Siva-Parvati and allied images: their iconography and body language, 2 vols

Donaldson, Thomas Eugene

ISBN: 9788124603598, 8124603598

Vol.1: Texts. Vol.2: Plates. ;The work explores the physical and emotional interaction between Siva and Parvati as represented in sculptural works in the Indian subcontinent. In two volumes, it examines a host of images supported by classifications of Siva-Parvati figures in texts like the Saiva Agamas and iconographic studies of the past decades. It surveys an astounding sculptural diversity o...

Southern Indian bronzes: a historical survey of South Indian sculpture with iconographical notes based on original sources, with an introductory note by J.G. Woodroffe

Gangoly, O.C.

ISBN: 9788182901551, 8182901553

A souvenir released on the occasion of the exhibition on South Indian Bronzes

Sculpture masterpieces from Orissa: style and iconography

Behera, Karuna Sagar et al.

ISBN: 9788173051319, 8173051313

In this monograph the important sculptures are analysed with reference to their aesthetic value, style and iconography. The iconographic features of Jaina, Buddhist and Brahmanical images have been described with photographic documentation to highlight Orissa's cultural splendour.

Temples of Telingana: the architecture, iconography and sculpture of the Calukya and Kakatiya temples

Sarma, M Radhakrishna

ISBN: 9788121504379, 8121504376

Therapeutics in Indian sculptures: Ranki Vav--Patan

Rao, Rekha

ISBN: 9788173053122, 817305312X

Contents: (i) The Apsara sculptures. (ii) The therapeutics, healing systems and mudra vignana. (iii) Kundalini. (iv) Some clues to understand the Apsara sculptures at Ranki Vav. (v) Analysis of individual Apsara sculptures.;;Ranki Vav reflects the Hindu mind in its religious, spiritual and medical aspects. The mysterious ancient Indian culture with its varied facets of life and love for art com...

Timmapura Agrahara: a cultural study of Vijayanagara-Hampi Temple Complex

Shivarudraswamy, SN

Contents: (i) Bayakara Ramappa: a profile. (ii) Epigraphs. (iii) Temples. (iv) Sculpture and iconography. (v) Conclusion.

Tulasi Sangrahalay Ramavan (Satna): Baudha evam Jain pratimaem

Nagayach, Ved Prakash

Vaikunthanatha or Lakshmana temple at Khajuraho

Suresh, KM

ISBN: 9788191024043, 8191024047

In this book, the chapter I and II deals with location and general history of Chandellas. The chapter III deals in details with general description and architecture of Vaikunthanatha or Lakshmana temple. The chapter IV deals with sculptural art, iconography, social life and society as depicted in sculptures, erotic sculptures and surasundaris.

Vedic roots of Hindu iconography

Nagaswamy, R

ISBN: 9788174791320, 8174791329

This book explores the Hindu iconography from the Vedic to recent period in time and space that would dispel many misconceptions. The first few articles deal with Agni, the fire of Vedas. Most of the important iconographic visualizations arise from such syncretic forms that are dealt with in this volume.;;

Vibrant rock: A catalogue of stone sculptures in the State Archaeological Museum, West Bengal, with contributions by Rajat Sanyal et al.

Sengupta, Gautam et al

ISBN: 9788192953403, 8192953408

It is a comprehensive catalogue of the stone sculptures preserved in the State Archaeological Museum, West Bengal, datable between the sixth and nineteenth century CE.

Vijayanagara sculptures at Hampi

Suresh, KM

ISBN: 9788180902802, 8180902803

Study of Vijayanagar sculptures of Hampi (1336-1565 AD) and the effects of prevailing faiths- Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Jainism-had on them. The Vijayanagara empire was founded by Harihara I of the Sangam dynastry around 1336 AD.

The Vijayanagara-Nayakas: art and culture

Mahalingam, A

ISBN: 9788188934904, 8188934909

The book is the result of genuine attempt made to study and analyse the socio-cultural aspects of the Vijayanagara-Nayaka period from the sculptures and paintings covering only principal monuments of Madurai and Tanjore region.

Walking with Siva: cognitive roots of Indian art, archaeology and religion, 2 vols. with reference to Tala and Daksina Kosala

Chakravarty, Kalyan Kumar

ISBN: 9788173055980, 817305598X

Vol.I: Text; Vol.II: Illustrations. This volume speaks about the quest for the idea and image of a Universal Being which can be all things to all beings. It moves afar, looking for parallels, precedents and progenies, in Asia and the world, of the unique, hydra-limbed, massive 5th century AD Rudra Siva image found at Tala in Chattisgarh in India in 1987. It explores the immense vitality of its ...

Vishnu: Hinduism's blue-skinned savior, with contributions by Doris Meth Srinivasan et al.

Cummins, Joan (ed.)

ISBN: 9788189995485, 8189995480

Vishnu-one of Hinduism's most important and powerful deities-is the great Preserver, vanquishing those who seek to destroy the balance of the universe. Essays by note historians of South Asian art delve deeply into the regional and sectarian traditions of Vishnu worship in India. Illustrations and discussions of almost 200 works of art, in a wide range of media and borrowed from collections acr...

The visible plants from early Indian sculptures: a study based on the depiction in stone and terracotta sculptures housed at the Indian Museum, Kolkata, 2 parts.

Lahiri, Jayasri

ISBN: 9788186791936, 8186791930

The art of Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent: in cross-cultural perspective

Pande, Anupa (ed.)

ISBN: 9788173053474, 8173053472

This volume is the outcome of the proceedings of an International Seminar, organised by the Dept. of History of Art, National Museum Institute, in March 2007. It contains 28 essays encompassing diverse aspects of the art of Central Asia.

The yantras of deities and their numerological foundations: an iconographic consideration

Bunce, Fredrick William (b.1935)

ISBN: 9788124601747, 8124601747

Hinduism is known for the bewildering profusion of its deities, which are represented not only in two- or three-dimensional anthropomorphic images, but also in abstract configurations, known as yantras. In yantras is, thus, seen almost a parallel with the surfeit of deities in Hindu tradition. Literally meaning an `instrument', `apparatus' or a `talisman', yantra is a kind of mystical diagram u...

Indian art & iconography

Das, Sharmila

ISBN: 9789389381252, 9389381258

This book focus on the art, architecture and sculpture from pre historic period to the Chola dynasty.

Cham sculptures from Viet Nam and their interface with Indian art: from the collection of Da Nang Museum of Cham sculpture

Pande, Anupa et al.

ISBN: 9788173056178, 817305617X

This catalogue is the result of a collaborative project between Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculptures, Viet Nam and National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology, New Delhi. Fifty-three sculptures from the collection of the Da Nang Museum have been studied in detail along with Indian sculptures to trace the historic relations between India and Viet Nam in the domain of art...