Beauty, Power and Grace: The Book of Hindu Goddesses

Gabriele Froböse said guide into the Hindu Tradition I discovered this most beautiful book at Frankfurt International Bookfair in early October. An insight guide into the Hindu TraditionI discovered this most beautiful book at Frankfurt International Bookfair in early October. - I remember to sit down at the stall of the publishing house and have a deeper look insight. This is a most sophisticated book, full of lovely illustrations. I would recommand it to everyone, who is interest in the Hindu Culture and its various aspects of. Cindy Lou Vroman Minard said Hindu Goddess descriptions.. This is a wonderful book that describes the major Goddesses mentioned in sacred Hindu literature. My most favorite Hindu Goddess is Vak, the Goddess of Speech, though a more common name for her is Saraswati. The idea behind this book is similar to 'Goddesses in Everywoman' by Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.. Four Stars Gerbear It worked

He lives in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.Mahaveer Swami, a miniatures artist descended from a family of traditional Bikaneri painters, has revived the best aspects of the sophisticated Bikaneri school of painting. . For nearly a quarter of a century, he has offered lectures and seminars on the Vedas and their associated disciplines. He has re

He currently lives with his wife and three children in Radlett, England.B.G. He has received both the National Art Award from the president of India and the Sanskriti Award, presented by India’s vice president. His remarkable ethereal colors are ground by hand from stones and minerals, and he works exclusively on fine antique papers, many collected over generations. Appearing regularly on the radio, Krishna Dharma is also a frequent contributor to the international press. Sharma is a recipient of the prestigious National Art Award bestowed by the president of India. . Sharma has been commissioned to create portraits of heads of state, such as Prime Minister Indira Ghandi and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. He is the recipient of the Independent Publisher’s Award for Prince of Dharma(Mandala, 2003) and a two-time finalist for the Benjamin Franklin Award (2002 and 2003). In 1986 he established a center of Vedic study in Manchester, England.

Among these, the portrayal of the Goddess is perhaps the most alluring. Sharma and Mahaveer Swami, Beauty, Power & Gracefeatures Krishna Dharma’s dramatic retellings of pivotal ancient Indian stories of the many Hindu Goddesses.Adapted from ancient Sanskrit texts, the stories in Beauty, Power & Grace represent one of the most fundamental aspects of Hinduism—the innumerable manifestations of divinity. In Vedic tradition, these depictions of the Goddess reflect the belief that male and female are simply different expressions of one supreme, absolute truth.  These profound stories are brought together here in an exquisitely illustrated collection that reveals the various manifestations of the Goddess, ranging from the iconic to the obscure: Mother Yashoda peers into her infant’s mouth and is astonished to catch a glimpse of the entire universe; Ganga Devi, now synonymous with the sacred river, rides upon a great crocodile and purifies those whom she encounters; and Kali, adorned with a garland of skulls, drinks the blood of