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KALADARPANA: THE MIRROR OF INDIAN ART: Essays in Memory of Shri Krishna Deva

KALADARPANA: THE MIRROR OF INDIAN ART: Essays in Memory of Shri Krishna Deva

By :- Devangana Desai

Edited By :- Arundhati Banerji

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Pages: xxxviii+374

Format: HB

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-370-2

Place: New Delhi

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 22cm x 31cm

Product Year: 2009

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Kaladarpana: The Mirror of Indian Art is a stimulative and perceptive survey of different aspects of Indian art, architecture and iconography. The book provides unparalleled source of insight into Indian art through the ages, incorporating the latest researches on the subject. The volume is dedicated to the memory of Shri Krishna Deva, who devoted all his life to the study and research of Indian art, architecture, iconography and epigraphy besides field archaeology. He left an intangible mark as an expert specially in the field of Indian Temple Architecture. The present volume, containing thirty-nine papers contributed by reputed scholars, is thus a befitting tribute to the memory of Shri Krishna Deva whose contribution to the cause of Indian art is second to none. The strikingly illustrated book is a significant contribution to the field of Indian art and is valuable for students and scholars alike. CONTRIBUTORS Architecture ? P.K. Agrawala ? C. Dorje ? Devendra Handa ? Michael W. Meister ? B.L. Nagarch ? Frederick M. Asher ? U.S. Moorti ? Amar Nath Khanna ? Amrendra K. Singh ? Kirit Mankodi Art ? Arundhati Banerji ? Anila Verghese ? N. James ? Sabyasachi Mukherjee ? Nayan Ananda and Sangeeta Chakraborty ? Kapila Vatsayayan ? B.R. Mani ? M. Nasim Khan ? C.B. Patil Iconography ? Devangana Desai ? Richard H. Davis ? Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari ? Ibrahim Shah ? K.M. Suresh ? M.K. Dhavalikar ? R. Nagaswamy ? R.C. Agrawala ? Kumud D. Kanitkar ? Thomas E. Donaldson ? Jinah Kim ? Gerd J.R. Mevissen ? Y. Krishan ? Gouriswar Bhattacharya ? Serenity Young ? P.K. Trivedi and Subhash Khamari Miscellaneous ? M. Nambirajan ? Vidula Jayaswal and Meera Sharma ? A.V. Narasimha Murthy ? M.P. Joshi




