Elements of Hindu iconography
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
9390696518
ISBN-13
9789390696512
Publisher
Motilal Banarsidass Publications
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Motilal Banarsidass Publications
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IN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 1900
Print length
455 Pages
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25.00 x 20.00 x 5.00 cms
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Archaeology by period / region
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Vol. II, Part I begins with an Introduction discussing the cult of Siva which is followed by such important topics as Siva, Lingas, Lingodbhavamurti, Chandrasekharamurti, Pasupatamurti and Raudrapasupatamurti,
This treatise in two volumes, is an early attempt for a diligent search into the origin, descriptions, symbols, mythological background, meaning and moral aims of Hindu images. The book is in two volumes, each volume again in two parts. Vol. I, Part I contains a long Introduction discussing among other things the origin of Hindu image worship in India, explanatory description of the terms employed in the work, Ganapati, Visnu and his major and minor avataras and manifestations, Garuda and Ayudha-Purushas or personified images of the weapons and emblems held by gods. Vol. I, Part II deals with Aditya and Nava Grahas (nine planets) and their symbolic features and images worshipped, Devi (Goddesses), Parivara-devatas, and measurement of proportions in images.
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