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Clothing as devotion in contemporary Hinduism

Clothing as devotion in contemporary Hinduism

Mohan, Urmila

ISBN: 9789360800772, 9360800775

In this book, the author explores the materiality and visuality of cloth and clothing as devotional media in contemporary Hinduism. The monograph brings theoretical advances in Anglo-European material culture and material religion studies into a conversation with South Asia anthropology, sociology, art history, and religion.

The Dussehra of Kulu: history and analysis of a cultural phenomenon

The Dussehra of Kulu: history and analysis of a cultural phenomenon

Goswamy, Karuna

ISBN: 9788173055232, 8173055238

The Dussehra of Kulu has few parallels, not only as a religions `festival' or a colourful annual `fair', but also as a cultural phenomenon. For more than three hundred and fifty years, the festival has gone on being held, year after year, and participated in by hundreds of thousands.

Hindutva regime in Assam: saffron in the rainbow

Hindutva regime in Assam: saffron in the rainbow

Dutta, Akhil Ranjan

ISBN: 9789391370206, 9391370209

The book analyses the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) strategy of appropriating cultural resources in Assam while pursuing the HIndutva agenda. In Assam, where numerous ethnic and regional political outfits have registered their electoral presence, the `Rainbow Alliance' emerged as the dominant strategic tool for BJP in its electoral battles. This book studies how BJP has capitalized on people's...

Elements of Indian art, including temple architecrure, iconography and iconometry (Revised and enlarged second edition)

Elements of Indian art, including temple architecrure, iconography and iconometry (Revised and enlarged second edition)

Gupta, SP (b.1931) et al.

ISBN: 9788124602133, 8124602131

The work studies basic principles of ancient Indian art and architecture. It deals with Hindu thinking and practice of art including the Hindu view of Godhead, iconography and iconometry and symbols and symbolism in Hindu art. It surveys Indian art and temple architecture from the ancient times and makes comparative studies of religious art in India.

Ellora: concept and style, text and photographs by Carmel Berkson, afterword by Mulk Raj Anand, 2nd edition

Ellora: concept and style, text and photographs by Carmel Berkson, afterword by Mulk Raj Anand, 2nd edition


ISBN: 9788170174424, 8170174422

During the sixth to the ninth centuries CE, the fundamental beliefs of Hindus, Buddhists and Jains were symbolically concretized in the architectural and sculptural multiplicity of form life in the thirty four rock-cut temples at Ellora in India. This volume is the first coordinative treatment of the ways in which the artists integrated concept, style, narrative, emotional states and the aesthe...

The emergence of the Hindustani tradition: music, dance and drama in North India, 13th to 19th centuries

The emergence of the Hindustani tradition: music, dance and drama in North India, 13th to 19th centuries

Trivedi, Madhu

ISBN: 9788188789269, 8188789267

The essays in this book constitute an extensive study of the musical arts of north India from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Using material from several languages- Sanskrit, Awadhi, Braj-Bhasha, Persian and Urdu - they trace the varied developments in the musical arts and show how Indian, Central Asian, and Perso-Arab performance traditions underwent synthesis to become one tradition - the nor...

Enchanting India

Enchanting India

Reeta and Rupinder Khullar

ISBN: 9788190087094, 8190087096

Through nineteen photo-essays dealing with a wide range of themes, from Hinduism to the Himalayas, from cities such as Kolkata and Mumbai to the splendours of wildlife, from the architectural tradition to the romantic palaces of Rajasthan, from the artists expression of crafts to the natural beauties of the coasts, Rupinder Khullar conjures up images that both astonish and delight-- the spirit ...

Encyclopaedia of Hindu iconography: early medieval, 4 vols., by Raju Kalidos et al

Encyclopaedia of Hindu iconography: early medieval, 4 vols., by Raju Kalidos et al


ISBN: 9788188934331, 818893433X

Vol.1: Visnu.;Vol.2: Siva.;Vol.3: Sakti goddesses.;Vol.4, Parts I-II (bound in one): Ganapati and Skanda-Murukan & Brahma and other deities.;;The present work takes into account both the Sanskrit and Tamil sources in the interpretation of the images. The author undertook several field visits to Ajanta and Ellora caves and other temple sites and has dealt with iconographical forms found in the U...

