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'Brahma is the Creator but sound vibrations, which emanate from his counterpart Saraswati, initiate creation. Creation began with the Word. Brahma and Saraswati created the premier sound AUM.
Brahma-Saraswati is a book about Lord Brahma and Goddess Saraswati, two of the major deities of the Hindu religious tradition. Lord Brahma is considered to be the first member of the Hindu Trinity of Gods and his principle function is creation. In the homes of devotees, ...
The classical dance-form from Orissa is Orissi. Bit like the word, it is simple, refreshing and poetic. Lyrical, sensuous and fluid too. The history and heritage of Orissi is vast, covering two centuries of rulers and practitioners who added and enhanced the body-work of the form found first in inscriptions and temple carvings, including in tantric yogini cult.
This the first-ever in depth, authoritative and scholarly account on the intricate and extensive ...
Portraying the panorama of India's cultural heritage, this book visits the holy land of Mathura-Vrindavan, a visit which is a dream that many a Hindu aspires to. Braj, the land of Radhe-Shyam, resplendent in its glory as the birth-lace of India's most loved god - Krishna. The very soil of this holy place is intermingled with myths connected with the birth, childhood, antics, heroics land the love-play of Krishna. It was in this consecrated bhoomi that the romance ...