Khajuraho

Author : Gilles Béguin
Publisher : 5Continents
ISBN 13 : 9788874397785
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Khajuraho written by Gilles Béguin and published by 5Continents. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - A privileged visual journey through one of the most famous Indian heritage sites Situated in the northern Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho is renowned as much for the elegance of its architecture as for the sensuality of its sculpture. Khajuraho has become one of the unmissable sights for any traveler to India, and owes its international reputation to the lavishness of its numerous Hindu shrines. Formerly an important political and religious center, it is thought to have contained up to ninety-five temples, as the many ruins concealed under otherwise-anonymous hillocks scattered throughout the valley attest. Only twenty-five survive. The earliest mention of Khajuraho dates from the seventh century. After the collapse of the Candella kingdom, the site experienced almost four centuries of oblivion, and the once proud city-state turned into a sleepy village nestling in what had become an arid basin for several months of the year. British hunters rediscovered it quite by chance at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Since then, the area has undergone several phases of restoration, as befits one of the leading sites of the world's cultural heritage. The highly unusual nature of its temple depictions has given this area a somewhat 'scandalous' reputation, unleashing, over the years, interpretations of all kinds.

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Publisher : Yatra2Yatra
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Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yatra 2 Yatra written by and published by Yatra2Yatra. This book was released on 2009 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook on Hindu pilgrimages of India.

Author : Devangana Desai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788190018418
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Religious Imagery of Khajuraho written by Devangana Desai and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations: 101 colour plates and 125 b/w illustrations Description: The book offers a closer view of the divinities and their configurations, particularly in the major Hindu temples of Khajuraho. It concentrates on the iconic schemes and patheons of two magnificent temples, one a rare preserved shrine of Vaikuntha-Vishnu and the other dedicated to Siva. It highlights the important cult of the Yoginis and the syncretic role of Surya in Khajuraho's pantheon. In the process of viewing the temple as a whole and its images within a well-integrated scheme, several earlier non-specified images could be seen in their proper context and for the first time identified and interpreted. The images of planetary divinities on the podium around the Lakshmana temple, or the Sveta-dvipa scene (Back Cover) are some such new interpretations offered in the book. The book presents an account of the topography of this medieval sacred centre, its patrons, the Chandella rulers, and erudite court culture. The elite's love for double-entendre is revealed in the sculptural art as well as poetic stanzas of their inscriptions on temples. The language of puns and enigma (sandhya-bhasha helps us in understanding the significance of erotic sculptures which apparently are sensual figures but actually conceal a deeper symbolism.

Author : Sisir Kumar Mitra
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120819979
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Early Rulers of Khajur (Second Revised Edition) written by Sisir Kumar Mitra and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1977 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Candellas of Bundelkhand formed one of the most prominent dynasties that flourished for some centuries before the establishment of Islam as an Imperial Power in this sub-continent. They are known in history not only for their political sagacity, but also for their direct association with the art and architecture that developed in Khajuraho and its neighbourhood. The book deals, in a comprehensive manner, with the history of the early rulers of Khajuraho, in fourteen chapters. Chs. I and II deal with the origin of the Candellas and define their territory. Ch. III traces their history from Nannuka to Harsa. Chs. IV to VII recount the rise of their power under Yasovarman and Dhanga, their struggles with the Muslims under Ganda and Vidyadhara and their conflicts with Cedis under Vijayapala, Devavarman and Kirtivarman. Ch. VIII is devoted to the rulers from Sallaksanavarman to Madanavarman. Ch. IX describes Caha-mana- Candella rivalry and the fall of Mahoba. Ch. X deals with the temporary restoration of Candella power under Trailokya-varman. Chs. XI to XIV give a vivid picture of political, social, eco-nomic, religious and cultural life of Bundel-khand and offer a survey of its magnificent temples and sculptors.

Author : ʻAlī Jāvīd
Publisher : Algora Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0875864848
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India written by ʻAlī Jāvīd and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of India's stunning temples are catalogued and copiously illustrated in this two-volume work loaded with color photographs. A brief introduction to the principal religious groups who have made their home in this dynamic region leads into a description of the developmental stages of various architectural components and artistic styles in the different regions over the past 1500 years, from pre-historic cave art and ancient temples hewn out of solid bedrock to more recent European-style Christian churches such as those in Goa. India's religions and historical turning points are briefly discussed, enabling readers who may be less familiar with Indian cultures to recognize the value of the region's cultural heritage. The author details the technological and artistic progress of Indian temple construction in the context of cultural and religious shifts throughout history. The four indigenous religions of India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, as well as Christianity, are each appreciated on their own merits. The Taj Mahal, the most famous, was declared a World Heritage Monument in 1983. It has been described lyrically as a tear drop on the cheek of time, poetry in marble, a dream in marble, and an image of paradise; and in such superlatives as 'the greatest achievement of all Indo-Islamic architecture, the most beautiful of all monuments made by the hands of man.' But the UNESCO World Heritage Center has also singled out a wealth of monuments that preceded and followed its construction, denoting them as important elements of the heritage of human civilization. In this work, researched through personal visits to World Heritage sites in India and the monuments associated with them, the author shares his enjoyment of the depiction of human beauty in decorative sculpture and architecture and the narration of mythology therein. This is one work bound in two volumes.

Author : Devangana Desai
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Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Khajuraho written by Devangana Desai and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Is Primarily An Introduction To The Magnificient World Of The Khajuraho Temples, Their History, Patronage, Court Culture, Religion, Iconography And The Distinctive Features Of Sculptures And Architecture.

Author : Umakant Premanand Shah
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788170172086
Total Pages : 470 pages
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Download or read book Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana written by Umakant Premanand Shah and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1987 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The JAINA-RUPA-MANDANA Volume I is an authentic work on Jaina iconography from the pen of a well-known authority on the subject, Dr. Umakant P.Shah, an eminent Indologist and art-historian with specialization in Jaina art and literature. Illustrated profusely with over two hundred monochrome plates, the work is a standard textbook and a very useful guide to all students in Indian art and archaeology and to Museum Curators. The work is supplemented with a large number of iconographic tables for images of all important Jaina gods and goddesses. Dr. Shah, the author, has for the first time given solutions to various basis problems of Jaina iconography supported with ample evidence from both archaeology and literature including unpublished original texts still in manuscripts.

Author : Swami Jn̄ānabheda
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9788184190472
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rebellious Enlightened Master Osho written by Swami Jn̄ānabheda and published by Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the life and visions of Osho, 1931-1990, Indian spiritual leader.

Author : National Geographic
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781426203367
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacred Places of a Lifetime written by National Geographic and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A listing of five hundred sites new and old, famous and unknown, that have been used to connect humanity with its gods.

Author : India. Director of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book District Census Handbook: Chhatarpur written by India. Director of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: