Before diving into the avatars of Lord Shiva, I believe many people are not deeply familiar with all the different incarnations of this supreme deity. Most of us have studied or heard about the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, which are often depicted through paintings in many temples. Similarly, in the ancient Arulmigu Kachaleeswarar Temple, […]
Vinayaki is an elephant-headed Hindu goddess. Her details are not clearly defined. Only few details are available about her in Hindu scriptures and very few images of this deity exist. The goddess is generally associated with the elephant-headed god of wisdom, Ganesha. She does not have a consistent name and is known by various names such as Vinayaki, Vighneshvari and Ganeshani.Vinayaki is sometimes also […]
Lord Vinayaka also called as Ganapathi and Ganesa, as we know, is the first god in Hinduism. Due to destroy the evil forces, he took several avatars. All these avatars were taken to destroy the demons and to safeguard the divine devas.The details of his various avatars are explained as below:- 1.Ekdant Avatar: Lord Ganapathy took […]
The Hill Palace is Kerala’s first heritage museum located at Thripunithura in Ernakulam district. It has a huge collection of the former Maharaja of Kochi. At present, this official residence of the royal family has become one of the state’s largest archaeological museums. Built in the year 1865, there are 49 buildings in the complex […]
The paintings in the Ajanta caves predominantly narrate the Jataka tales. These are Buddhist legends describing the previous births of the Buddha. These fables embed ancient morals and cultural lores that are also found in the fables and legends of Hindu and Jain texts. The Jataka tales are exemplified through the life example and sacrifices […]
Ganapathy – son of Shiva and Parvathy, is one of the popular deities worshipped by Hindus. Ganapathy Puja was prevalent in Kerala since the ancient times. All temple events and other good events starts with a GanapathyHomam or by breaking a coconut in front of Lord Ganesha. Ganesha is the God of Knowledge and […]
The Vadakkumnathan Temple is among the oldest and most pristine structures in God’s Own Country. It was allegedly built by Lord Parasurama who, according to legends, reclaimed Kerala from the sea. The traditional Kerala style of architecture, carvings and murals depicting scenes from the famous epic Mahabharata, along with many other ancient art relics, make […]
Date of Birth: April 11, 1887 Place of Birth: April 24, 1972 Date of Death: Beliatore, West Bengal, India Place of Death: Kolkata, India Profession: Painting Father: Ramataran Roy Awards: Padma Bhushan (1954), Viceroy’s gold medal (1934), Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi (1955) Walk into an average middle-class art-loving household of West Bengal, and chances are that you might come across […]
Shiva Nrittham is the the name for the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva, the destroyer of all evil. The demon at his foot is the embodiment of all things negative in nature. Shiva’s dance finds itself a stage on the demon’s head. Offering obesience to Shiva are all the heavenly deities that are depicted as […]
The Potato Eaters, completed in 1885, is considered by many to be Van Gogh’s first great work of art. At the time of its creation, Van Gogh had only recently started painting and had not yet mastered the techniques that would later make him famous. This could attribute to the interesting look of the piece […]