Hindu iconography and communication of ideas

[N. Ganesan]

D. C. Sircar, The Sakta Pithas, Delhi, 2nd ed., 1973
V. R. Mani, The cult of weapons: the iconography of
aayudhapurushas, Delhi, 1985

Regards,
N. Ganesan
Aside:
(Enjoyed your webpage on The Cosmic Dancer.
The dwarf at the feet of Nataraja at Chidambaram and elsewhere
is called "muyalakan" in Tamil. I think it was written as
"muuyaalakan" at the webpage.)




From:         "Dr.S.Kalyanaraman" <kalyan99 at NETSCAPE.NET>

Friends,

I shall be grateful for guidance on literature on the subject of ancient
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icons
of gods and goddesses carrying weapons (apart from the classics of TA
Gopinatha Rao and JN Banerjea). In particular, on s'akti pi_t.has in NW
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ndia
and the iconography of Durga as mother goddess in ancient India and
perha=
ps in
Mesopotamia.

Thanks and best regards,
Dr. S. Kalyanaraman



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