Forms of the Goddess Lajja Gauri in Indian Art

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Forms of the Goddess Lajja Gauri in Indian Art

To convey her majesty, the painters who created Lajja Gauri's portraits drew on a plethora of traditional symbols of prosperity, fertility, and life-force. Due to the lack of supporting texts, the research begins with the items themselves and works backwards to establish their meaning. To better understand Lajja Gauri's rich symbolic meaning and cultural background, Carol Bolon traces the evolution of the goddess's shape over the course of four centuries, including its likely acceptance from tribal worship into Hindu temples

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Forms of the Goddess Lajja Gauri in Indian Art

To convey her majesty, the painters who created Lajja Gauri’s portraits drew on a plethora of traditional symbols of prosperity, fertility, and life-force. Due to the lack of supporting texts, the research begins with the items themselves and works backwards to establish their meaning. To better understand Lajja Gauri’s rich symbolic meaning and cultural background, Carol Bolon traces the evolution of the goddess’s shape over the course of four centuries, including its likely acceptance from tribal worship into Hindu temples.

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“We welcome this excellent monograph on Lajja Gauri.” – THE ADYAR LIBRARY BULLETIN

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Carol Radcliffe Bolon

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Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 10 × 11 × 12 cm
Book Author

Carol Radcliffe Bolon

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