Immortal Hindu Shrines

Author : Shanti Lal Nagar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788176466714
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immortal Hindu Shrines written by Shanti Lal Nagar and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India is the holy land of several gods and goddesses, who had been dominating the Indian religious scene, ever since the dawn of the civilization on earth. Some of them disappeared from the Indian religious horizon as rapidly as they had mushroomed, while others faded out of human memory in due course of time. But still there had been certain deities, who remained relevant from the earliest times to the present day facing all the natural, climatic, religious, economic and other natural adversiter boldly. These deities had special attraction for certain places, and because of their personal association with these sites, they were treated as sacred. The sites of twelve Jyotirlingas, seven sacred cities and the four Dhamas come under this category. An attempt has been made to bring out the salient features and the importance of these place from different angles, based on literary, historical and other traditional sources and I am confident, the work shall interest the readers.

Author : Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher : Westland
ISBN 13 : 9395073446
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Garuda Purana And Other Hindu Ideas Of Death, Rebirth And Immortality written by Devdutt Pattanaik and published by Westland. This book was released on 2020-03-13 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book A DEEP AND PROFOUND INSIGHT INTO THE GARUDA PURANA AND THE HINDU CONCEPTS OF DEATH, REBIRTH AND IMMORTALITY. Why do Hindus feed their dead ancestors? And why do they prefer burning the dead to building tombs? Does Hinduism have no concept of Judgement Day? What is the impact of death on its notions of womanhood and caste? Is the Vedic approach to death different from the Tantric one? The idea of death and rebirth is embedded in the Hindu mind through ritual and story. Death is not just tragic, but ambiguous too. For instance, it is the end of one journey, but it is also the beginning of another. Similarly, while it is true that the ancestors are venerated and fed posthumously, death is also considered inauspicious, a source of impurity. There are a variety of rituals that seek to address these ambiguities, provide comfort to the living and deliverance to the dead. In Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality, Devdutt Pattanaik explores the many concepts around death across the spectrum of Hindu puranas and mythology. Bhuta, pishacha, preta, pitr and vetala make their appearance in this study, as do Yama, Hanuman, Kaal-Bhairav, Ram and other gods as well as lesser beings. The book is a unique enquiry into the inevitability that is death—but equally it is a guide for the living on the choices we make.

Author : Kanwar Lal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immortal Khajuraho written by Kanwar Lal and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Indian Shrines written by P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Shri Bhagavatananda Guru
Publisher : Shri Bhagavatananda Guru
ISBN 13 : 9352064534
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of the Immortals of Non-Hindu Civilizations written by Shri Bhagavatananda Guru and published by Shri Bhagavatananda Guru. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a complete analysis of the legendary myths of civilizations like Roman, Greek, Celtic, Arabian, British, Japanese and Chinese. From the stories of the Trojan war and adventures of Hercules, Perseus and Theseus to the stories of the White Snake and Battle of Red Cliffs, this book is about the mesmerizing past of our ancestors.

Author : Sudha G. Tilak
Publisher : Hachette India Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9388322479
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Temple Tales written by Sudha G. Tilak and published by Hachette India Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which holy place in India has the mysteries of the universe hidden away in an icy cave? Where would you find a shrine for a goddess of veggies? At which deity’s temple is the daily offering a tonic, of all things? This delightful and enchanting book opens the doors to the secrets and surprises hidden in temples across the country. These unique temples are not just places of worship, but living museums of architectural wonders, mind-boggling sculptures, graceful dances, colourful crafts and many other cultural activities. More than anything, they are treasure troves of lore and legend, teeming with tales of gods and goddesses, demons and devotees, plants and beasts, the magical and the mysterious – all just waiting to be discovered by you. Join Sudha G. Tilak as she takes you on an unusual journey to the country’s most sacred places, where the lines between fact and faith are blurred and stories come alive!

Author : Shyam Banerji
Publisher : I. K. International Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hindu Gods and Temples written by Shyam Banerji and published by I. K. International Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2003 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated presentation of the fascinating world of Hindu deities and places of worship, this book should appeal to anyone interested in Indian art and culture. The book features 47 popular images and shrines and has been pictorially embellished and extensively illustrated throughout with photographs and hand painted designs. It is a celebration of India's heritage. The first half of the book features Hindu Gods, with specially designed full page illustrations and the second half features the shrines, with full page photographs.

Author : Rajendralal Mitra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Account of the Temple of Jagannath, "Lord of the World" at Puri written by Rajendralal Mitra and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The material for this short work are extracted from the following works: 1) Dr. Rajendralal Mitras Antiquities of Orrisa 2) W.W. Hunters Imperial Gazatteer of India and 3) Sterlings s Orrisa. These books are the standard works for researchers all over. The division of the book is clear and concise: it notices the Temple, the sacred Food, the festivals the Pilgrims and Peculiarities connected with the worship at Puri. The book ends with a short note the antiquity of the Aryan Religion. This book is a reprint of the 1894 edition.

Author : Vinayak Bharne
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443867349
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rediscovering the Hindu Temple written by Vinayak Bharne and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the multifarious dimensions that constitute the workings of the Hindu temple as an architectural and urban built form. Eleven chapters reflect on Hindu temples from multiple standpoints - tracing their elusive evolution from wayside shrines as well as canonization into classical objects; questioning the role of treatises containing their building rules; analyzing their prescribed proportions and orders; examining their presence in, and as, larger sacred habitats and ritua...

Author : Catherine Weinberger-Thomas
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226885681
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ashes of Immortality written by Catherine Weinberger-Thomas and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At last, she arrives at the fatal end of the plank . . . and, with her hands crossed over her chest, falls straight downward, suspended for a moment in the air before being devoured by the burning pit that awaits her. . . ." This grisly 1829 account by Pierre Dubois demonstrates the usual European response to the Hindu custom of satis sacrificing themselves on the funeral pyres of their husbands—horror and revulsion. Yet to those of the Hindu faith, not least the satis themselves, this act signals the sati's sacredness and spiritual power. Ashes of Immortality attempts to see the satis through Hindu eyes, providing an extensive experiential and psychoanalytic account of ritual self-sacrifice and self-mutilation in South Asia. Based on fifteen years of fieldwork in northern India, where the state-banned practice of sati reemerged in the 1970s, as well as extensive textual analysis, Weinberger-Thomas constructs a radically new interpretation of satis. She shows that their self-immolation transcends gender, caste and class, region and history, representing for the Hindus a path to immortality.