The beautiful Patachitra painting from Orissa depicts one of the most popular themes from Lord Krishna’s childhood. The painting depicts the child Krishna sitting on the brunch of a tree as the naked gopis are requesting him to return their clothes. The painting reveals a greater sense of sensuality and gracefulness with some masterstrokes. A high degree of perfection is manifest in its completion.

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Foreword:

I deem it a privilege and also my duty to write a foreword for D. N. Shukla's book on Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting which forms Vol. IX of the Bharatiya Vastu- sastra Series. Dr. Shukla himself planed out the series and he has already published five volumes of it. Of these as many as four are in Hindi, the fifth one on Hindu Canons of Painting being in English. This shows the bulk and magnitude of the work already done by him and he intends to follow it up by bringing out Volumes on Hindu Canons of Architecture, which will constitute the remainder of the series. It has been possible for this comparatively young scholar to do so much work of this highly technical character for he has combined in him a very intimate knowledge of Sanskrit with a first hand experience about the architectural, iconographic and pictorial remains of ancient and medieval India. This is a combination rarely to be found among scholars engaged in the pursuit of similar studies, and I am sure he will be able to throw much further light on this branch of Indology. I have long been acquainted with the progress of his work and I can say without any hesitation that he has all along been sincere and conscientious in his scholarly researches. His treatment of the carious topics connected with his subject has always been critical and his appraisal of the views of previous writers has been fair and just. I have no doubt that the Government of the Uttar Pradesh and the Government of the Indian Union will extend to him their full patronage in the matter of the publication of his further researches.

It should be emphasized in this connection that he is not only advancing the bounds of our knowledge in this fascinating branch of Indology but he is also enriching the technical side of Hindi literature by writing many of these books in the Rashtrabhasha.

In fine I can only observe that the present work on the Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting is one of considerable merit and I am sure it will receive attention and appreciation from the world of scholars which it so thoroughly deserves.

Introduction

This work-Vastusastra Vols. I & II –Vol. II being published first, originally conceived as one of the series of a ten-to-fourteen-volume- project, under the general caption ‘Bharatiya Vastusastra' instituted by me some years back, can now be said, a complete English version of my D.Litt. Thesis-"Foundations and Canons of Hindu Iconography (both sculptural and pictorial)"-the two parts i. e. Canons of Icono- graphy (I) and Canons of Painting (III) wherein could also be sub- mitted, along with my already published works -.Pratima-vijnana, Pratima-laksana and Citra-laksana.

The author, primarily a student of Vastu-sastra, when got enchanted with this fascinating lore of Silpa-sastra, has to say a word on the wide scope of Vastu-sastra where Silpa-sastra, the science of sculpture, and the canons of painting (the Citra-sastra) are also included in its broader purview.

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This book is Hindu Canons of Engineering and Architecture though first in the series of my research publications in English is seeing the light of the day after the Vastu Sastra Vol II. Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting had already been presented to the scholarly world more than a year back. Both these Volumes have for their nuclei my Doctoral Theses Ph. D and D. Litt. In this way this Volume may be said to have come out after a long interval.

A study of Bhoja's Samarangana-Sutradhara a treatise on the science of architecture was submitted as my Ph. D thesis some six years back. I was very much encouraged by the glowing tributes to this thesis being acclaimed as a pioneer work vide the reports of the examiners appended at the end of this introduction. I therefore set for myself to extend the study from a single text to at least half a dozen representative texts like Visvakarma-prakasa, Aparajita-prccham and Silparatna. Naturally this very ambitious undertaking needed some more concentrated time the availability of which has been a very distant hope for the last so many years as I have been busy not only with D. Litt. Researches but also with my research publication I Hindi as well, with the then (1954-56) vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University took great fancy in my theses on account of their high merit and higher tributes and recommended their publication to the U. G. C. which sanctioned a grant for Rs. 6000 for the publication of my theses. Prof. Iyer the next Vice-Chancellor also agreed to recommend for some more help towards the completion of work. Hence a further subsidy of Rs. 4000 enabled me to undertake the publication of this volume also. Both these Volumes in a way may be said to complete the grand edifice of Vastu- sastra, which is not only the science of architecture engineering but also that of sculpture and painting. Accordingly all these three broad divisions of Vastu Sastra, namely Vastu, Silpa and Citra have been surveyed in both these Volumes.

The Vastu i.e. architecture being the subject matter of the first Volume and Silpa and Citra that of the second. Further again Vastu I its wider application has at least five principal branches namely Engineering, Town planning, Secular or civil architecture, Palace-architecture and Temple-architecture. It is in accordance with these broad topics of Vastu Sastra that this Volume has been divided into five principal parts namely Introductory, Town-planning, House-architecture and Temple-architecture.

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• Product Code :2166
• Material :Albizzia lebbeck wood ( closely resembles teak wood )
• Size : 17" x 9.75"

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The Hindu god Shiva is shown in his terrible form as Bhairava, which is the fierce manifestation, which he assumes to destroy evil. He is depicted ornamented with a range of twisted serpents, which serve as earrings, bracelets, anklets. A mysterious sense of freeness and ardent traveler is emerging through this classical wood sculpture.

