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Author : SA Krishnan
Publisher : SA Krishnan
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Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Apsaras and Gandharvas written by SA Krishnan and published by SA Krishnan. This book was released on 2017-05-14 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories from Hindu Puranas and Epics about celestial beings and nymphs.
Author : William Joseph Wilkins
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Hindu Mythology, Vedic and Purānic. Illustrated written by William Joseph Wilkins and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur Anthony Macdonell
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Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)
Download or read book Vedic Mythology written by Arthur Anthony Macdonell and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dinesh Prasad Saklani
Publisher : Indus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788173870903
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Ancient Communities of the Himalaya written by Dinesh Prasad Saklani and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 15 pictures. The work presents a comprehensive study of the ancient communities touching their history in all dimensions including socio-economic, politico-cultural and religious traits and aspects of the ancient people of the area. One of the objectives of the work has been to trace out the roots of the present Himalayan culture and find out the cultural components of ancient inhabitants in the present society.
Author : Veṭṭaṃmāṇi
Publisher : Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass
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Total Pages : 944 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Purāṇic Encyclopaedia written by Veṭṭaṃmāṇi and published by Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 1975 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Projesh Banerji
Publisher : New Delhi : Cosmo
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Apsaras in Indian Dance written by Projesh Banerji and published by New Delhi : Cosmo. This book was released on 1982 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 9385990578
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (859 download)
Download or read book Indra written by Devdutt Pattanaik and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-10-28 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indra is the king of the gods, and yet, he is not worshipped with the Trimurti. Why is this? He is the god of luxury, who has a cow, a tree and a jewel which will fulfil all wishes, and he watches apsaras dance and gandharvas sing. But for all his pleasure and wealth–Indra does not have peace of mind. He is under constant attack from asuras, and in one story, he asks his most beautiful apsara to disturb the tapasya of the great Vishwamitra. Indra achieves success, becomes lazy, loses his kingdom, works hard to regain it, becomes lazy again–and the circle of life goes on. What is the meaning of this? Delve into the story of the god of the body, in this short, sweet read from Devlok.
Author : Manohar Laxman Varadpande
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Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Apsara in Indian Art and Literature written by Manohar Laxman Varadpande and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents scholarly exposition of the Apsara myth and its evolutionthrough centuries. Mentioned for the first time in the Rig Veda Apsaras find mention inIndian scriptures, epics, Puranas, dramas, poetry and numerous literary works. As a creationof ancient water cosmology she is described as a exceedingly beautiful and charmingperson adept in dancing, singing as well as art of seduction and amorous sports. Themonograph speaks of her profound influence on Indian art which is particularly visibleon the magnifient medieval temples in the form of female sculptures of immense beautyfamous all over the world. Written in lucid style the book reveals the story of Indian waternymph, the Apsara, in its infinite variety.
Author : Sukanya Venkatraghavan
Publisher : Hachette India
ISBN 13 : 9350099233
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Dark Things written by Sukanya Venkatraghavan and published by Hachette India. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somewhere on Prithvi, a mortal survives a supernatural attack. In the dark realm of Atala, an evil goddess prepares to do the unspeakable. And a Yakshi finds herself at the heart of an other-worldly storm. Ardra has only known life as a Yakshi, designed to seduce and kill men after drawing out their deepest, darkest secrets for her evil mistress Hera, queen of the forsaken realm of Atala. Then, on one strange blood moon night, her chosen victim, Dwai, survives, and her world spins out of control. Now Ardra must escape the wrath of Hera, who is plotting to throw the universe into chaos. To stop her, Ardra needs to find answers to questions she hasn?t dared to ask before. What power does the blood moon hold? Is the sky city of Aakasha as much a myth as its inhabitants ? the ethereal and seductive Gandharvas and Apsaras? Who is Dara, the mysterious monster-slayer, and what makes Dwai impervious to her powers? A heady concoction of fantasy and romance, Dark Things conjures up a unique world wrought of love and sacrifice, of shadows and secrets, of evil and those who battle it.
Author : Hermann Oldenberg
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120803923
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)
Download or read book The Religion of the Veda written by Hermann Oldenberg and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1988 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samkhya and Yoga systems of religious thought.
