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Vedic roots of Hindu iconography

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Women in Indian sculpture

Women in Indian sculpture

Varadpande, ML (b.1936)

ISBN: 9788170174745, 8170174740

This book surveys the female sculptures created by Indian artists from ancient to medieval times. In addition to depicting women and the beauty of their form, the book provides glimpse in life and cosmology of ancient India.

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

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

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

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...

Erotic sculpture of India: a socio-cultural study

Erotic sculpture of India: a socio-cultural study

Desai, Devangana

ISBN: 9788121500180, 8121500184

Phantasmic anatomy of the statues of Mathura

Phantasmic anatomy of the statues of Mathura

Gill, Sandrine

ISBN: 9788121509060, 8121509068

Contents: (i) Multiple arms. (ii) Multiple heads and bodies. (iii) Fusion of two bodies. (iv) Replacement of a human head by an animal head. (v) Reactions to sculptures with phantasmic anatomy.

Elements of Hindu iconography, 2 vols. in 4 pts., 2nd edn.

Elements of Hindu iconography, 2 vols. in 4 pts., 2nd edn.

Gopinatha Rao, TA

ISBN: 9788120808782, 8120808789

This monumental work is devoted to the interpretation of all principal Hindu icons or images and their special features. The study reveals the significance of the figure sculptures, frescoes, etc.

Elephanta: the cave of Shiva, photographs by Carmel Berkson, essays by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, George Michell, and Carmel Berkson

Elephanta: the cave of Shiva, photographs by Carmel Berkson, essays by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, George Michell, and Carmel Berkson


ISBN: 9788120812840, 8120812840

On a major monument of Indian art, the sixth century temple cave on Elephanta island, in Bombay harbor, and its extraordinary stone sculptures.

Mayamata: an Indian treatise on housing architecture and iconography,

Mayamata: an Indian treatise on housing architecture and iconography,


ISBN: 9788178224978, 8178224976

This book contains many precise descriptions of villages and towns as of temples, houses, mansions and palaces. It also gives indications for the selection of a proper orientation, of right dimension and of appropriate building materials.

Moulded magic: sculpture on a bench

Moulded magic: sculpture on a bench

Bahl, Sushma K.

ISBN: 9788195548705, 8195548709

Inspired by India's deep-rooted tradition of sculpture in abstracted human, humanoid and associated forms, the book documents the magic of newly moulded and differently designed sculptures, seated on specially made benches. This volume, features the participating sculptors and photographs of their specially commissioned work in progress from drawing to working models and macquettes to the final...

Narasimha: Vishnu's fourth avatar, the God who emerged from the totem pole

Narasimha: Vishnu's fourth avatar, the God who emerged from the totem pole

Maheshwari, Madhurika K.

ISBN: 9789392280030, 9392280033

The author believes that Narasimha may have started as a tribal god, and later ascended to the heights as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Sculpted stones: mysteries of Mamallapuram, photographs by Nithya V.

Sculpted stones: mysteries of Mamallapuram, photographs by Nithya V.

Prabhu, Ashwin

ISBN: 9788196033248, 8196033249

The series introduces children to the world of art: contemporary, traditional and folk, to give them a more inclusive idea of art.

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