the world. Many people can understand the wonders of Hinduism in a universal way. 01524000An interesting artwork that is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is called Shiva as Lord of Dance. This artwork is from during the Chola period‚ 11th century and has a green copper color. The physical appearance of this art piece is the god Shiva has four extended arms and is surrounded by a symmetrical ring. The dimensions of the artwork are about 2 feet by 2
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Dravidian architecture Dravidian architecture was an architectural idiom that emerged in the Southern part of the Indian subcontinent or South India. It consists primarily of temples with pyramid shaped towers and are constructed of sandstone‚ soapstone or granite. Mentioned as one of three styles of temple building in the ancient book Vastu shastra‚ the majority of the existing structures are located in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu‚ Karnataka‚ Kerala‚ and Andhra pradesh. Various kingdoms
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it that Goddess Parvati created Ganesha out of dirt off her body while having a bath and set him to guard her door while she finishes her bath. Shiva who has gone out‚ returned at that time‚ but as Ganesha didn’t know of him‚ stopped him from entering. An angry Shiva severed the head of Ganesha after a combat between the two. Parvati was enraged and Shiva promised Ganesha will live again. The devas who went in
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Midnight’s Children essay Salman Rushdie’s creation‚ Saleem Sinai‚ has a self-proclaimed "overpowering desire for form" (363). In writing his own autobiography Saleem seems to be after what Frank Kermode says every writer is a after: concordance. Concordance would allow Saleem to bring meaning to moments in the "middest" by elucidating (or creating) their coherence with moments in the past and future. While Kermode talks about providing this order primarily through an "imaginatively predicted
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Shiva‚ the destroyer‚ is historically the god most worshipped in the country. He may be worshipped as the holy ascetic‚ depicted with his consort Parvati and holding a trident and a small drum or more often in the form of the linga‚ an elongated stone representing his generative powers. The most important linga is situating in the holy shrine of Pashupatinath to west of Kathmandu. In front of Shiva temples one usually sees a statue of Nandi‚ the divine bull that serves as Shiva’s vehicle. Another
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Mookambika and Chottanikkara Eons ago‚ a rishi named Kola performed prayers and penances to the Trimurtis (Brahma‚ Vishnu and Shiva). Pleased with his prayers they appeared before him and offered him a boon. The rishi humbly wished for the three of them to stay at this place and bless the people forever. Granting him his boon‚ they also said that the goddesses that represented the other half of them would also reside there. The Trimurtis then took the form of a swayambhu linga. The place where Kola
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short boat trip from Manikarnika Ghat can be an interesting introduction to the river. | | | It is believed that cremation at Manikarnika ghat ensures a safe place in Heaven‚ as the cremators of this ghat are believed to have the patronage of Shiva. The furthermost upstream ghat is Assi Ghat‚ which marks the confluence of the Ganges and the Assi rivers. It is said that after striking down demon Shumbha and nishumbha‚ Durga’s sword fell and created a curved ditch‚ which later became the Assi Channel
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These two creatures in their previous life were two Shiva devotees who always fought with each other. One of them‚ Malyaban‚ once cursed the other‚ Pushpaban‚ to be born as an elephant on Earth. Pushpaban too cursed Malyaban to be born as a spider. Both curses came to be true. The elephant and the spider
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POTTERY‚ TERRACOTTA AND PAPIER MACHE Unglazed Pottery Although the art of glazing pottery was known in India from ancient times‚ the finest pottery in India is of the unglazed variety. This unglazed pottery has a wide range. Very fine paper-thin pottery is produced in Kutch‚ Kanpur and Alwar. Alwar is known for paper-thin pottery called Kagzi. There are three different styles in unglazed pottery. 1. Paper thin‚ biscuit colored pottery with incised patterns. 2. Here the pot is polished
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He is humble enough to ride the lowest of creatures‚ a mouse. His Head The story of the birth of this deity is depicted in the Shiva Purana. It goes like this: One morning goddess Parvati was going to take bath. There was nobody to guard the door. She created a boy out of the dirt of her body. She assigned him the task of guarding the entrance to her bathroom. When Shiva‚ her husband returned‚ he was surprised to find a stranger denying him access. He struck off the boy’s
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