Author: Vishwa Chander Ohri
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Himachal Art & Archaeology
Author: Vishwa Chander Ohri
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Myths, Rituals, and Beliefs in Himachal Pradesh
Author: Molu Ram Thakur
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173870712
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Western Himalaya Is The Home Of Vedic Saints, Gods And Goddesses And Of God-Fearing And Honest People Who Have Respect For All Religions. This Book Deals With Their Folklore, Beliefs And Superstitions And Traditions.
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173870712
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Western Himalaya Is The Home Of Vedic Saints, Gods And Goddesses And Of God-Fearing And Honest People Who Have Respect For All Religions. This Book Deals With Their Folklore, Beliefs And Superstitions And Traditions.
Maṇimahesh Chambā Kailāsh
Author: Kamal Prashad Sharma
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871184
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Man`S Quest For Truth Includes, Besides His Other Efforts Pilgrimages To Various Shrines And Far-Flung Holy Places. This Book Has A Special Significance With Mani-Mahesh-Yatra In Shamba-Kailash As Its Central Theme.
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871184
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Man`S Quest For Truth Includes, Besides His Other Efforts Pilgrimages To Various Shrines And Far-Flung Holy Places. This Book Has A Special Significance With Mani-Mahesh-Yatra In Shamba-Kailash As Its Central Theme.
Annali
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 876
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 876
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The Architectural Heritage of Himachal Pradesh
Author: Laxman S. Thakur
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Folk Dances of Chambā
Author: Kamal Prashad Sharma
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871665
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871665
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Making Faces
Author: Alka Hingorani
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 082483724X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Taberam Soni, Labh Singh, Amar Singh, and other artists live and work in the hill-villages of the lower Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh, India. There they fashion face-images of deities (mohras) out of thin sheets of precious metal. Commissioned by upper-caste patrons, the objects are cultural embodiments of divine and earthly kinship. As the artists make the images, they also cross caste boundaries in a part of India where such differences still determine rules of contact and correspondence, proximity and association. Once a mohra has been completed and consecrated, its maker is not permitted to touch it or enter the temple in which it is housed; yet during its creation the artist is sovereign, treated deferentially as he shares living quarters with the high-caste patrons. Making Faces tells the story of these god-makers, the gods they make, and the communities that participate in the creative process and its accompanying rituals. For the author, the process of learning about Himachal, its art and artists, the people who make their home there, involved pursuing itinerant artists across difficult mountainous terrain with few, if any, means of communication between the thinly populated, high-altitude villages. The harsh geography of the region permits scant travel, and the itinerant artisan forms a critical link to the world outside; villages that commission mohras are often populated by a small number of families. Alka Hingorani evokes this world in rich visual and descriptive detail as she explores the ways in which both object and artisan are received and their identities transformed during a period of artistic endeavor. Making Faces is an original and evocative account, superbly illustrated, of the various phases in the lifecycle of a mohra, at different times a religious icon, an art object, and a repository of material wealth in an otherwise subsistence economy. It will be welcomed by scholars and students of anthropology, material culture, religion, art history, and South Asian studies.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 082483724X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Taberam Soni, Labh Singh, Amar Singh, and other artists live and work in the hill-villages of the lower Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh, India. There they fashion face-images of deities (mohras) out of thin sheets of precious metal. Commissioned by upper-caste patrons, the objects are cultural embodiments of divine and earthly kinship. As the artists make the images, they also cross caste boundaries in a part of India where such differences still determine rules of contact and correspondence, proximity and association. Once a mohra has been completed and consecrated, its maker is not permitted to touch it or enter the temple in which it is housed; yet during its creation the artist is sovereign, treated deferentially as he shares living quarters with the high-caste patrons. Making Faces tells the story of these god-makers, the gods they make, and the communities that participate in the creative process and its accompanying rituals. For the author, the process of learning about Himachal, its art and artists, the people who make their home there, involved pursuing itinerant artists across difficult mountainous terrain with few, if any, means of communication between the thinly populated, high-altitude villages. The harsh geography of the region permits scant travel, and the itinerant artisan forms a critical link to the world outside; villages that commission mohras are often populated by a small number of families. Alka Hingorani evokes this world in rich visual and descriptive detail as she explores the ways in which both object and artisan are received and their identities transformed during a period of artistic endeavor. Making Faces is an original and evocative account, superbly illustrated, of the various phases in the lifecycle of a mohra, at different times a religious icon, an art object, and a repository of material wealth in an otherwise subsistence economy. It will be welcomed by scholars and students of anthropology, material culture, religion, art history, and South Asian studies.
The Anthropologist
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Indian Books in Print
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1444
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1444
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Indian Archaeology
Author: Archæological Survey of India
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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