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Dr. M.H.K. Shastri |
Yantra Mahima |
$31.49 $23.62 |
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| The book deals with yantra pooja, design of yantras, the mantras being used for worshiping the yantra, energising (praan prathishtha) the yantra and other usages of the yantras. This book is the first part of work on tantra, mantra and yantra. The contents of this book are purely based on old Sanskrit classics. A detailed method of worshiping the yantras is given in the book which would be beneficial for the readers. The book contains colored pictures of the most popular... |
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Rambharos Jha |
Waterlife |
$80.49 $60.37 |
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| Waterlife features Mithila art, a vibrant and delicate form of folk painting from Bihar in eastern India. The artist Rambharos Jha grew up on the banks of the legendary river Ganga, and developed a fascination for water and water life. In this book he creates an unusual artist's journal, adapting the motifs of the Mithila style to express his own vision. He frames his art with a playful text that evokes both childhood memory and folk legend. Waterlife is silk-screen printed by hand on handmade... |
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Laxman S. Thakur |
Visualizing a Buddhist Sutra Text and Figure in Himalayan Art |
$43.49 $32.62 |
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| The present volume analyses the inscriptions, murals, and manuscripts of the Avatamsakasutra of the Tabo Monastery. It particularly focuses on the Gandavyuhasutra, which forms part of the larger magnum opus and prescribes ways and means of attaining nirvana. It details the various stages through which a seeker of truth named Sadhana passed during his long spiritual sojourn
The murals comprise lively and continuous narratives that successfully visualize virtually incomprehensible Buddhist... |
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Champaklal |
Visions of Champaklal |
$18.99 $14.24 |
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| Champaklal - one of the earliest and foremost disciples of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother - was their personal attendant for over five decades.
This book presents a collection of his dreams and visions, some with the interpretations given by Sri Aurobindo. An artist of exceptional merit, he has translated some of his dreams and visions in the language of symbolic painting.
Some of these paintings are also included in this collection along with their... |
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Dr. Priyabala Shah |
Vishnudharmottara-Purana |
$102.99 $77.24 |
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| The Visnudharmottara Purana is an encyclopedic work of three khandas and dealing not only with various stories, myths and legends but also with varied subjects, viz. cosmology and cosmogony, division of time, pacification of unfavourable planets and stars, omens and portents, genealogies, manners and customs, penances, results of actions, rules about vrata and Sraddha, description and praise of various kinds of donations law and politics, science of war, anatomy, medicine etc.
This work is... |
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Sudha Satyawadi |
Unique Art of Warli Paintings |
$44.99 $33.74 |
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| Warli painting has its own place in adivasi art of India. It takes its name from the Warli tribes of Maharashtra. It seems their roots are in the rock shelters of ancestors found in Bhimbhedka and Raisen in Madhya Pradesh.Warli paintings are pointers — they fulfil a purpose. Their presence in the hut is auspicious and is said to promote fertility, avert disease, propitiate the dead, etc. They show rituals at birth, marriage, a life full of dance and music, livelihood, connectivity with... |
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Vishwa Chander Ohri |
The Technique of Pahari Painting : An Inquiry into Aspects of Materials, Methods and History : (Based Upon Observation and Field –Work) |
$112.99 $84.74 |
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| This richly illustrated book is the first detailed study of the technique of Indian painting with an emphasis on the particulars for crafting of Pahari paintings of the Basohli, the Guler and the Kangra styles. After Moti Chandra’s The Technique of Mughal painting, 1949, numerous articles on various aspects of this subject had appeared in the long intervening period.
