Om Svayambhunath - Metal Pendant

Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. It is also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in the north-west parts of the temple. The Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime Trees' (Wylie:Phags.pa Shing.kun), for the many varieties of trees found on the hill. However, Shing.kun may be a corruption of the local Newari name for the complex, Singgu, meaning 'self-sprung'. For the Buddhist Newars in whose mythological history and origin myth as well as day-to-day religious practice, Swayambhunath occupies a central position, it is probably the most sacred among Buddhist pilgrimage sites. For Tibetans and followers of Tibetan Buddhism, it is second only to Boudhanath.

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Lord Chaturbhuj Ganesa - Silver Pendant

The beautiful silver pendant depicts Chaturbhuj Ganesha with His four heads. Lord Ganesha is one of the most benevolent gods in Hinduism, and He can be easily propitiated by offering prayer and sweets. He is also known as the Remover of Obstacles as he creates obstacles on our path and removes the same following worship. Wearing this pendant helps us get rid of all evils.

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Large Floral Diya (Lamp) in Brass

The beautiful Diya is being nicely carved out of brass in a most exquisite manner and the figure reveals a deep sense of sculptural knowledge and the figure reveals a greater sense of gracefulness and smoothness. Diyas play a cardinal role in Hindu rituals and it is a must for every puja (worship).

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Bhumisparsha Buddha with Astamangala Carving

Bhumisparsha means 'touching the earth'. It is more commonly known as the 'earth witness' mudra. This mudra, formed with all five fingers of the right hand extended to touch the ground, symbolizes the Buddha's enlightenment under the bodhi tree, when he summoned the earth goddess, Sthavara, to bear witness to his attainment of enlightenment.

The right hand, placed upon the right knee in earth-pressing mudra, and complemented by the left hand-which is held flat in the lap in the dhyana mudra of meditation, symbolizes the union of method and wisdom, samasara and nirvana, and also the realizations of the conventional and ultimate truths. It is in this posture that Shakyamuni overcame the obstructions of Mara while meditating on Truth.

The second Dhyani Buddha, Akshobhya, is depicted in this mudra. He is believed to transform the delusion of anger into mirror-like wisdom. It is this metamorphosis that the Bhumisparsha mudra helps in bringing about.



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Bright & Beautiful - Madhubani Painting

One of the many traditional Indian art forms is 'Madhubani Paintings' also known as 'Mithila Paintings'. This art, named after the village Madhubani(Bihar), where it is practiced, find their origin in Indian epic Ramayna. The art was originally practiced by females only, serving as a creative expression tool for everyday lives and happenings. Following the belief that Gods visit each house in the morning, the art primarily donned the walls and doors, intending to please the Gods. Traditionally done on freshly plastered mud wall of huts these paintings,overtime, graduated to cloth, hand-made paper and canvas. Now-a-days one can find these paintings online as well.

History of Madhubani Paintings...

Madhubani paintings are also also popular as Maithili, Chitra and Godhna figure paintings. It is said that it is originated during the Ramayana age when king Janak a ruler of Mithila made people paint the floors and walls of their houses on the occasion of his daughter- Sita's wedding to Lord Raam. Mithila or Madhubani district of Bihar is the actual hub of Madhubani paintings as long years back it all started from this particular humble region only. Eventually this artform spread to the adjacent districts of Madhubani like Rasidpur, Bacchi, Jetwarpur, Ranti, Rajangarh, etc as well



Bright& Beautiful - Madhubani Painting

$34.00

Product Size:  22"h x 7.50"w

Product Material:  Handmade Paper

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Popular in the Mithila region of Bihar the Madhubani form of art is a depiction of local and mythological motifs and the method of painting uses mainly natural dyes. Three female figures with prominent eyes have been painted in the beautiful and bright Madhubani painting. Mithila paintings, also called Madhubani, are a folk art kept alive by the female folks in northern Bihar. Based on traditional designs and events from epic mythology, these paintings are made on the floors and walls of their houses using crushed wet rice and natural colors on purely cotton fabric. From this age-old tradition born the practice of drawing Mithila paintings on a canvas of handmade paper or pure mulberry silk fabric, using natural colors and fabric dyes. Brushes, sharpened reeds and pen nibs are used to draw the designs and figurations.

Swami Kartikeya

Hindu god Karthik or Kartikeya, son of Lord Siva also called , Skanda and Subrahmanya, called in Tamil language as Murugan,is a popular Hindu deity among all Hindus, worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius,Malaysia, Singapore and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the Arupadaiveedu temples, located in Tamil Nadu. In Sri Lanka, Hindus as well as Buddhists revere the sacred historical Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna and the sacred Buddhist and Hindu shrine of Katirkāmam Temple (also in Sinhala "Katharagama Devalaya") dedicated to him, situated deep south in the country. Ethnic Chinese in Penang and Kuala Lumpur, of Malaysia also pray to Lord Murugan during Thaipusam.

 

"Swami Kartikeya" Son of Lord Shiva - Brass Sculpture

$290.00

Product Weight: 5.500 kg.                                                        Product code: 2271

 Product Size: 15.75"H x 7.50"W x 5.50"D                                 Availability: In stock

Product Material:  Brass

  
 
         
        

"Sun God" Surya Narayan - Kalamkari Painting

GodSurya (सूर्य) can be called the only god in Hindu religion who can be seen and prayed to in daily life. The Surya is depicted as having a body as shiny and radiant as pure gold. He is believed to be a golden red man with three eyes and four arms, riding a chariot driven by seven white horses. The Chariot harnessed by seven horses represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven chakras.
Surya is the life giver, sustaining all life on earth by providing all radiance and energy. He by mounting the wheel of time is also the one who is responsible for the beautiful seasons and causing the cycle of day and night.
The Surya is referred to in Sanskrit as "Mitra" or "Friend" down to the invariable warmth. Surya is depicted with two hands holding a lotus in both; sometimes he has four hands holding a lotus, chakra, a conch and a mace.

Surya in ancient literature

In Vedas, numerous hymns are dedicated to Surya, the Sun personified, and Savitr, "the impeller", a solar deity either identified with or associated with Surya. Even the Gayatri mantra, which is regarded as one of the most sacred of the Hindu hymns is dedicated to the Sun. The Adityas are a group of solar deities, from the Brahmana period numbering twelve. The ritual of sandhyavandanam, performed by some Hindus, is an elaborate set of hand gestures and body movements, designed to greet and revere the Sun.

The mantra in Rig Veda praise to the Surya as :

आ कृष्णेन् रजसा वर्तमानो निवेशयन्न अमृतं मर्त्यं च ।
हिरण्ययेन सविता रथेना देवो याति भुवनानि पश्यन ॥

"Sun God" Surya Narayan - Kalamkari Painting

Product Size:       44" x 37"

Product Material:   Cotton

Price :  $105.00