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The Sixty-Four Yoginis are the lesser known forms of the Goddess Shakti in art and religion. Variously portrayed as malevolent goddesses, deities of tantric rituals, and yoginis of flesh and blood, they are seen as the sixty-four forms of the goddess and the sixty-four embraces of Shiva and Shakti. Abandoned temples, stretching from Banda in Uttar Pradesh to Bolangir in Odisha, were once witness to the evolution of the mysterious cult of these goddesses. Shrouded ...
The book presents individual studies of the epigraphy, architecture and the sculpture of the Amaravati stupa followed by a comparative study of the evidence provided by each aspect. The epigraphic study throws light on the foundation of the stupa and its chronological development thereafter to become a Mahastupa. A comparative analysis of inscriptions from Bharhut to Sri Lanka provides us an insight into the circumstances which led to the development of the ...
The book projects some very significant aspects of Brahmi inscriptions of northern India from circa Ist. Century A.D. to circa 300 A.D. throwing light on Social life, Economic life, Polity and Administration, Religion, and Palaeography. It brings out in clear terms that the inscriptions are unfailing guides for the reconstruction of history of the period under review. It has been shown that the so-called ambiguities or discrepancies in these records are largely ...