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The eight forms of Lord Ganesha have been vividly portrayed by the Kalamkari artist in a most beautiful manner. Kalamkari is a very popular art form from Andha Pradesh. The enhancing effulgence of colours and the characters that emerge on cotton fabric, help create a resplendent spread in this form of painting. Kalamkari art is unique in its use of colour as a medium to portray various Hindu mythological characters. The Mudgala Purana, an ancient text on Lord Ganesha, cites eight forms of Ganesha, prevailing over eight human weaknesses or demons. Ekadanta is the Conquerer of Moda, arrogance. Dhumravarna (smoke colored) overcomes Abhimana, pride; Vakratunda (curved trunk) is the Vanquisher of Matsarya, jealousy; Mahodara (big belly) is Lord of Moha, infatuation; Gajanana (elephant face) conquers Lobha, greed; Lambodara (corpulent belly) overcomes Krodha, anger; Vikata (deformed) conquers Kama, lust; Vighnaraja (King of Obstacles) prevails over Mamata (egotism). Thus Ganesha is "there" for even the lowest of the low, that there is hope for everyone, and that there really is "no intrinsic evil," only a seeming variation of the past containing all that has to be learned to live and grow from a young soul to an older one and then mature into rishi consciousness. He is "there for us." The Kalamkari art of painting undergoes a laborious, slow process of resist - dyeing and hand printing. Many stages have to be undergone before the final results are achieved. Unlike other styles of painting, Kalamkari painting demands a lot of treatment before and after the painting is completed on the cotton fabric. Depending on the treatment of cloth, or quality of the mordant, the colours change accordingly. Every step from soaking of the cloth, to sketching the outlines to washing and drying the cloth, is done carefully and correctly. The use natural dyes, extracted from bark, flower and root. Thus the colour red is obtained by using the Indian madder root, yellow from the pomegranate seed or even mango bark, and black from myrobalam fruit. No chemical dyes are used is producing Kalamkari colours! From whitening the cloth in a particular solution to the final painting, it is a labourious process and the artist has to put up lot of effort.

The beautiful Kalamkari painting depicts the Lord in eight different forms. One of the most-worshipped gods in Hinduism, Lord Ganesha is worshipped in various forms. He has eight different forms or Astha Vinayaka. They are Mayureshwar (Moresh) or the peacock rider, who slew the demon Sindhu in response to pleas from the Gods. As Mahaganapati, Ganesha is believed to have come to the aid of Shiva in destroying the citadels of the demon Tripurasura. As Varadvinayak (the bestower of boons), Lord Ganesha is commemorated in a legend related to Rukmangada. Chintamani Vinayak relates to the legend of Kapila Muni and the Chintamani gem that he had obtained from Shiva. Girijaatmaja Vinayaka is enshrined on Lenyadri Parvat, and is believed to be a manifestation of Ganapati as an infant. Vigneshwara is regarded as the slayer of the demon Vignaasura. Ballal Vinayak is associated with a legend where Ganapati is said to have come to the aid of a young lad, who was a fervent devotee of Ganapati. As Siddhi Vinayak, Lord Ganesha is said to have come to the aid of Mahavishnu as he was engaged in a long battle with the demons Madhu and Kaitabha.

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• Product Code :4978
• Material :Brass
• Size :12"H x 9.75"W x 3.75"
• Weight :4.650 kg.

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• Product Code :B6452
• Material :Brass
• Size :11.10"H x 10"W x 3.50"D
• Weight :5.750 kg.

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• Product Code :BK9038
• Author : Dr. Naresh Jha
• Publisher :Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan
• Edition : April 1, 2014
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : Sanskrit Text with Explanation in Hindi
• Size: 8.5" x 5.5"
• Pages : 734

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• Publisher : Rupa Publications India
• By : Radha Viswanath
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2018
  
• Pages : 197 pages
  
• Weight : 140 g
  
• Size : 12.95 x 1.17 x 19.79 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9353046114
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9353046118
  

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Krishna, the eternal lover, is believed to have charmed the heart of every woman he came across and his marriage with 16,100 women is the stuff of numerous ballads that have enthralled us over ages.Not one, but there were eight women whom Krishna married solely on the basis of mutual love and respect.contributed to making Krishna what he was. While their names figure in the text of the great epic Mahabharata, not much has been discussed about them.Radha Viswanath delves deep into the great Hindu epics, puranas and other ancient texts, weaving nuggets of information with rich imagination to give us a fascinating picture of Krishna?s life with these eight extraordinary women.

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• Product Code :1839
• Material :Brass
• Size : 13"H x 10"W x 7"D
• Weight :5.800 kg.

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The beautiful brass image of the Lord Gautam Buddha has been nicely carved out with the auspicious eight symbols which are said to be capable of bringing happiness, prosperity and protection to those who use them as ornaments or amulets. These are always considered as a powerful instrument that gave happiness and protection to all people. The miraculous beneficial powers associated with Astamangala made ancient kings wear these 8 symbols on their crown. It was also common to wear the symbols on the forehead or on the waist belt. Such wearing was said to give long life and protection from enemies to the wearer and prosperity to the country. The meditative posture of the Lord Buddha has been beautifully carved out and the drapery covering his arms has also been beautifully designed. The gracefulness and smoothness of the figure is amazing.

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• Publisher : Kaivalyadhama
  
• by : Swami Kuvalyananda
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : Hindi
  
• Edition : 2010
  
• Pages : 124
  
• Weight : 450gm.
• ISBN-10: 8189485571
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8189485573

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• Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
  
• by : Sri Ramanasraman Tiruvannamalai
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2018
  
• Pages : 297
  
• Weight : 410gm.
  
• Size : Pocket Size Book
  
• ISBN-10: 8188018570
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8188018574

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It contains the highest Advaitic teaching imparted by Sage Ashtavakra to King Janaka. Raman Maharshi recommended this book to be studied by his devotees.

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• Publisher : Zen Publications
  
• By : Ramesh S. Balsekar
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : Marathi
  
• Edition : 2012
  
• Pages : 70
  
• Weight : 120 gm.
  
• Size : 8.3 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
  
• ISBN-10 : 8188071943
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-8188071944
  

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Ashtavakra Says: You are not the body which is composed of the five elements. You are that Consciousness which has provided the inert body with the sentience that makes the senses function I regard to their objects. It is sentience which makes the psychosomatic apparatus work as a unit. Anticipating the query from his intelligent disciple, the guru tells him further, You are not the physical organism but Consciousness which works not as someone in charge of the operations of the physical organism but merely as the witness of the operations.