Author: Louis Charles Baume
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"Probably the most awesome peaks in the world--certainly the highest--are those of the Himalaya; even the name, from the Sanskrit words for 'abode of the snows,' speaks of their remoteness. Crowning the Himalaya (and the linked Karakoram range) are fourteen peaks above 8000 metres in height: the Sivalaya, or 'abode of the gods.' In this book, Louis Baume presents the only comprehensive chronology of journeys, expeditions and ascents involving these highest peaks, and an extensive bibliography of books relating to them."--Book cover.
Sivalaya
Author: Louis Charles Baume
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"Probably the most awesome peaks in the world--certainly the highest--are those of the Himalaya; even the name, from the Sanskrit words for 'abode of the snows,' speaks of their remoteness. Crowning the Himalaya (and the linked Karakoram range) are fourteen peaks above 8000 metres in height: the Sivalaya, or 'abode of the gods.' In this book, Louis Baume presents the only comprehensive chronology of journeys, expeditions and ascents involving these highest peaks, and an extensive bibliography of books relating to them."--Book cover.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
"Probably the most awesome peaks in the world--certainly the highest--are those of the Himalaya; even the name, from the Sanskrit words for 'abode of the snows,' speaks of their remoteness. Crowning the Himalaya (and the linked Karakoram range) are fourteen peaks above 8000 metres in height: the Sivalaya, or 'abode of the gods.' In this book, Louis Baume presents the only comprehensive chronology of journeys, expeditions and ascents involving these highest peaks, and an extensive bibliography of books relating to them."--Book cover.
World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India
Author: ʻAlī Jāvīd
Publisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 0875864821
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 0875864821
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Water and Historic Settlements
Author: Yaaminey Mubayi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000641635
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
This book explores the manner in which human societies understood and managed scarce water resources. Focusing on the arid, rain shadow region of Marathwada, it documents the panoramic history of this region’s most important resource – water. It shows how water delineates the establishment of political authority, marks the intersection of networks of trade and pilgrimage and is the bearer of identity through community memories. The book foregrounds how, as a material as well as a ritual and symbolic element, water flows across the boundaries of caste, sect and religion, bringing communities together and linking the past with the present. It not only analyses textual and archaeological sources but also focuses on oral narratives and their potential to provide consensual as well as alternative narratives of the historical and cultural landscape of Ellora–Khuldabad–Daulatabad. It also shows how water has been framed in myriad forms in human history – as a ritual, allegorical element present in the myths and cosmology that order the sacred geography of pilgrimage centres, as a physical tangible presence manipulated through human technology to sustain the population and finally, as a subliminal driver for historic agency, its often hidden, underground presence underwriting the region’s vitality over the past millennium. A nuanced history of water over millennia, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of environmental history, historical geography, South Asian studies, heritage studies and environmental studies.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000641635
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
This book explores the manner in which human societies understood and managed scarce water resources. Focusing on the arid, rain shadow region of Marathwada, it documents the panoramic history of this region’s most important resource – water. It shows how water delineates the establishment of political authority, marks the intersection of networks of trade and pilgrimage and is the bearer of identity through community memories. The book foregrounds how, as a material as well as a ritual and symbolic element, water flows across the boundaries of caste, sect and religion, bringing communities together and linking the past with the present. It not only analyses textual and archaeological sources but also focuses on oral narratives and their potential to provide consensual as well as alternative narratives of the historical and cultural landscape of Ellora–Khuldabad–Daulatabad. It also shows how water has been framed in myriad forms in human history – as a ritual, allegorical element present in the myths and cosmology that order the sacred geography of pilgrimage centres, as a physical tangible presence manipulated through human technology to sustain the population and finally, as a subliminal driver for historic agency, its often hidden, underground presence underwriting the region’s vitality over the past millennium. A nuanced history of water over millennia, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of environmental history, historical geography, South Asian studies, heritage studies and environmental studies.
Jothirlingam
Author: Suriya
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482847868
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The author is an Indian, degree in mechanical did his academic in Vaniyambadi located in Tamil Nadu in India. He is 42 years old with rich travel experience across the world. Worked many countries and mingle with various mankind strongly believes every one same. The supernatural power drives everyone. He attempted in this book the great Sivam Lord Siva and HIS Jothirlingam shrines in india. He would like to dedicate this book to his mother who bring him to this world and taught how the good deeds will lead to success. He born in poor family last his father in childhood due to his hard work come up in life. He is basically a sailor that made him rich exposure to this world.
