Lord Shiva‚ meaning the Auspicious One is Sanskrit‚ is a highly worshipped deity in Hinduism. In Hindu mythology‚ Brahma and Vishnu were born out of Lord Shiva and the three were separated into three different aspects of divinity. Shiva is the Destroyer God as he dissolves the universe for the next cycle of creation and destroys obstacles for his devotees. Today‚ Shaivism is a popular sect in Hinduism‚ predominantly in South India‚ where devotees believe Shiva is All and omnipresent. Lord Shiva
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this final episode of the Ramayana involved reading the Amar Chitra Katha‚ and asking my sister where Sita went (on being swallowed up by Mother Earth)‚ baffled by physical realities more than anything else as an eight year old. A few years and another read later‚ my first instinct was to reject Rama’s apparent chink in the armour. Now‚ I seem to find consolation in the fact that most Hindu divine figures are fallible‚ Rama being no exception. To sum up‚ the Ramayana narrates the abduction of Sita
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Where do Hindus worship? Hindus commonly conduct pujas in shrines in three different environments: in temples‚ in the home‚ and in outdoor public spaces. It is equally common for any of the deities to be worshiped in any of these three types of shrines. Hindus believe that if proper care is not taken of a temple’s images‚ the deity will abandon the temple. Hence priests reside at the temple and take care of the gods’ needs. Priests perform puja at sunrise‚ noon‚ sunset‚ and midnight. For a layperson
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TITLE: Adaptation of Hindu Epic as animation movies and Interpretative analysis of Ramayana and Hanuman. Introduction- Emergence of animation‚ scope and its significance. Much of Asia’s animation production since the 1960s has been tied to foreign interests attracted by stable and inexpensive labor supplies. For nearly forty years‚ western studios have established and maintained production facilities‚ first in Japan‚ then in South Korea and Taiwan‚ and now also in the Philippines
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Ancient India India is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Its ancient history dates back further than most and has many periods. Very little is known about the earliest inhabitants of India. Ancient tools found in the Soan Valley and South India are the earliest evidence of humans in India discovered so far. Some of the tools date back to the Paleolithic Age – 400‚000 to 200‚000 years ago‚ other tools date to the Mesolithic Age and the Neolithic Age (8000 BC – 4000 BC). The first
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DAN SENI RUPA UNIVERSITAS SEBELAS MARET SURAKARTA 2012 Preface During my stay in Indonesia I was introduced to more traditional forms of arts here: theatre through ketoprak is closest to definition of ‘western’ theatre‚ wayang orang – staged Ramayana based theatre and wayang kulit which can be roughly defined as leather theatre play which is based mainly from stories from Mahabharata epic; dance through variety of court and profane dances‚ music via traditional gamelan and popular music genres
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is perhaps the most famous‚ and definitely the most widely-read‚ ethical text of ancient India. As an episode in India’s great epic‚ the Mahabharata‚ The Bhagavad Gita now ranks as one of the three principal texts that define and capture the essence of Hinduism; the other two being the Upanishads and the Brahma Sutras. Though this work contains much theology‚ its kernel is ethical and its teaching is set in the context of an ethical problem. The teaching of The Bhagavad Gita is summed up in the maxim
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Affiliation | Devotee of Rama | Abode | Earth | Mantra | Rama’s Name | Weapon | Gada (mace) | Hanuman (IPA: hʌnʊˈmɑn) is a Hindu deity‚ who was an ardent devotee of Rama according to the Hindu legends. He is a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and its various versions. He also finds mentions in several other texts‚ including Mahabharata‚ the various Puranas and some Jain texts. A vanara (ape-like humanoid)‚ Hanuman participated in Rama’s war against the demon king Ravana. Several texts
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debates‚ and parliaments questioning originality of the religions‚ the origins‚ traditions‚ similarities and most of all the differences of South Asian people. In his essay‚ “Three Hundred Ramayanas”‚ AK Ramanujan explores the vast range of Ramayana tradition in South Asia. He argues that there is not one Ramayana‚ but a myriad throughout South Asia. Despite counterarguments by other scholars‚ Ramanujan’s essay reveals how diverse India is in its traditions and the fact that argument sparked over his
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“VALMIKI MAHARSHI” Valmiki’s real name was Ratnakara. He was the son of Prachetasa‚ a sage. by profession. Before this Valmiki was a robber Later with the teachings of Maharshi Narada he became a Rushi. What is Valmiki - Valmika in Devanagari means “ant- hill” Once when he was a very young boy‚ he had gone to the forest playing and was lost in the forest. His parents An searched for him but could not trace him. They thought that the boy has been eaten by some wild animals. hunter and his
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