Reenchantment: masterworks of sculpture in village temples of Bihar and Orissa; text and photographs by Rob Linrothe

ISBN: 9788193367209, 8193367200

It is a book of more than 250 photographs of sculptures and shrines within 57 chapters, each accompanied by explanatory texts (300 to 2000 words each) introducing village temple sites with 8th-13th century sculptures. The villages included are in south Bihar around Gaya, Bodh Gaya, Nalanda and Rajgir, as well as a selection of rarely documented village shrines of north Bihar (Mithila), in Begus...

The sculptural splendours of Meenakshi temple

Vedachalam, V. et al.

ISBN: 9788193883907, 819388390X

This book is a well documented work explaining various aspects of the sculptural art of this legendary temple. It provides valuable information on the location of the sculptures, legends related to them and significance of the depiction of sculptures in strategic locations. The present book explains in detail the sculptural embellishments and their social and cultural importance in a systematic...

Silparatnakosa of Sthapaka Niranjana Mahapatra: a glossary of Orissan temple architecture, Skt. text, critically ed. with Eng. tr. and illus.,

ISBN: 9788120812161, 8120812166

The Silparatnakosa is a 17th century Orissan text composed by Sthapaka Niranjana Mahapatra describing all the parts of the temple types of Orissa such as the Manjusri and Khakara. It also contains a section on sculpture on image-making (Pratimalaksana). This text though much later than the temples described reflects the still living tradition and it contributes much to clarify the terminology o...

Beyond the misty veil: temples tales of Uttarakhand

Johri, Aradhana

ISBN: 9789394534346, 9394534342

Uttarakhand is the land where magnificent temples are dedicated not only to Brahmanical deities but also to folk Gods who are as colorful as they are revered...

Grandeur of Bundeli heritage: a study of medieval temples of Panna

Tiwari, Shivkumar

ISBN: 9789383221516, 9383221518

This book is a treatise on the temples of Panna, an erstwhile princely state of Bundelkhand of Central India.

Epic saga of the Cholas: their art, temples and heritage,

ISBN: 9789393875136, 9393875138

The grandeur and heritage of the Chola dynasty from the Tamil country, which has fascinated scholars and the layman alike, has been brought out in this coffee-table book by The Hindu when the spotlight has been turned on the Cholas. The 432-page book, with more than 600 stunning photographs, famed artists' sketches, maps and illustrations, focuses not only on the four great Chola temples, inclu...

Sacred love: erotic temple arts of Nepal

Das, Shivaji

ISBN: 9788183631372, 8183631371

Erotic art in the temples of Nepal When one looks up at the roof struts of temples in the Kathmandu valley, a whimsical realm of amorous beings appear. Unlike the erotic art of the famous Khajuraho Temples of India, these explicit carvings in Nepal are relatively crude, made more with humour than dedication. Elephants turn missionary, beasts love men, and every taboo is violated. Time has forgo...

North Indian temple sculpture

Agarwal, Urmila

ISBN: 9788121504584, 8121504589