Dynasties Of Devotion: The Secrets of 7 Iconic Hindu Temples - Couverture souple

Mandlik, Deepa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9365696534 ISBN 13 : 9789365696530

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers India, 2025

Synopsis

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For centuries, temples have functioned not just as places of worship but also social and cultural centres, offering both a connection to the divine and entertainment in the form of music and dance as respite from everyday life. In Dynasties of Devotion, Deepa Mandlik explores seven ancient temples across India and Cambodia, meticulously examines historical contexts and mythological stories associated with each temple.

At the Kailasa Temple in Ellora, Maharashtra, she is struck by the visual representation of fertility and abundance - Goddess Lakshmi, elegantly sitting on a lotus, surrounded by four elephants showering her with rain. Through the dancing sculptures of Shiva and Parvati at the magnificent Brihadeeswara Temple in Tamil Nadu, Deepa reveals that this Chola dynasty temple was once a prestigious platform for Bharatanatyam with nearly 400 dancers and 250 musicians in residence. At the Airavatesvara Temple, in Tamil Nadu, she experiences the wonder of the saptaswara (seven-note) steps which, when struck lightly, produce the sound of the seven musical notes.

From these to the other similarly named Brihdeshwara Temple in Tamil Nadu to the Chainnakeshva Temple in Karnataka and the Padmanabh Swami Temple in Kerala to Angkor Wat and Bayon in Cambodia, Deepa brings to life the rich tapestry of history, art and spirituality that is woven through them. Marked by vivid storytelling, Dynasties of Devotion is an ode to the enduring legacy of India's temple culture; it is at once an intimate glimpse into these spaces for the curious reader and scholar and a handy walking guide for the spellbound tourist.

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A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Deepa Mandlik has been a prolific and versatile Marathi writer for over a decade. This book has been originally published in Marathi as Parakrami Hindu Rajanchi Adwitiya Mandire and has received the Best Reference Book of the Year Award by Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Prakashak Sangh as well as the Best Book of the Year Award by the oldest literature society of Maharashtra, Granthottejak Sanstha, Pune. Now with Aboli Mandlik she brings it to a larger set of readers in English. Deepa has written humour, horror, science fiction, travelogues, thriller, history and archaeology. Her first book, Divas Ase Ki, received critical acclaim and awards including the prestigious C. V. Joshi Award for the Best Humorous Literature of the Year. She regularly writes for numerous prestigious Marathi publications.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers India
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9365696534
• ISBN 13: 9789365696530
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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