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1008 Names of Siva is an interesting compilation and demonstrates the prodigal strength of the names evolved to describe and depict the most exuberant and prominent god of the Hindu pantheon - Lord Siva.
The names may be in Hindi or Sanskrit but their alphabetical portrayal and the proper easily understandable meaning of each one of them relates effectively to the reader and offers accumulated knowledge on the subject. Supposed to be Supreme in the world to whom ...
Brahma, Visnu and Siva constitute of Hindu trinity, Brahma is the creator Visnu is the preserver and Siva is the destroyer. But devotees of each of those Gods have attributed and the three functions of creation preservance, and destructions to their favourite deities. In Saivism, Siva is considered to be the supreme reality and he is described as combining in him all the three function-creation, preservation and destruction. Siva worship is of great antiquity, ...
This fascinating and colourful book provides a concise guide to the History of Art in Japan, from the earliest times to the present day. From the cave art of primitive man in Japan, we move to the flowering of art in Japan in UKIYO - E prints of international fame. Whereas the art of painting has been delt with in greater comprehensive details, progress on other arts has been briefly, but substantially, described through the ages. Commencing with the geographical ...
Drawing is the representation of lines, or their modifications, upon flat surface in such a way that the curves, the depressions, the elevations the structures, in short the linear character of an object, are shown to us. It includes in its scope perspective, light and shade and values, as some of the aids whereby it attains it's end. Colour in painting gives the glow and brilliancy of nature; line its grace and grandeur. Many books on paintings have been ...
This book will be of interest to all those who seek true scriptural facts, to theosophists, scholars and artists. Goddess Saraswati, related to Savitar (Sun) is one the trinity the other being Gayatri and Savitri or the Bag (Vak) Devi of the Vedas. Saraswati is the Goddess of learning, intelligence, wisdom, speech and is the consort of Brahma, the creator of the universe. Tracing the heavenly origin of this Goddess, as a Vedic river Goddess, Puranic ...
This book describes traditional sacraments, fasts, festivals and fairs to enable readers to aim at utilizing the rare opportunity to rise to the level of the divine. The scriptures throw light on the philosophical texts and the performance of Samskaras. The scriptures contain the details of man's religious duties, the rites and rituals he should perform, customs, traditions and all other details help him to keep his mind pure and enable him to do good only ...
This book will appeal to those interested in religion, mythology, art, iconography and to all those who wish to learn about Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Goddess Durga, with thousands of names after her different manifestations, attributes, appellations is the primordial, most knowledgeable, the utmost graceful, Maha Sakti, the one comparable to the sky, is the most wise female divinity in the Universe. The descent of Durga aims at the destruction of the demons ...