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Hinduism through Art

Hinduism has no historical founder, yet it has a vast and complex array of gods, whose deeds and attributes are recounted in holy texts, some dating back 4,000 years. These have inspired artists, sculptors and temple builders in India, where art and religion have always been inseparable.

32-page teaching notes, 30 postcards, map

Specimen list of cards

: *Vishnu Narayana reclining on the Cosmic Serpent; A child bridegroom in Rajasthan; A Hindu Maharajah, Jagat Sing I, worshipping Krishna; A life-size plaster image of Durga at her October festival; Arjuna, portrayed by a Kathakali dancer; Celebration in a temple, Rajasthan; Ceremony of worshipping Lakshmi, goddess of wealth; Divali, the autumn Festival of Lights; Durga, a fierce aspect of the mother goddess; Festival worshipping the mother goddess Gangaur; Flower-bedecked model of Ganesh carried in procession; Ganesh, the elephant-headed God of Good Beginnings; Garuda (half-man, half-eagle), vehicle of Lord Vishnu; Hanuman surrounded by his monkey army; Hanuman, Lord Rama's monkey general

: Krishna playing the flute in the forests of Vrindavan; Krishna subduing the serpent demon Kaliya; Krishna temple in Vijayanagar, old capital of south India; Krishna with Radha, in their wedding procession; Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu and Goddess of Abundance; Lord Krishna, god of love, with the milkmaids; Lord Rama, the ideal warrior and hero of the Ramayana; Pandits meditating at Benares on the sacred river Ganges; Saraswati, goddess of learning, music and the arts; Shiva as Nataraja, Lord of the Dance, with his bull Nandi; Shiva Vishapaharana, god who saves humans from death; Shiva, the god who symbolises the processes of change; Shore temple dedicated to Shiva, Mahabalapuram; Temple dedicated to Swaminarayan, Neasden, London; Varaha, the Boar, rescuing Bhu Devi, the Earth Goddess


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