She does indeed turn up riding on lions. This painting was a composite of several images, the lion is Mughal (Jehangiri).Mary StormOn 15-Mar-2014, at 9:01 pm, Valerie J Roebuck <vjroebuck@btinternet.com> wrote:Indeed, it appears she traditionally stands on a copulating couple (Kāma and Rati, usually with Rati on top). But a web search turned up a modern painting of her riding a lion (or lioness?): http://www.artoflegendindia.com/chinnamasta-devi-p-5070.html_______________________________________________Valerie J RoebuckManchester, UKOn 15 Mar 2014, at 14:58, rajam <rajam@earthlink.net> wrote:_______________________________________________I do not know much about tChinnamastase things, but received a comment from a friend in India that "the Chinnamasta Devi does not have a lion for her vehicle.”May I know the source of the picture on the cover, so I can write to him and clear his doubt? (He is not a member of this group.)Thanks,RajamOn Mar 15, 2014, at 5:15 AM, Stella Sandahl <ssandahl@sympatico.ca> wrote:Congratulations! Cover picture wonderful._______________________________________________Hope your book will not offend anybody's religious or other feelings.Stella Sandahl--Stella Sandahl
On 2014-03-15, at 12:14 AM, Mary Storm wrote:_______________________________________________Dear IndologistsAs Etta James, sang “At Last…”I am happy to announce the publication of my book Head and Heart: Self-Sacrifice in the Art of India, published by Routledge in August 2013.My thanks to all of you who offered help and support over the years.Mary StormMary Storm, Ph.D.Academic DirectorIndia: National Identity and the ArtsandHimalayan Buddhist Art and ArchitectureF 301 Lado SaraiNew Delhi+91 98106 98003art
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