IndiaClub.com Top Items in Arts http://www.Indiaclub.com/ Books, Music, DVD's, Multimedia, Handicrafts and more from India in 400+ categories at great prices - NJ,USA 60 Taj Mahal - A Tale of Love and Sorrow (ILLUSTRATED) (by Gol) http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=17606&Loc=RSS Based on the history of the Mughal Dynasty and the building of their most knowned monument, the Taj Mahal, the imaginative artist Gol, a renowned specialist of historical comic, has created this great comic, mixing history and imagination. A comic that will entertain and inform by presenting the fascinating circumstances that surrounded the construction of that wonderful mausoleum. http://www.indiaclub.com/Assets/product/lres/17606.jpg The Thousand - Armed Avalokitesvara (by Lokesh Chandra) http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=15150&Loc=RSS A fundamental work based on original Sanskrit, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and the lost Iranian language Sogdian and Tibetan works-on the origin of Avalokitesvara, it indentifies the several prevalent folk-deities, which were assimilated into the iconographical form. This edition is not only a reconstruction of the original Sanskrit text of the hymn, but a detailed study with the texts of Bhagavad-dharma Amoghavajra, Vajrabodhi and Chih-t’ung in Chinese characters. http://www.indiaclub.com/Assets/product/lres/15150.jpg Sculptures from Haryana - Iconography & Style (by Devendra Handa) http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=17760&Loc=RSS This book is the outcome of sustained interest, occasional surveys and researches in the archaeological and cultural heritage of Haryana by the author during the last four decades. The book discusses the iconography and style of all important Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina images discovered from the state so far and with nearly 400 text figures and plates, it presents a visual feast. http://www.indiaclub.com/Assets/product/lres/17760.jpg Indian Painting (by C Sivaramamurti) http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=308&Loc=RSS The history of Indian painting from the earliest times to the present day is a fascinating chronicle, though too vast a subject to be conveniently compressed into a few pages. Aware fully of this limitation, the author has narrated as comprehensively as possible the continuos story of Indian painting http://www.indiaclub.com/Assets/product/lres/painting.jpg Vishnu Temples of Kanchipuram (by R Nagaswami) http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=30627&Loc=RSS This well-illustrated work presents a history of the Vaishnavite temples of Kanci, focusing on the history of the ancient temples from the Sangam Age onwards, the many legends, myths and other accounts that refer to it, and its location and building. http://www.indiaclub.com/Assets/product/lres/30627.jpg Exploring the Sacred art of Andhra (by Myneni Krishna Kumari) http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=29279&Loc=RSS This volume offers a closer view of the relief sculptures of the temple at Korukonda as the themes are based on the epic Ramayana. The study of certain rare type of images like Tripadamurti, Ekapada Trimurti and Svabhishe kamurti noticed on the temples of Andhra is another special feature of the Book. It concentrates on the narrative scenes portrayed on the koshthas of the Nandisvara temple at Bendi, which display the construction of new and variant myths as in the case of Siva over powering the demon Gajasura. http://www.indiaclub.com/Assets/product/lres/29279.jpg Indian Erotica (by Alka Pande) http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=8461&Loc=RSS Rarely has the subject of erotica come under the serious purview of Indian art. Grossly under-represented and misused as a source of titillation by some; a marketing principle by others - erotica has finally found the focus it deserves with this book. http://www.indiaclub.com/Assets/product/lres/8461.jpg