Author : Kavita Kane
Publisher : Rupa Publications India
ISBN 13 : 9788129137333
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)
Download or read book Menaka's Choice written by Kavita Kane and published by Rupa Publications India. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We make love and leave. That is our motto. Live by it, Menaka or you shall suffer untold, unnecessary grief. Born during the churning of the ocean, Menaka is the most beautiful of all the apsaras in the world, with quick intelligence and innate talent. However, she craves for the one thing she can never have - family. Elsewhere, after severe austerities, a man, now blessed with the name Vishwamitra, challenges the gods and dares to create another heaven. Fearing his growing powers, Indra, the king of gods, decides to put a stop to his ambitions by making Menaka seduce him. What will happen when Menaka and Vishwamitra meet each other? Will Menaka finally find what she really wished for? Or will she again be forced to surrender to her destiny? Find out in this fascinating portrait of one of the most enduring mythological figures.
Author : Malati J. Shendge
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
ISBN 13 : 8170170648
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Civilized Demons: The Harappans in Rigveda written by Malati J. Shendge and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myth and mysticism have reigned supreme in Rgvedic interpretation for more than two millennia and a half. Even now, it cannot be said to be free of these. This study aims at completing the process of rational inquiry in Rgveda begun two centuries ago. It leaves behind myths and mystic experiences, simultaneously drawing the line between fact and fancy, which has eluded the scholars. Two types of evidence - literary and archaeological - have been used. Literary evidence ranges from Rgveda to the Brahmanas. The Archaeological material covers pre-Harappan , Harappan and post-Harappan levels. Through the interdisciplinary approach consisting of linguistic, anthropological and symbolical analysis of the material, the study emphasizes a consistently rational attitude to the study of Rgveda. In fact, as the study amply demonstrates, the fresh air of reason may change our understanding of Rgveda and also of ancient Indian history. Rgvedic hymns from this viewpoint may probably prove to be a valuable source of information of the historical events, which led to the downfall of the pre-Aryan Indus civilization. This is correlated to the archaeological material available on the Harappan sites. This is the first investigation of its kind and the conclusions of the study are no less original. Besides establishing the rationality of the Rgvedic narratives, it shows the events and their agents to be historical in the light of available archaeological material. The theory and the approach hold out a promise and may transform our understanding of these ancient compositions from myth to history.
Author : Raghavendra Swamirayacharya Panchamukhi
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Gandharvas & Kinnaras in Indian Iconography written by Raghavendra Swamirayacharya Panchamukhi and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roberto Calasso
Publisher : Penguin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780241399224
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Ka written by Roberto Calasso and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ka, Roberto Calasso delves into the corpus of classical Sanskrit literature recreating and re-imagining the enchanting world of ancient India. Beginning with the Rig-Veda, Ka weaves together myths from the Upanishad, the Mahabharata and the stories of the Buddha, all of which pose questions that have haunted us for millennia.
Author : Friedrich Max Müller
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Sacred Books of the East written by Friedrich Max Müller and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wannaporn Rienjang
Publisher : Classical Art Research Centre
ISBN 13 : 1789696968
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)
Download or read book The Global Connections of Gandhāran Art written by Wannaporn Rienjang and published by Classical Art Research Centre. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gandhāran art is often regarded as the epitome of cultural exchange in antiquity. The ancient region of Gandhāra, centred on what is now the northern tip of Pakistan, has been called the ‘crossroads of Asia’. The Buddhist art produced in and around this area in the first few centuries AD exhibits extraordinary connections with other traditions across Asia and as far as the Mediterranean. Since the nineteenth century, the Graeco-Roman associations of Gandhāran art have attracted particular attention. Classically educated soldiers and administrators of that era were astonished by the uncanny resemblance of many works of Gandhāran sculpture to Greek and Roman art made thousands of miles to the west. More than a century later we can recognize that the Gandhāran artists’ appropriation of classical iconography and styles was diverse and extensive, but the explanation of this ‘influence’ remains puzzling and elusive. The Gandhāra Connections project at the University of Oxford’s Classical Art Research Centre was initiated principally to cast new light on this old problem. This volume is the third set of proceedings of the project’s annual workshop, and the first to address directly the question of cross-cultural influence on and by Gandhāran art. The contributors wrestle with old controversies, particularly the notion that Gandhāran art is a legacy of Hellenistic Greek rule in Central Asia and the growing consensus around the important role of the Roman Empire in shaping it. But they also seek to present a more complex and expansive view of the networks in which Gandhāra was embedded. Adopting a global perspective on the subject, they examine aspects of Gandhāra’s connections both within and beyond South Asia and Central Asia, including the profound influence which Gandhāran art itself had on the development of Buddhist art in China and India.
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Total Pages : 812 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Sacred Books of the East written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