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482847868
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The author is an Indian, degree in mechanical did his academic in Vaniyambadi located in Tamil Nadu in India. He is 42 years old with rich travel experience across the world. Worked many countries and mingle with various mankind strongly believes every one same. The supernatural power drives everyone. He attempted in this book the great Sivam Lord Siva and HIS Jothirlingam shrines in india. He would like to dedicate this book to his mother who bring him to this world and taught how the good deeds will lead to success. He born in poor family last his father in childhood due to his hard work come up in life. He is basically a sailor that made him rich exposure to this world.
The Calcutta Gazette
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
Book Description
An Architectural Description and Analysis of the Early Western Calukyan Temples: Text and photographs. 121 p. ; 27 cm
Author: George Michell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deccan (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deccan (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Temples of South India
Author: V. V. Subba Reddy
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
ISBN: 9788121210225
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
ISBN: 9788121210225
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Karnataka's Rich Heritage – Temple Sculptures & Dancing Apsaras
Author: Lalit Chugh
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1947137360
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Nataraja, the dancing Siva sculpture, is perhaps the most well-known among all Hindu sculptures, and rightly so. It has evoked highly advanced discussions among scientists, philosophers, performing artists, art critics, art collectors, historians, archaeologists and mythologists. The Nataraja sculpture also occupies a pride of a place at CERN, the European Centre for Research in Particle Physics in Geneva. Siva, according to Hindu Mythology, was the very first dancer in the world. All dramaturgy and dance traditions emerge from Siva’s cosmic dance. Tandu, Siva’s disciple narrated the description of Siva’s dance to Bharata Muni and he is believed to have compiled the Natyasastra, the world’s first treatise on dramaturgy, dance and other performing arts. Scholars believe that the Natyasastra was written over a long period of time between the 2nd century BCE and 2nd century CE with contributions from various sages, with its foundation having been laid by Bharata Muni. Convergence between Hindu mythology, Natyasastra and Silpasastra was the natural outcome. Karnataka, and its temple architecture tradition, played a pioneering role in giving an artistic form to this convergence in its temple sculptures. Though this trend may have started earlier during 2nd and 3rd century CE, it started to take the center stage from the times of the Badami Chalukyas. Passing through various refinements between 5th and 10th centuries, it reached its peak with the Hoysala art. This book traces the history of temple sculpture evolution and development through the centuries by referring to the existing sculptural forms and the canonical literature that developed over time.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1947137360
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Nataraja, the dancing Siva sculpture, is perhaps the most well-known among all Hindu sculptures, and rightly so. It has evoked highly advanced discussions among scientists, philosophers, performing artists, art critics, art collectors, historians, archaeologists and mythologists. The Nataraja sculpture also occupies a pride of a place at CERN, the European Centre for Research in Particle Physics in Geneva. Siva, according to Hindu Mythology, was the very first dancer in the world. All dramaturgy and dance traditions emerge from Siva’s cosmic dance. Tandu, Siva’s disciple narrated the description of Siva’s dance to Bharata Muni and he is believed to have compiled the Natyasastra, the world’s first treatise on dramaturgy, dance and other performing arts. Scholars believe that the Natyasastra was written over a long period of time between the 2nd century BCE and 2nd century CE with contributions from various sages, with its foundation having been laid by Bharata Muni. Convergence between Hindu mythology, Natyasastra and Silpasastra was the natural outcome. Karnataka, and its temple architecture tradition, played a pioneering role in giving an artistic form to this convergence in its temple sculptures. Though this trend may have started earlier during 2nd and 3rd century CE, it started to take the center stage from the times of the Badami Chalukyas. Passing through various refinements between 5th and 10th centuries, it reached its peak with the Hoysala art. This book traces the history of temple sculpture evolution and development through the centuries by referring to the existing sculptural forms and the canonical literature that developed over time.
Rethinking Early Modern India
Author: Richard B. Barnett
Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This anthology of ten papers in five disciplines, from a conference at the University of Virginia, vastly expands our understanding of the much-maligned early modern period of South Asian history and civilization. Written for both academic and general readers, these original forays in history, literature, art history, architecture, and drama illuminate South Asia's development just prior to the rise and consolidation of the British Raj.
Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This anthology of ten papers in five disciplines, from a conference at the University of Virginia, vastly expands our understanding of the much-maligned early modern period of South Asian history and civilization. Written for both academic and general readers, these original forays in history, literature, art history, architecture, and drama illuminate South Asia's development just prior to the rise and consolidation of the British Raj.
Speeches of the Managers and Counsel in the Trial of Warren Hastings
Author: Warren Hastings
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impeachments
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impeachments
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description