The antiquity of Gods, their legendary origin, evolution and concept are fascinating in the channeling of the philosophic thought. The analysis, documentation, arrangement and narration of sculptural art are only matched to the author's intense devotion to this study. The mostly informative, critical and comprehensive and immensely readable analysis centering, round God's images, their iconic features, chronology, evolution, esoteric significance and all bears a rich testimony to author's multifaceted experience in the field of art and archaeology.
The book pertains to seven chapters beginning with short history of each deity on ancient literature, inscriptions coins first five chapters. It is followed iconic features deity, in chronological sequence as prescribed in the Pratima Sastras. Henceforth, the descriptions of various forms deity known in plastic enumerated. The points where the scriptural pratima-lakshanas do not tally the sculptural forms clearly been indicated. Efforts also made to critically the figures and identify them the basis the prescribed the sculptural art also discussed the present theme. The sixth chapter the syncretic deities and their various forms. Spirit reconciliation and rapprochement between divergent sects present behind this of mental bent. Thus, many the liberal thinkers among sects could guess their respective gods were but different one Supreme-Soul.
This produce Smartas who evolved the system of Panchayatana-pija, representing the deities the Hindu the objects of worship the form of aniconic emblems. The seventh chapter deals with concept Pañcha Mahadevas exploring wondrous realm the Hindu their attributes and symbols for understanding concept and meaning. the Indian mythology and art, symbols and attributes deities are encoded future generation.
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Vedas (1376)
Upanishads (666)
Puranas (831)
Ramayana (894)
Mahabharata (328)
Dharmasastras (164)
Goddess (474)
Bhakti (243)
Saints (1276)
Gods (1291)
Shiva (331)
Journal (132)
Fiction (44)
Vedanta (323)
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