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Multiple Headed And Hybird Gods In The Temples Of South India (Record no. 567675)
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| fixed length control field | 02361nam a2200205Ia 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250103s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789391123130 |
| Paper back/Hardbound | hbk |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 704.94894521109548 |
| Item number | KUM |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Kumari, Myneni Krishna |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Multiple Headed And Hybird Gods In The Temples Of South India |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Myneni Krishna Kumari |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | B.R. Publishing Corporation |
| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Place of publication | Delhi |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvii, 230 p. |
| Other physical details | : ill. (some color) |
| Dimensions | ; 24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The book deals with the sparsely discussed theme of the Hindu gods with multiple heads, arms and legs rarely found in the temples of medieval South India. The multiplicity of heads and limbs depicted in the temple sculptures is not only a feature of the Hindu religious art but it denotes several functions, activities of the gods, the rise of the cults and their spread in the different regions of the country. Depiction of the hybrid gods by combining one or more animal or bird forms with one human physical body represent the separate cults in single figure and reveals not only the underlying religious myths but also the religious transformations of the gods as well as their ever changing roles and identities. Although the multi-heads, multi-arms and many legs of the Hindu gods violate the anatomical naturalism they convey a sense of power endowed with super human elements and distinguishes themselves as the symbols of the integration of the different sects. The study focuses mainly on the study of the less known icons of Siva as Jvaraharesvara with multiple heads and legs, Pañchamukha Ganesa, Sarabhesa, Sadasiva, Pañchamukha Hanuman, Purushamriga, Pañchamukha Garuda and the multiple headed animals such as three headed bull, two, three and five headed cows etc., closely associated with the Hindu gods with iconographical and mythological perspectives. It throws a welcome light on the unpublished images and provides a basis for the better understanding of the multiple headed and hybrid deities and the semi-divine beings worshipped in the temples of South India. The large number of the images described and interpreted in the study is illustrated by 46 line drawings and 122 photographs. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Hindu sculpture - India - South |
| Topical Term | Hindu temples - India - South |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 6TH FLOOR, B WING | 01.04.2024 | 3500.00 | 704.94894521109548 KUM | 661180 | 03.01.2025 | Reference |