes has been neglected. In this book, Collins systematically surveys the pertinent Vedic, Epic, and early Puranic literature as well as the contributions of India's foremost poet and dramatist, Kalidasa, to reveal sources for and interpretations of the subjects of the relief sculptures. This survey shows strong associations with areas formerly controlled by the classical Gupta dynasty in northern India. This book provides the first detailing of this link, intimated by others before, which helps to explain the grandeur of style found in the colossal reliefs. By applying certain aspects of ritual texts of the Lakulisa-Pasupata, the sect that probably used Elephanta originally, exceptional clarity is revealed for the worship of the sculptures in a counterclockwise sequence, quite unusual in India, but appropriate to this particular sect. Lakulisa-Pasupata texts are invoked in Collins' theory of how the cave-temple at Elephanta was used. This area of investigation has been virtually untouched by other scholars for any early Hindu shrine in India.
Author | : Edward Carpenter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1892 |
Genre | : India |
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Author | : Paul Theroux |
Publisher | : Emblem Editions |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2010-04-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1551994070 |
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A master of the travel narrative gives us three intertwined novellas of Westerners transformed by their sojourns in India. This startling and satisfying book captures the tumult, ambition, hardship, and serenity that mark today’s India. Paul Theroux’s characters risk venturing far beyond the subcontinent’s well-worn paths to discover woe or truth or peace. A middle-aged couple on vacation veers heedlessly from idyll to chaos. A buttoned-up Boston lawyer finds succour in Mumbai’s reeking slums. And a young woman befriends an elephant in Bangalore. In these pages, we also meet Indian characters as singular as they are indicative of the country’s subtle ironies: an executive who yearns to become a holy beggar, an earnest young striver whose personality is rewired by acquiring an American accent, a miracle-working guru, and more. As ever, Theroux’s portraits of people and places explode stereotypes to exhilarating effect. The Elephanta Suite urges us toward a fresh, compelling, and often inspiring notion of what India is, and what it can do to those who try to lose — or find — themselves there.
Author | : Pearse and co, ltd |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1884 |
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Author | : J. Burgess |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2023-04-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3382163993 |
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author | : James Burgess |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 1871 |
Genre | : Archaeology |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Pearse & Co., Bombay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1884 |
Genre | : Cave temples |
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Author | : E. L. |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1848 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Ruskin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1839 |
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