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    Hindu Gods and Goddesses: 300 Illustrations from "The Hindu Pantheon"
    Hindu Gods and Goddesses: 300 Illustrations from "The Hindu Pantheon"
    Hindu Gods and Goddesses: 300 Illustrations from "The Hindu Pantheon"
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    Hindu Gods and Goddesses: 300 Illustrations from "The Hindu Pantheon"

    By Edward Moor

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    Reflecting the spirit of East Indian myths, legends, and fables, these illustrations were compiled by one of the nineteenth century's foremost Orientalists. Edward Moor published The Hindu Pantheon in 1810, and this new volume draws upon his exposition of India's religious iconography to offer a spectacular array of images of Hindu deities.
    Dramatic engravings and line drawings include scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata as well as temple images of Krishna, Vishnu, Siva, and other major gods and goddesses. Many are derived from bronze figurines; others are reproduced from manuscript illustrations. All appear with captions for ease of identification.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateJul 31, 2012
    ISBN9780486168692
    Hindu Gods and Goddesses: 300 Illustrations from "The Hindu Pantheon"

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    Hindu Gods and Goddesses - Edward Moor

    Hindu Gods and Goddesses

    300 Illustrations from The Hindu Pantheon

    Edward Moor

    Bibliographical Note

    This Dover edition, first published in 2006, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1861 by Williams and Norgate, London under the title, Plates Illustrating the Hindu Pantheon, Reprinted from the Work of Major Edward Moor, F.R.S. The volume was edited with a brief Descriptive Index by Allen Page Moor.

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    Manufactured in the United States by Courier Corporation

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    Table of Contents

    Title Page

    Copyright Page

    DESCRIPTIVE INDEX.

    ALPHABETICAL INDEX. - THE NUMBERS REFER TO THE PLATES.

    DESCRIPTIVE INDEX.

    PL. 1. FRONTISPIECE. (From a cast in brass.) GANÊÇA, son of Çiva and Pârvatî; the God of Prudence and Policy, invoked by Hindus at the commencement of any important undertaking. He is frequently represented, as in this cast, riding upon a rat, as an emblem of wisdom and foresight. Above his head is placed the mystic syllable of the Brahmans, from the pen of Mr. Wilkins, as are also the Sanskrit words, ÇRÎ GAṆÊÇA, in the upper margin.

    PL. 2. SECTARIAL MARKS, ETC. The marks contained in the three upper rows distinguish, generally, Vishnu, or deities closely connected with him, and his Avatârs; they are therefore borne especially by the Vaishnavas, or devotees of the Vishnu sect. The important element in these marks is the perpendicular stroke. 27 and 28 are very rarely found, and may represent the Chakra of Vishnu. 29—33 are of doubtful meaning and authority. 34—37 mark generally, though not exclusively, Çiva, Pârvatî, and their votaries. 38 is seen on Kali, a form of Dêvî, in PL. 27. 39 is thought to represent the Linga. The triangle, with the apex upwards, as in 40 and others, belongs to Çiva, as representing fire ; the inverted triangle, in 41 and others, is Vishnu’s symbol, representing water. 47 and the following, containing horizontal lines, belong to Çiva, Pârvatî, and their kindred deities, and their adherents. In PL. 18 many of these sectarial marks are well seen on the foreheads of the different figures. 71—74 are rare, and, as well as 84, belong rather to certain great families than to religious sects. 75—83; the crescent seems to belong exclusively to Mahâdêva and his family. 85—88 are found on some of the Avatârs of Vishnu. 89 "is taken from a

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