Preface v In Memory xi Remembering Shri Krishna Deva xiii Shri Krishna Deva ? A Tribute xv Shri Krishna Deva: Personality and Achievements xvii List of Illustrations xxv List of Contributors xxxv PART A: ARCHITECTURE 1. On the Identity of Architectural Form Depicted in the Lomas Rishi Facade 3 ? P.K. Agrawala 2. Wooden Temple (Mirkula Devi) at Udaipur, 8 District Lahaul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) ? C. Dorje 3. Temples as Depicted on Yaudheya Coins 12 ? Devendra Handa 4. India?s Angkor: Siva?s Temple at Masrur 30 ? Michael W. Meister 5. Temples at Kiradu, Rajasthan 44 ? B.L. Nagarch 6. A Sense of the Whole ? Indian Architecture and Identity 52 ? Frederick M. Asher 7. Maharangamandapa of Ramasvami Temple, Kumbhakonam, Tamilnadu: 55 An Architectural Allegory ? U.S. Moorti 8. The Somanatha Temple through the Ages 78 ? Amar Nath Khanna 9. Umari and Baraun Chandapur Temples: Reminiscence of the Excluded 82 Past of the Eastern Vindhyas ? Amrendra K. Singh 10. A Ruined Solar-Saiva Temple Near Chittorgarh 91 ? Kirit Mankodi PART B: ART 11. Archaic Human Forms in Terracotta from the Early NBPW Deposit 103 ? Arundhati Banerji 12. Bhagavata Purana Reliefs in Two Vijayanagara Period Temples of 110 Andhra Pradesh ? Anila Verghese 13. ?Natural Symbols? Hindu and Aztec 118 ? N. James 14. Religious Inspiration and Artistic Activities as Reflected in the 129 Terracotta Art of Buddhist Stupa at Mirpurkhas ? Sabyasachi Mukherjee 15. Some Newly Identified Sculptures from Bundelkhand Region: 135 Special Reference to Tehsil Mau ? Nayan Ananda Chakraborty and Sangeeta Chakraborty 16. Some Dance Sculptures from Champa 140 ? Kapila Vatsyayan 17. Daradas and their Folk and Tribal Art Traditions 155 ? B.R. Mani 18. Clay Models of Hindu Shrines from Ancient Gandhara 160 ? M. Nasim Khan 19. A Rare Bhakta Siriya?a Wooden Figure 171 ? C.B. Patil PART C: ICONOGRAPHY 20. The Chandella Hari-Hara in the British Museum 177 ? Devangana Desai 21. Manifestations of Siva in a Temple Festival: 184 Iconography from a Priest?s Perspective ? Richard H. Davis 22. Bharata Muni: A Symbol of Renunciation and 191 Aparigraha in Jainism ? Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari 23. A Short Survey of Siva-lingas in the Pakistani Collections 197 ? Ibrahim Shah 24. Vamana-Trivikrama Sculptures from Hampi 209 ? K.M. Suresh 25. The Elephant-Headed Gana at Mihintale 217 ? M.K. Dhavalikar 26. Siva-Kaivalya in Cambodia 223 ? R. Nagaswamy 27. Horse-head on the Back in Medieval Icons 230 ? R.C. Agrawala 28. Portrayal of Sutradhara in the Ambarnath Temple 233 ? Kumud D. Kanitkar 29. From Heroic Struggle to Anachronistic Footnote: The Synoptic Milieu for 240 Ravana in North Indian Images of Ravananugraha-murti ? Thomas E. Donaldson 30. Iconography and Text: The Visual Narrative of the Buddhist Book-Cult in 255 the Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnnaparamita Sutra ? Jinah Kim 31. Two Unpublished Marichi Sculptures in the Khulna Museum, Bangladesh, and 273 Related Images from Mainamati ? Gerd J.R. Mevissen 32. Meaning of the Term Gahapati: Gahapati and the Caste Categories in Buddhism 285 ? Y. Krishan 33. Brahma with Vishnu?s Crown: How to Explain? 288 ? Gouriswar Bhattacharya 34. Apsaras, Dakinis and Yoginis: Aerial Women and 298 Buddhist Utilizations of Sexuality ? Serinity Young 35. Buddhist Images from Udayagiri, Orissa 323 ? P.K. Trivedi and Subash Khamari PART D: MISCELLANEOUS 36. Prehistoric Paintings in Karikkaiyur Rock-Shelter, Tamil Nadu ? A Study 329 ? M. Nambirajan 37. Archaeological Record of Vedic Rituals: A Case Study of Shaped Potsherds 332 ? Vidula Jayaswal and Meera Sharma 38. Newly Discovered Hosa Agrahara Copper Plate of 345 Vijayanagara Krishnadevaraya ? A.V. Narasimha Murthy 39. The Riddle of Asoka Challa 352 ? Maheshwar P. Joshi Index 361


Dr. Devangana Desai, art historian, is the author of Khajuraho ? Monumental Legacy, 2000, The Religious Imagery of Khajuraho, 1996, Erotic Sculpture of India ? A Socio-Cultural Study, 1985, and over seventy papers on various aspects of ancient Indian art including terracottas, Mother Goddess, temple art and architecture, Ramayana scenes in sculpture, and Buddhist bronzes of Sopara. Dr. Desai is General Editor of the Monumental Legacy Series on the World Heritage Sites in India, being published by Oxford University Press. She is the Editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. She is currently researching on the Museum Images of Khajuraho, as a Project of Franco-Indian Research, Mumbai. Dr. Arundhati Banerji is the author of Images Attributes and Motifs: Studies in Early Indian Art and Numismatics and Early Indian Terracotta Art, editor of Harismriti (Papers presented in memory of Shri H. Sarkar), joint editor (with Gerd J.R. Mevissen) of Prajnadhara (Essays in honour of Gouriswar Bhattacharya) and over sixty papers on art, iconography and numismatics. As SA (Publication) in the ASI she is engaged in the editorial work of books being brought out by the ASI. She was awarded a fellowship to study the terracotta collections in the museums in UK. She was invited to the international conferences/seminars at Kathmandu, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Italy where she presented papers on the various aspects of terracotta art. She also visited Paris, Berlin and Rome for study and research in the various museums. Despite her busy schedule she finds time to persue her academic activities as is evident from her book on the Terracotta Female Forms: Tradition Innovation and Evolution which will soon be published.

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