South Indian ShrinesMadras Times Printing and Publishing Company, 1920 - 263 pages |
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Agastya Amman ancient Arjuna Asura avatar bath bhaṭṭar Brahman bull called central shrine ceremony CHAPTER Chidambaram Chola Chōla king Conjeevaram consort darbha deity demon Devas devotee dipa dynasty earth east elephant famous feet festival figure flowers front Gingee Goddess gold gopura hands Hanuman Harihara II hill Hindu holy Hoysala incarnation India Indra inscriptions Kāvēri known Koyilolugu Kumbakonam linga Madura mandapa Mandapam mantras miles Muhammadans Narasimha Nayanar ornaments Pallava Pandya Pandya King Parvati performed pillars prakara prayed puja Railway Rāma Rāmānuja Ranganadha Rishis river round sacred Sage saint Saiva Saka Saluva sanctum sculptural representation serpent Sethupathi shrine dedicated side Siva Siva's Sri Krishna Sri Rama Srirangam sthānikar stone story Subrahmanya Sundaralinga Tamil Tanjore district tank temple faces temple fig Tirumangai Tirupati town Trichinopoly Trichinopoly district Uraiyur Vaishnava Vēdas vessel Vibhishana Vijayanagar village Vimana Vinayaka Vishnu visited walls worshipped the Lord Yuga
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Page 7 - Not the glory of the naked human form, to Western art the noblest and most expressive of symbols; not the proud and conscious assertion of human personality; but, instead of these, all thoughts that lead us out from ourselves into the universal life, hints of the infinite, whispers from secret sources — mountains, waters, mists, flowering trees, whatever tells of powers and presences mightier than ourselves: these are the themes dwelt upon, cherished, and preferred.
Page 176 - ... number, extent, curious workmanship, and great " beauty. To the west, in the midst of a great dome-shaped hall, is " a square building of black stone, which includes a hall made of " ivory : in the middle of this is a jewelled throne, on which the King " is accustomed to take his seat at the great nine-nights' festival, sur" rounded by all his banners, or ensigns of royalty ; and where all " Kings are accustomed to do homage.
Page 42 - II. viii.) , are all drawn to the very life. Sita, Draupadi, and Damayanti engage our affections and our interest far more than Helen, or even than Penelope. Indeed, Hindu wives are generally perfect patterns of conjugal fidelity, nor can it be doubted that in these delightful portraits of the Pativrata or 'devoted wife' we have true representations of the purity and simplicity of Hindu domestic manners in early times.
Page 176 - constructed as to cause it to be said that in no other country is " there a saloon equal to it, on account of its splendid ornaments, " their excellence, number, extent, curious workmanship, and great " beauty. To the west, in the midst of a great dome-shaped hall, is " a square building of black stone, which includes a hall made of " ivory : in the middle of this is a jewelled...
Page 176 - To the west in the midst of a great dome shaped hall is square building of black stone, inside which is a chamber made of ivory. In the middle of this is a jewelled throne, on which the king is accustomed to tike his seat at the great nine nights festival surrounded by all his banners or ensigns of royalty, and before which all kings are accustomed to do homage.
Page 8 - Shookra's generally recognized dictum seems to be that "the images of gods yield happiness to men, and lead to heaven; but those of men lead away from heaven and yield grief.
Page 8 - It is far better to present the figure of a god, though it is not beautiful, than to reproduce a remarkably handsome human figure.
Page 8 - The image, therefore, must be rightly made according to the conventional proportions. The Sanction that compels the artist is of a religious nature. The artist must not bungle with the work entrusted to him. The images of gods yield happiness to men and lead to heaven, but those of men lead away from heaven and produce grief. That image is beautiful which is neither above nor below the fixed proportion. But the images of the Gods, even if deformed are for the good of men. There are many injunctions...
Page 61 - Barlow is, that it is the system of the present administration that none but men of rank in this country should ever be appointed to the situation of governor-general in India. I do not know how this doctrine will be relished by the gentlemen in India, who have spent the greater part of their lives in the service of the company in that country, but I think it never can be taken as a general rule of conduct. If the governor-general should die in India, it must necessarily follow, that he should be...