7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art

by Devdutt Pattanaik

Book Overview

Hindu mythology abounds with fascinating gods, goddesses and characters whose visual representations - through calendar art - are equally colourful. Hindu calendar art may seem fantastic and kitsch, but it is in fact the most democratic expression of a mythic imagery that was once restricted to temple walls and palm leaf manuscripts. These portraits of the Hindu pantheon of gods and the stories that surround them can be found on the walls and puja...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 938622402X
• ISBN13: 9789386224026
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Westland Limited
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.9"