Motifs in Indian Mythology: Their Greek and Other ParallelsDr. Arora's present book is indeed a most welcome addition to the growing field of comparative mythological studies. The work is a very thorough investigation into some of the major themes and motifs in Indian mythology in a much wider and comparative perspective. He has carefully selected them from Indian, Greek, West Asian, and other sources. The result obtained by him provides an amazing story of interaction between various cultural traditions

Furthermore

The Eleven-Headed Avalokitevara is a study of the many origins that may have played a part in arriving at this number of heads

50"H x 8"W

In you I trust

The Kalamkari painting depicts Lord Shiva performing his universal dance

he is also known as Ganapati who is easy to appease and gives quick reward to the devotees

The iconic figure of the Lord is painted blue and even the cow is painted minutely

either at once or in 10- to 15-minute intervals throughout the day and there are no side effects from this mudra

the god of destruction has been nicely carved out of wood by the artist

Lalita Mahatripurasundari is the central goddess to Sri Vidya tradition in Hindu religion

Although many regional and dynastic genres of Indic art are fairly well understood

originally represented the forces of nature but in the couse of time