Temples of Tamilnad

Name: Temples of Tamilnad
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ISBN: 9781413438437

ISBN-10: 1413438431

ISBN-13: 9781413438437

Edition: 2010

Authors: James Hurd

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"Temples of Tamilnad" takes us to the Tamil-speaking countryside of South India, to a collection of temples each remarkable for its veneration of the major gods of the Hindu pantheon, Vishnu and Siva. They often appear in one of their many incarnations, some with a quaint but unhelpful Dravidian name. The gods and their consorts (Parvati, Lakshmi, Kali, etc.)filter through our imagination until they become part of our lives, or perhaps even of ourselves. And in the temple sanctum the most powerful deity may be represented simply by air, water, a flame or shadow of a stone. All this to music and splitting of coconuts! Perplexing? Yes: Paradoxes abound. Puzzling? No: Enthralling, I found.…

Book details

List price: $31.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation LLC
Publication date: 9/1/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 220
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English