Encyclopaedia of Hinduism, 10 vols., by R. Kumar

Encyclopaedia of Hinduism, 10 vols., by R. Kumar


ISBN: 9788183420792, 8183420796

Vol.1 : Hindu art, architecture and culture. Vol.2 : Hindu society.;Vol.3 : Hindu philosophy. Vol.4 : Hindu law. Vol.5 : Hindu saints and mysticism. Vol.6 : Hinduism-religion and philosophy.;Vol.7 : Hinduism-education and culture. Vol.8 : Hinduism-literature and language. Vol.9 : Economic ideas of the Hindus. Vol.10: Political ideas of the Hindus.;

Encyclopaedia of Indian proverbs: a classified collection, 7 Vols. in 9 parts

Encyclopaedia of Indian proverbs: a classified collection, 7 Vols. in 9 parts


ISBN: 9788177550818, 8177550810

Vol.1: Assamese proverbs: a classified collection, by P.C. Borua. Vol.2 (Parts A&B): Tamil proverbs: a classified collection, by Herman Jenson. Vol.3 (Pts. A&B): Telugu proverbs: a classified collection: translated, illustrated and explained together with some Sanskrit proverbs in Devanagri and Telugu characters, by M.W. Carr. Vol.4: Kannada proverbs: a classified collection with English equiva...

Encyclopaedia of Indian architecture: Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic, Vol.3: Jain, ed. by B.L. Nagarch et al

Encyclopaedia of Indian architecture: Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic, Vol.3: Jain, ed. by B.L. Nagarch et al


ISBN: 9788180901768, 8180901769

This book is devoted to the study of Jain architechture from all over India.

Encyclopaedia of saints of India, 25 vols., ed. by S.R. Bakshi and Sangh Mittra

Encyclopaedia of saints of India, 25 vols., ed. by S.R. Bakshi and Sangh Mittra


ISBN: 9788179380307, 8179380300

Vol.1: Kalidasa. Vol.2: Kabir. Vol.3: Tulsidas. Vol.4: Gautama Buddha. Vol.5: Lord Mahavira. Vol.6: Swami Dayananda. Vol.7: Swami Vivekananda. Vol.8: Guru Nanak Dev. Vol.9: Guru Gobind Singh. Vol.10: Sant Nirankari Baba. Vol.11: Sri Aurobindo Ghose. Vol.12: Ramakrishna Parmahamsa. Vol.13: Sant Surdas. Vol.14: Sri Ramanuja. Vol.15: Sant Vinoba Bhave. Vol.16: Mirabai. Vol.17: Sant Ramdas. Vol.18:...

Origins of Orchha painting: Orchha, Datia, Panna: miniatures from the Royal Courts of Bundelkhand (1590-1850), Vol.1

Origins of Orchha painting: Orchha, Datia, Panna: miniatures from the Royal Courts of Bundelkhand (1590-1850), Vol.1

Seitz, Konrad

ISBN: 9789391125912, 9391125913

The miniature school of Bundelkhand that first developed at Orchha was the earliest and most Indian of all the Rajput schools and at the time of its founding the only one to practice a purely indigenous style of painting, untainted by the naturalism of imperial Mughal painting. The author's interpretations and stylistic analyses of over 240 paintings from his collection, many of them published ...

Essays on Buddhist, Hindu, Jain iconography and epigraphy, ed. by Enamul Haque

Essays on Buddhist, Hindu, Jain iconography and epigraphy, ed. by Enamul Haque

Bhattacharya, Gouriswar (b.1924)

ISBN: 9789843108548, 984310854X

Garuda in Asian art

Garuda in Asian art

Yamamoto, Etsuo et al.

ISBN: 9788180901942, 8180901947

This pictorial book deals with the introduction, iconography of Garuda, Garuda in inscriptions in ancient literature, Garuda pillars, Garuda in ritual Altars, Garuda in art and motif, Garuda on coins and seals.

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