The author presents here a comprehensive account of the technique, the methods and the materials used in painting, miniatures... |
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R. Balasubramaniam |
The Saga of Indian Cannons |
$288.49 $216.37 |
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| The invention of cannons and their use in warfare added a different dimension to battles. The fates of nations were decided by the use of cannons. The science of gunpowder and the technology of cannons, from their introduction in the Indian subcontinent in the middle of the fifteenth century up to the pre-modern period, have been illustrated using Mughal miniature paintings and analysis of extant cannon pieces. The massive and wonderful forge welded iron cannons and cast bronze cannons of... |
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H.H. The Dowager Maharani of Cooch-Behar |
The Rajput Princesses |
$16.67 $12.50 |
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| The book highlights the exemplary acts of valour exhibited by the Rajput Princesses and the message which they have left for the entire mankind to emulate. The volume also contains a fascinating panorama of the paintings of the Rajput period. |
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Eva Rudy Jansen |
The Book of Hindu Imagery: Gods, Manifestations and Their Meaning |
$15.99 $11.99 |
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| Hinduism is more than a religion; it is a way of ife that has developed over approximately 5 milennia. Its rich and multicultured history, which has no equivalent among the great religions of the world, has made the structure of its mythical and philosophical principles into a highly differentiated maze, of which total knowledge is a practical impossibility. This volume cannot offer a complete survey of the meaning of Hinduism, but Eva Rudy Jansen does provide an extensive compilation of... |
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Eva Judy Jansen |
The Book of Buddhas |
$22.95 $17.21 |
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| Modern students who are drawn to the study and practice of Buddhism are not always able to easily learn the symbolic meaning of the various types of statuary connected to the study of this philosophy.
In Buddhism, every symbol has a meaning, and this book explores the symbolism of the ritual objects that are used on statues and painting, as well as explaining the ritual meaning of the objects associated with Buddhism.
This book serves as an introduction for Western students. it is not a... |
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Mireille Benisti |
Stylistics of Early Khmer Art (2 Vols Set) |
$288.49 $216.37 |
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| The present volume contains translations of Benisti`s major publications dealing with Khmer art. The main article is a study of the relations between early Khmer and Indian art, i.e.7th and 8th centuries, the crucial period of the introduction of Indian religion and other components of Indian culture in the first well-organized kingdom of Khmer Land Her systematic survey of styles, along with detailed study of iconography, thus provides a solid foundation for a comprehensive study of both... |
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Marilyn Stablein |
Sleeping in Caves |
$11.99 $8.99 |
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| In 1965, Stablein drops out of Berkeley and travels to India and Nepal with
her lover. Their brief getaway turns into a seven year stay.
"There are times when I ask myself," stablein writes," what am I doing here?
My answer: to point, to study a culture; to uncover its secrets; to listen to
the whispering, the sacred oral traditions; to learn by heart the names and
faces of deities so I can capture their images on paper and strive to imbue each
image with the greatness of its... |
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Bhajju Shyam(Ed.) |
Signature: Patterns in Gond Art |
$43.99 $32.99 |
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| From established artists to emerging talents, Signature features an array of Gond patterns. Gond artists hail from Central India and work with an older tradition of drawing on walls and floors. Yet these artists mark their work as their own with carefully chosen patterns. A valued symbol of memories and stories, the Gond pattern is at once contextual and universal. |
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Meenakshi Chandra |
Satish Chandra: Master of Atmospherics |
$189.95 $142.46 |
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| Satish Chandra was one of the most renowned landscape painters in India. Such was his confidence in his art, and his love for Nature, that he devoted his whole life to painting landscapes. In the end, he acquired a reputation second to none on the Indian art scene. He was the true artist of India's northern plains, and as special, gentle and dignified a person as his art was uplifting. This book is a loving tribute to Satish by his wife, Meenakshi. She was his muse, he was her mentor, and the... |
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M.K. Dhavalikar |
Satavahana Art |
$93.99 $70.49 |
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| The Satavahanas (Ca. 2nd cent. BC-2nd cent. AD) were one of the empire builders in ancient India. Their rule extended almost over the entire region is marked by considerable peace and prosperity which was due to the flourishing trade with the Roman empire. The artistic creations of the Satavahana era are among the grandest in India, comparable in their monumental quality to such imposing buildings as the Khajuraho nd Chola temples. They are unsurpassed in early India and many of them are still... |
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Onkar Rahi |
Rasamanjari: The Nectarous Ocean |
$256.49 $192.37 |
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| Rasamanjari, The Nectarous Ocean, is a collection of paintings originating from Bhanudatta’s 14th century work of the same name describing Shringara Rasa is Basholi style of Pahari Painting produced in three versions of which the present one of A.D. 1695 is more refined, mature and perfect as compared to the other two. Basohli are has left a mark on the cultural horizon of India with these miniatures of the highest aesthetic appeal.
