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• Product Code :5002
• Material :Brass
• Size :8" H x 5.10" W x 3" D
• Weight :1.350 kg.

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Garuda is a divine, mythical bird that has been greatly venerated in India through the ages. His father, Sage Kashyap was the progenitor of the devas and asuras, and his mother Vinata was the daughter of Daksha.

Many indologists hold that this deity is of Dravidian origin. A stone flag-post, often covered with a metal plate with an image of Garuda on top, is invariably erected in front of the image of the presiding deity, Lord Vishnu, in all Vaishnavaite tempes, as Garuda is considered to be one of the greatest devotees of Vishnu. During the Gupta age, which is referred to as the golden era of Indian history, the Imperial standard had an image of Garuda cast upon it. Garuda is represented as a large white-necked eagle, but his image in temples depicts him with a human trunk.

Serpents are the natural food of the eagle. The reason for this enmity is traced in the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata to the jealousy between Kadru and Vinata, the mother of the serpents and of Garuda respectively, and the two rival wives of Sage Kashyap. Only Vishnu could have these two born enemies – Garuda, the mighty eagle, and Shesha, the great serpent – wait upon him together. He uses Shesha as his couch and Garuda as his mount.

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• Product Code :B1935
• Material :Brass
• Size :5"H x 5.75"W x 1.60"D
• Weight :620 gm.

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In this spectacular dhokra craft, Lord Garuda is carrying the Lord Vishnu and Laksmi, his consort.

This lovely work is crafted with the ancient dhokra technique, a laborious lost wax process practiced in north Indian region of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. In this technique, first a model is sculpted of clay and dried in the sun. Then it is covered with beeswax and more clay and a mold is formed. The piece is cast, cleaned and again dried in the sun. Finally, it is heated in the ground for five days and polished.

Garuda is depicted as having a golden body, white face, red wings, and an eagle's beak, but with a strong man's body. He wears a crown on his head. He is ancient and has size enough to block out the sun.

According to legends, when Garuda was born, he appeared as a raging inferno equal to the cosmic conflagration that consumes the world at the end of every age. Following prayers from Gods, Garuda reduced himself in size and energy.

His father was the creator-rishi Kasyapa and mother mother Vinata. Vinita's sister was Kadru, the mother of serpents. One day, Vinata became enslaved to her sister after she had lost a foolish bet. Garuda promised the serpents that he would bring them elixir, guarded by the gods in lieu of his mother's freedom. The gods guarded the elixir heavily as it was their source of immortality and ringed it with a massive fire that covered the sky. It was almost impregnable for anybody. Two gigantic poisonous snakes remained stationed next to the elixir as deadly guardians.

An Undaunted Garuda stiil could mange to enter and taking the elixir into his mouth without swallowing it, he headed toward the serpents. En route, he encountered Vishnu. Rather than fight, the two exchanged promises. Vishnu promised Garuda the gift of immortality even without drinking from the elixir, and Garuda promised to become Vishnu's mount.

At long last, Garuda alighted in front of the waiting serpents. Placing the elixir on the grass, and thereby liberating his mother Vinata from her servitude, he urged the serpents to perform their religious ablutions before consuming it. As they prepared tp perform, Indra made off with the elixir. From that day onward, Garuda was the ally of the gods and the trusty mount of Vishnu, as well as the implacable enemy of snakes, upon whom he preyed at every opportunity.

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• Product Code : 15286
• Material : Brass
• Size : 4.75"H x 2.50"W x 2.75"D
• Weight : 900 gm.

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The beautiful brass arti lamp has been exquisitely carved out by the sculptor with a greater sense of utilitarianism though the artistic side has also been well taken care of. Garuda, the half man-half eagle king of birds has been nicely carved out in the lamp. This carrier of Vishnu is holding the three lamps with his hands. The bird God is thought to be the remover of all obstacles. Such lamps have significant place in Hindu rituals and lighting of lamps removes all our darkness in our minds.

One of the most revered animals in Hinduism, the cow is a symbol of sacredness and she is equated with a mother. The brass image of the cow reveals a rare sense of gracefulness and excellence in execution. The level of smoothness is obvious in the image and the cow is looking upward as if she is looking for her calf. The legs of the cow, hoofs, the horns, her nipples, eyes and even her ears have been prominently carved out by the artists. The image has some beautiful carvings on it and the cloth on her body and the garland on her neck have some explicit carvings.

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• Product Code :B6133
• Material :Brass
• Size :5.10"H x 3"W x 2"D
• Weight :750 gm.

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• Product Code :B5781
• Material :Brass
• Size :7.25" H x 5" W x 3" D
• Weight :1.540 Kg.

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A greater degree of perfection in execution, precision of a surgeon is manifest in the spectacular Kalamkari painting. Lord Shiva is one of the Trinity Gods in Hindu religion and He is responsible for the destruction and regeneration of the Universe. The figures of the Lord and Parvati are painted with indigo colour and some brilliant strokes and designs mark the beautiful Kalamkari painting. Centred around Andhra Pradesh, this style of painting is famous for the use of natural colours. No chemicals are used whatsoever. The painting is full of life and enthusiasm.

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• Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
• By: Rajendra Mohan Bhatnagar
• Binding : Hardcover
• Language : Hindi
• Edition :2009
• Pages:  320 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 8170288207
• ISBN-13 :9788170288206
  

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चैतन्य महाप्रभु कृष्ण के अवतार माने गये है। 1486 में बंगाल के छोटे से गाँव में जन्मे चैतन्य महाप्रभु बचपन से ही बहुत प्रतिभाशाली थे। छोटी उम्र में ही उन्होंने सभी धार्मिक ग्रंथों का गहराई से अध्ययन कर उन्हें कण्ठस्थ भी कर लिया था। केवल अड़तालीस वर्ष के छोटे से जीवन काल में उन्हें अपने समय का सबसे महान और महत्त्वपूर्ण विद्वान् माना जाता था। देश भर में भ्रमण करके उन्होंने संकीर्तन और ‘हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण, कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे’ का मूल मंत्र का संदेश देश के कोने-कोने में फैलाया। कृष्ण भक्ति में लीन होकर कृष्ण का नाम भजना और साथ-साथ आनंद में नाचना, इसकी शुरुआत उन्होंने ही की और यही आज दुनिया के कोने-कोने में इस्कान (ISKON) के नाम से जाना जाता है। राजेन्द्र मोहन भटनागर ने अपनी इस कृति ‘गौरांग’ के माध्यम से चैतन्य महाप्रभु के जीवन का ऐसा सुन्दर एवं सजीव चित्रण किया है कि पाठक इसको पढ़ते समय यह अनुभव करता है कि वह चैतन्य महाप्रभु को अपने सामने चलता-फिरता और प्रवचन देता हुआ देख रहा है।

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Weight: 190 gm.

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