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Posted on July 18, 2009. Filed under: Brass Statue, Bronze Sculptures, Gifts, Hindu Gods & Goddesses | Tags: auspicious, celebration, celebration janmashtami, god krishna, hare Krishna, Hindu god Krishna, hinduism, hinduism krishna, India, Janam ashtami, janamashtami, janamashtami 2009, Janamashtmi, janmashtami, janmashtami 2009, janmashtami celebration, janmashtami date, janmashtami festival, janmashtami in 2009, Krishna, krishna janmashtami, lord krishna, lord krishna Radha, Lord Radha Krishna, Lord Sri Krishna, Radha, Radha krishna, religious, Shri Krishna, sri krishna, sri krishna janmashtami, the god Krishna |
Janmashthami marks the celebration of the birth of Lord Krishna. On the eighth day of the black half of Bhaadra (August) Sri Krishna, the eighth Avatar or incarnation of Vishnu was born. Therefore, this day is known as Janmashthami or Krishna-Jamashthami.
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This auspicious day of the birth of Krishna, the direct manifestation of Vishnu, is celebrated [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2009. Filed under: Brass Statue, Gifts, Hindu Gods & Goddesses | Tags: devi, durga, durga 2009, durga devi, durga goddess, durga hinduism, durga india, durga kali, durga lakshmi, durga mata, durga navratri, durga parvati, durga pooja, durga puja, durga shakti, durga statue, durga statues, durga worship, goddess, goddess kali, godess durga, hindu, hindu durga, hindu goddess, hindu gods and goddesses, kali, kali statues, lakshmi, laxmi, maa, maa durga, mother durga, navaratri, parvati, saraswathi, saraswati, shakti, shri, shri durga, sri, sri durga, tantra, the durga |
It appears the worshippers or the followers of the cult empathise woman wiht Nature. The total period of three days of worship, for them, signifies menstrual period of a woman. The menstural secretion ceases on the third day, and from the forth day a woman is considered to be purified after having a post-menstrual bath. [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2009. Filed under: Brass Statue, Bronze Sculptures, Gifts, Hindu Gods & Goddesses, Home Decor, Stone Carving, Wood Carving | Tags: garden statue, sculpture art, art sculptures, bronze, bronze art, bronze sculpture, bronze statue, bronze statues, figures, figurine, figurines, figurines sculpture, garden statues, Gifts, metal sculpture, metal sculptures, modern sculptures, sculpture, sculptures, statue, statues, statues figurines, statues sculptures, stone sculpture, wood sculptures |
Sculptures have a very old history in India. Excavations of the old civilizations have shown traces of metal sculptures in the land. Different regions within the country differ in choosing the material of sculpture.
Stone and clay sculptures dominate the east region. The south has the master sculptors of wood and metal. The central states have [...]
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Posted on July 9, 2009. Filed under: Gifts, Hindu Gods & Goddesses | Tags: beliefs, brahman, deities, deity, ganesh, god, god shiva, hindu, hindu culture, hindu god, hindu gods, hindu religion, hinduism, hinduism beliefs, hinduism deities, hinduism god, hinduism gods, lord shiva, natraj, parvati shiva, shiva, shiva dance, shiva shakti, shivas, siva, the shiva |
The Nataraja (King of dances) posture depicts the moment of his dynamically. Here, the creator aspect is signified by the drum in the upper right hand, standing for the primordial sound. The preserver aspect is indicated by the posture of benevolence and fear not, of the lower right hand., standing for the granted consequent on [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2009. Filed under: Brass Statue, Bronze Sculptures, Gifts, Hindu Gods & Goddesses, Stone Carving | Tags: god hanuman, god shiva, hanumaan, hanuman, hanuman god, hanuman ji, hanuman mantra, hindu god, hindu god hanuman, hindu gods, jai hanuman, lord hanuman, lord rama, lord siva, monkey god hanuman, ramayana, shiva lord, shree hanuman, shri hanuman, sri hanuman |
In Hindu mythology, Anjana, wife of Kesari the monkey-ruler of Sumeru, was a celestial nymph reborn on earth. The wind god, Vayu (or Maurta), fell in love with her and through another ‘immaculate conception’ was born a son, Maruti.
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