The ‘Rasamanjari’ appeared in vigour and quality of... |
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Susan L. Schwartz |
Rasa: Performing the Divine in India |
$12.49 $9.37 |
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| While many people outside India find the images, sounds, and practices of Indian performing arts compelling and endeavor to incorporate them into the "global" repertoire, few are aware of the central role of religious belief and practice in Indian aesthetics. Completing the trilogy that includes Darsan: Seeing the Divine in India and Mantra: Hearing the Divine in India and America, this volume focuses on how rasa has been applied in a range of Indian performance traditions. "Rasa" is taste,... |
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The Mother |
Paintings and Drawings |
$31.49 $23.62 |
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| Trained as a painter in the 1890s at one of the best art studios in Paris, the Mother continued to express herself in art throughout her life. This collection of all the Mother's paintings and drawings will reveal to the discerning eye her rare artistic abilities. The book is beautifully produced with several colour plates.
Contents:
Introduction
Portrait of Sri Aurobindo
Self-portraits
The Paintings
The Drawings
The Mother as an Artist
The Mother on Art
Catalogue of... |
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Aruna |
Orchha Paintings |
$121.99 $91.49 |
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| In the history of Central Indian Art, the wall-paintings of Orchha occupy a unique position. The artists, under the patronage of Kings, adopted long-lasting techniques in the creation of murals, depicting values dear to them based on the Vedas, the Epics – the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the various Puranas etc. These Paintings and murals have not received due exposure, prominence and importance from the viewpoint of cultural study. The present work is an attempt to fill this gap.
The... |
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Shonar |
Of Past Dawns and Future Noons |
$37.49 $28.12 |
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| Ancient India achieved and contributed in almost every field of human endeavour in ways that were bewildering for her time. Although much has been written on Indian culture and history, an attempt has been made here at a fresh approach.
Practically all areas of human interest – architecture, sculpture, painting, handicrafts, dance, theatre, music, education, literature, politics, war, science, agriculture, medicine, religion – have been studied and presented.
Historical, yet not... |
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Rattanlal Hangloo (Ed.) |
New Themes in Indian History: Art, Politics, Gender, Environment and Culture |
$93.99 $70.49 |
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| In keeping with the diverse trends and thematic orientations, this volume has been designed to give space to the faculty and scholars working on new areas and themes where there is an abundance of source material that is only now beginning to be tapped. Migration, popular culture, ethno-medicine, historical geography, craft production, miniature paintings are some of the themes that are part of the contents of this work. Though the volume at a first glance would seem to be disparate in terms of... |
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Mary Shepherd Slusser |
Nepal Mandala: A Cultural Study of the Kathmandu Valley (In 2 Volumes) |
$288.49 $216.37 |
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| In these volumes Mary Slusser has documented and illustrated the origins and evolution of the remarkable Nepalese civilization that evolved in the Kathmandu Valley - known for much of its long history as "Nepal Mandala." The author's narrative, 600 plates, 29 figures, and 9 detailed color maps grew out of more than a decade of research. She studied and photographed the sculptures and shrines, mapped the old cities and traced their long-fallen walls, attended festivals, and collected legends and... |
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Agni |
Namaste Savitri: 342 Reproductions in Colour of Paintings by Agni |
$62.99 $47.24 |
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| 342 reproductions in colour of paintings by Agni (Giovanni Tonioni). Every line of Book I Canto I The Symbol Dawn is illustrated by a painting.
With captions and notes in English, Italian, French and German.
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S.D. Trivedi |
Myths and Legends in Indian Art |
$189.49 $142.12 |
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| The book starts with an Introduction discussing the concept and role of myths and legends in Indian Art. It talks about the centrality of myths and legends in ancient Indian literature, folklore and popular imagination of the ordinary people.
It traces the essential role that myths played in the development of Hindu cosmology and cosmogony, the flights of fancy of the early Aryan mind and the efforts of Vedic and post-Vedic poets and thinkers to rationalize unexplained phenomenon and man's... |
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