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Archives of Lotus Sculpture News and Stories
Editorial on Lotus Sculpture in Bibi Magazine
9/22/04
Transform your Garden into and Eden for either pooja or mediation with
sculpture of Hindu Gods......... more
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What makes Lotus
Sculpture's bronze statues so special?
4/10/04 Less than 10% of bronze statues sold in
India to tourists are made using the Lost Wax Method. The shame is that
most of these pieces are sold as Lost Wax cast statues with Lost Wax
prices as well.....more
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Bronze Cleaning In
Pondicherry India
9/4/03
After removing the muddy
layer, they are washed with distilled water, sun dried and wiped. Then
all of them are given a one per cent protective coating....more
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Defining
Yoga.
8/11/03
Yoga is the general term for spiritual disciplines in Hinduism ,
Buddhism, and throughout South Asia that are directed toward attaining
higher consciousness and liberation from ignorance...
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An Overview of Hinduism
6/03/03 Hinduism is a synthesis of the
religion brought into India by the Aryans
(c.1500 B.C.) and indigenous religion. The first phase of Hinduism
was early Brahmanism.....
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What is the Mahabharata
Epic?
6/03/03 After many years of wandering the
Pandavas returned with their friend Krishna to reclaim the kingdom,
but the Kauravas refused to abdicate and a great battle ensued....
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Dances With Shiva; Mandala One
4/23/03
All
motion begins in God and ends in God. The whole universe is
engaged in a whirling flow of change and activity. This is
Shiva's dance. We are all dancing with Shiva, and He with us.
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An in Depth Look at Puja
4/23/03 Puja
is the act of showing reverence to a god, a spirit, or another
aspect of the divine through invocations, prayers, songs, and
rituals.....
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Nataraja - Lord of Dance, Metaphysical and Mythological
4/23/03
He rises from his stillness, and, dancing, sends through matter
pulsing waves of awakening sound...
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Bronze Beauties
2/25/03 Chola temple bronzes were regularly
anointed with milk, curds, holy water, sugar, sandalwood paste and
melted butter. more
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Their Own Private Vishnus
2/26/03 One of the instantly recognizable icons of Indian art is the
dynamic figure of Shiva, matted locks fanning from his head like so many
snakes, left leg raised as he leaps through the cosmic dance of life and
destruction.
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Displaying Hindu Ritual With Reverence and Graciousness
3/03/03 ''Meeting God'' may work so well because Hinduism is to a great
extent a one-to-one experience, not unlike art.
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