Home of Dancing Sivan The Traditions of the Hindu Temple in Citamparam

Name: Home of Dancing Sivan The Traditions of the Hindu Temple in Citamparam
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ISBN: 9780195095326

ISBN-10: 0195095324

ISBN-13: 9780195095326

Edition: 1995

Authors: Paul Younger

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The Home of Dancing Sivan is an inquiry into the traditions of the Citamparam temple in South India, the only Hindu temple where the image of Sivan as Natarajan, the dancer, is the central focus of worship. Younger begins with the living traditions, describing the community of Ditcitars, the two hundred priests of the temple who carry on an ancient tradition involving six worship periods each day, and discusses in detail the elaborate temple festivals, which attract up to 200,000 people. He analyzes the three hundred inscriptions on the temple walls, and seeks to determine from them, and from the evidence of art history, when the many components of the temple were constructed and what…

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List price: $69.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/28/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.50" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.990

Paul Younger is one of the world’s leading hydrogeologists, with 25 years of experience in the water industry worldwide. He is currently a full professor at the University of Newcastle, where he heads up the Institute for Research on Sustainability. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.



Introduction



Worship



The Priests and the Daily Ritual



The Worshippers and the Festival Celebrations



Wood and Stone



The Builders and the Building



The Donors and their Political Connections



Writings



The Legend-books and the Local Traditions



The Hymns of the Saints and the Saiva Schools


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index