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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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The saptamatrka is a set of interesting deities from the Hindu pantheon. They are the maternal manifestations (‘matrikas’) of seven (‘sapta’) Hindu devas; and, as divine manifestations, are distinct from the wives and companions of those devas. Devi Varahi, whose murti you see on this page, is one of the saptamatrkas. She is the ashtabhujadhari (eight-armed) maternal manifestation of Lord
The saptamatrka is a set of interesting deities from the Hindu pantheon. They are the maternal manif
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
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This youthful, valiant posture of Ganesha, the epitome of achievement and self-mastery, sits in Utkutakasana pose on a throne having a rectangular brick-like base with two white mice carved on it, facing opposite directions, holding a laddoo and a long back curved at the top, orange in color, bordered with thick gold color. The chaturbhuja Ganesha holds laddoos (his favorite sweet) and radish, as
This youthful, valiant posture of Ganesha, the epitome of achievement and self-mastery, sits in Utku
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
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" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. " ( John 14:6 ) | " And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. " ( Philippians 4:7 ) | " "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to com
" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father exc
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
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Nataraja is the most popular representation of the Hindu God Shiva. In Sanskrit, Nata means dance and raja means Lord. Shiva therefore is the 'King of Dancers'. To understand the concept of Nataraja we have to understand the idea of dance itself. Like yoga, dance induces trance, ecstasy and the experience of the divine. In India consequently, dance has flourished side by side with the te
Nataraja is the most popular representation of the Hindu God Shiva. In Sanskrit, Nata means dance an
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Lord Ganapati is hailed as the chief of the celestial hosts and his various prayers recorded in Vedic texts invoke him as the Law of the laws, Seer of the seers, and Principal of the principals. This tiger eye sculpture of Ganesha is an entirely unique artifact to decorate your surroundings in the beauty of its creativity and the dazzling effect it reflects on being exposed to bright light. The go
Lord Ganapati is hailed as the chief of the celestial hosts and his various prayers recorded in Vedi
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
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" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. " ( John 14:6 ) | " And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. " ( Philippians 4:7 ) | " "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to com
" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father exc
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As the bronze in the mould cools down and the wax surrounding it is melted away in the traditional style of the lost wax art form, what remains is an elaborate statuette of Lord Shiva in his dancing form as Nataraja. Body twisted in a graceful pose that came straight out of the pages of the Natyashastra, Nataraja dances away divinely, feet trampling a demon. From the two aspects of Natraja’s per
As the bronze in the mould cools down and the wax surrounding it is melted away in the traditional s
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The urdhvatandava stance of the dancing Shiva is immortalised in the ancient Thillai Nataraja temple in Cidambaram. The murti that you see on this page depicts the Nataraja in this stance: the right leg is raised high behind the spine, such that the sole of the foot almost touches the back of His crown. Sculpted from pure brass, the dancing figure is balanced on the toes of the left foot. The Lord
The urdhvatandava stance of the dancing Shiva is immortalised in the ancient Thillai Nataraja temple
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" In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. " ( John 1:4 ) | " Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "
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The panchamukha-roopa is common to many deities in the Hindu pantheon. The word ‘panchamukha’ is a portmanteau of ‘pancha’, which means five, and ‘mukha’, which means face. The murti that you see on this page is of the Panchamukha Vinayaka (another name for Ganesha). Each of the five faces stands for the yogic koshas or layers of existence. It is a murti of Vengai wood, derived from a
The panchamukha-roopa is common to many deities in the Hindu pantheon. The word ‘panchamukha’ is
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Beneath a Kirtimukham prabhavali (aureole), stands the gentle Lord Ganesha. The superb proportions of Kirtimukham contrast sharply with the chubby child’s form of the standing Ganesha idol. So does the diametric variation in the expressions - the former is a paragon of all-consuming ferocity, while the latter is widely worshipped for its childlike gentleness. The Lord Ganesha statue that you see
Beneath a Kirtimukham prabhavali (aureole), stands the gentle Lord Ganesha. The superb proportions o
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Over the years, Buddhist-Tantric traditions have incorporated numerous elements of Hinduism. Its deities are no exception: they have varied iconographies in different, predominantly Buddhist countries. The murti that you see on this page is of the Japanese Devi Durga. She is known as Butsu-Mo or Koti-Sri and is worshipped as a wrathful protectoress. The Japanese Durga is seated in padmasana on a l
Over the years, Buddhist-Tantric traditions have incorporated numerous elements of Hinduism. Its dei
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