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• Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
• By: Acharya Chatursen (Author)
• Binding :Hardcover
• Language : Hindi
• Edition :2017
• Pages: 416 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 8170281350
• ISBN-13 :9788170281351
  

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"इस उपन्यास में प्राग्वेदकालीन नर, नाग, देव, दैत्य-दानव, आर्य, अनार्य आदि विविध नृवंशों के जीवन के वे विस्मृत-पुरातन रेखाचित्र हैं, जिन्हें धर्म के रंगीन शीशे में देखकर सारे संसार ने अन्तरिक्ष का देवता मान लिया था। मैं इस उपन्यास में उन्हें नर-रूप में आपके समक्ष उपस्थित करने का साहस कर रहा हूँ। आज तक कभी मनुष्य की वाणी से न सुनी गई बातें, मैं आपको सुनाने पर आमादा हूँ।... उपन्यास में मेरे अपने जीवन-भर के अध्ययन का सार है..."

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• Product Code :1215
• Material :Brass
• Size :9"H x 6"W x 2.75"D
• Weight :1.700 kg.

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Bajrangabali or Lord Hanuman is one of the most popular gods of Hinduism.because of his loyalty and commitment to the cause of Lord Rama he has become very popular.People from all wakes of life worships and appreciate his divine nature and super human personality shaped by the strength of celibacy,humility, selflessness, unsurpassed devotion, determination,fearlessness and extraordinary commitment to work for the divine.He is such a true devotee. His temples are found everywhere in India,in the streets of towns and cities, on the hills, in the forests and most difficult places. Millions observe fast on Tuesdays and refrain from drinking and smoking as a mark of respect for him.Goddess Seeta the great consort of Lord Raam impressed by the selfless devotion and services of Hanuman blessed him to remain immortal in his existing form till the end of creation and help the loyal devotees of Raam. When people pray to Hanuman, they generally chant the chalisa for boons and protection. The chalisa is a verse of 40 lines containing pure adulation. It describes the great qualities and adventures of Hanuman. It is said that because of his complete humility he would not stir into action, unless one reminds him of his true greatness and his divine purpose. His devotees therefore chant the chalisa, to remind him of his greatness and prompt him to wake up from his devotion and help them.He is called Anajaniputra or Anjaneya because his mother's name was Anjana and above all he is revered as Raam Bhakta Hanuman means devotee of Lord Raam.

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• Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
• By:  Ruskin Bond
• Binding : Hardcover
• Language :  Hindi
  
• Edition : 2014
• Pages: 132 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 93506419510
• ISBN-13 :9789350641958
  

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रस्टी एक 16 वर्षीय एंग्लो-इंडियन लड़का है जो देहरादून में अपने अंग्रेज़ रिश्तेदारों के साथ रहता है। विद्रोही, मनमौजी, घुमक्कड़ और हमेशा नई जगहों की खोजबीन करने के लिए उतावला रस्टी अपने घर से भाग जाता है। रास्ते में मिलता है किशन और दोनों मिलकर अनजाने रास्तों और मंज़िलों की ओर चल पड़ते हैं। चलते-चलते नए दोस्त और नए जोखिम भी मिलते हैं जो उन्हें ज़िंदगी की जटिल और उलझी सच्चाइयों को समझने में मददगार साबित होते हैं लेकिन इससे भी उनके आज़ाद और आवारा मन की गति नहीं थमती। रस्किन बान्ड के क्लासिक उपन्यास ‘रूम ऑन द रूफ’ को आगे बढ़ाती हुई शरारती, साहसी और जोखिमभरे कारनामे करनेवाले रस्टी और उसके दोस्त किशन की मन को गुदगुदाने वाली कहानी है-वे आवारा दिन। 1992 में साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित रस्किन बान्ड भारत के एक बहुत ही लोकप्रिय लेखक हैं।

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• Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
• By:  Ruskin Bond
• Binding : Paperback
• Language :  Hindi
  
• Edition : 2018
• Pages: 132 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 9350641607
• ISBN-13 :9789350641606
  

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रस्टी एक 16 वर्षीय एंग्लो-इंडियन लड़का है जो देहरादून में अपने अंग्रेज़ रिश्तेदारों के साथ रहता है। विद्रोही, मनमौजी, घुमक्कड़ और हमेशा नई जगहों की खोजबीन करने के लिए उतावला रस्टी अपने घर से भाग जाता है। रास्ते में मिलता है किशन और दोनों मिलकर अनजाने रास्तों और मंज़िलों की ओर चल पड़ते हैं। चलते-चलते नए दोस्त और नए जोखिम भी मिलते हैं जो उन्हें ज़िंदगी की जटिल और उलझी सच्चाइयों को समझने में मददगार साबित होते हैं लेकिन इससे भी उनके आज़ाद और आवारा मन की गति नहीं थमती। रस्किन बान्ड के क्लासिक उपन्यास ‘रूम ऑन द रूफ’ को आगे बढ़ाती हुई शरारती, साहसी और जोखिमभरे कारनामे करनेवाले रस्टी और उसके दोस्त किशन की मन को गुदगुदाने वाली कहानी है-वे आवारा दिन। 1992 में साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित रस्किन बान्ड भारत के एक बहुत ही लोकप्रिय लेखक हैं।

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• Product Code :282
• Material :White Marble, Special Note: Requires 4 weeks to finish and Ship
• Size : 30"H x 22"W

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The beautiful image of the Panchamukhi Gayatri has been nicely carved out of a single block of white marble with some exquisite designs on it. Her five faces bear some amazing smiles on them and have some dazzling golden works. Her ten hands have also been decorated with golden works. She is wearing beautiful ornaments and the pink lotus on which the goddess is sitting is also beautifully carved out of marble.

Special Note: Made to order, requires 5 weeks to finish and Ship, before shipping we will send images of the finished statue for the approval from your side, please note that the image is indicative a slight diference is to be expected a better finsh is assured.