tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47087703682788167662011-07-30T17:33:14.483-07:00Filled with symbolism and bright colors Hindu art has a transcendental quality anyone can appreciate.Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708770368278816766.post-40350193967197820862009-07-10T17:52:00.001-07:002009-07-10T17:56:32.878-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/Slfiew0JkiI/AAAAAAAAAD4/ZIqPjPKYtos/s1600-h/TA0015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356999299908080162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/Slfiew0JkiI/AAAAAAAAAD4/ZIqPjPKYtos/s400/TA0015.jpg" border="0" /></a> Krishna driving Chariot. <span style="font-size:78%;">(Artwork courtesy of The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. </span><a href="http://www.krishna.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.krishna.com</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">. Used with permission.)<br /></span><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4708770368278816766-4035019396719782086?l=ilovehinduart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708770368278816766.post-10740448254583382522009-07-02T11:34:00.000-07:002009-07-02T11:42:34.945-07:00<p><object height="332" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zaivZttFgSg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zaivZttFgSg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="410" height="332"></embed></object></p><p>Another fantastic video by <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaivZttFgSg">romapada</a></strong>. Notice the river Ganga flowing from Shiva's hair. Also present are the other Shiva attributes of cobra necklace, crescent moon on head, trident weapon, and Himalayan mountains (home of Shiva).</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4708770368278816766-1074044825458338252?l=ilovehinduart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708770368278816766.post-27609643450789514942009-07-02T02:35:00.000-07:002009-07-02T03:11:37.657-07:00<div id="__ss_529030" style="WIDTH: 410px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a title="Indian Art... (Nx Power Lite)" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 12px 0px 3px; FONT: 14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.slideshare.net/aditaciobanu/indian-art-nx-power-lite">Indian Art... (Nx Power Lite)</a><object style="MARGIN: 0px" height="330" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=indian-art-nxpowerlite-1217081104617977-9&amp;stripped_title=indian-art-nx-power-lite"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=indian-art-nxpowerlite-1217081104617977-9&stripped_title=indian-art-nx-power-lite" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="330"></embed></object><div style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; PADDING-TOP: 2px; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,arial; HEIGHT: 26px">View more <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">documents</a> from <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.slideshare.net/aditaciobanu">Adriana Ciobanu</a>.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4708770368278816766-2760964345078951494?l=ilovehinduart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708770368278816766.post-81722425894924280932009-07-02T02:12:00.000-07:002009-07-02T03:12:01.232-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/Skx6D2w3l1I/AAAAAAAAACk/A8hVWCs4tg0/s1600-h/Ravi_Varma-Yashoda_adorning_Krsna.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353788263695357778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 348px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/Skx6D2w3l1I/AAAAAAAAACk/A8hVWCs4tg0/s400/Ravi_Varma-Yashoda_adorning_Krsna.jpg" border="0" /></a> Raja Ravi Varma painting of Yashoda (foster mother of Krishna) adorning Krishna. <span style="font-size:78%;">(image in public domain)<br /></span><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4708770368278816766-8172242589492428093?l=ilovehinduart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708770368278816766.post-31695952646015409982009-06-30T09:38:00.000-07:002009-07-02T03:12:28.920-07:00<p><object height="336" width="415"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zoBeE41tZyE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zoBeE41tZyE&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="415" height="336"></embed></object></p><p>Here is great video from <a class="hLink fn n contributor" onmousedown="urchinTracker('/Events/VideoWatch/ChannelNameLink');" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/RAMANJI108">RAMANJI108</a> with SHIVA and GANESH pictures in fast motion to a techno beat </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4708770368278816766-3169595264601540998?l=ilovehinduart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708770368278816766.post-32646283343959777082009-06-29T12:17:00.000-07:002009-07-02T02:59:08.357-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/SkkVKNWpbaI/AAAAAAAAAB8/WDmIdPz5MSE/s1600-h/Bhairava_raga_Ragamala_Chunar_1591.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352832897234070946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 194px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/SkkVKNWpbaI/AAAAAAAAAB8/WDmIdPz5MSE/s320/Bhairava_raga_Ragamala_Chunar_1591.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/SkkTpXCHgdI/AAAAAAAAAB0/5mW_5on56rE/s1600-h/Bhairava_raga_Ragamala_Chunar_1591.jpg"></a>Bhairava raga, Ragamala, Chunar, near Varanasi, 1591. Opaque watercolour on paper, by pupils of Mir Sayyid 'Ali, an artist at the court of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. <span style="font-size:78%;">(image by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bhairava_raga,_Ragamala,_Chunar,_1591.jpg">V&amp;A Museum from Wikipedia Commons</a>)<br /></span><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4708770368278816766-3264628334395977708?l=ilovehinduart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708770368278816766.post-908546519447992552009-06-28T21:18:00.000-07:002009-07-02T03:16:17.132-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/SkhAyhxGDiI/AAAAAAAAABc/3TbIV6SklFA/s1600-h/Linga_in_Varanasi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352599393931759138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/SkhAyhxGDiI/AAAAAAAAABc/3TbIV6SklFA/s320/Linga_in_Varanasi.jpg" border="0" /></a> Shiva is most often worshipped in the form of Shiva Linga. Linga has many meanings including: the image of god, a spot, a sign, a proof, and the male sex organ. <span style="font-size:78%;">(picture by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aikya_Linga_in_Varanasi.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;">Yosarian from Wikipedia Commons</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">)<br /></span><br /><br /><div></div><br /><object height="265" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_V6uigq4MiQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_V6uigq4MiQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object><br /><br />This video from <a class="hLink fn n contributor" onmousedown="urchinTracker('/Events/VideoWatch/ChannelNameLink');" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/monsieurck">monsieurck</a> shows the ritual cleaning of the LINGA with curd and milk while chanting mantras.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4708770368278816766-90854651944799255?l=ilovehinduart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708770368278816766.post-86531291491201642242009-06-28T20:37:00.000-07:002009-07-02T03:13:44.370-07:00<p><object height="336" width="415"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/et3-TEEqlzI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/et3-TEEqlzI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="415" height="336"></embed></object></p><p>Here is a SHIVA video by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et3-TEEqlzI&amp;feature=related">romapada</a>. SHIVA is shown meditating while the special effects emphasize the trancendental nature of the images themselves.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4708770368278816766-8653129149120164224?l=ilovehinduart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708770368278816766.post-35744249373929417082009-06-28T18:55:00.000-07:002009-07-02T03:14:15.263-07:00<p><object height="336" width="415"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1VrUaWhpVFs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1VrUaWhpVFs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="415" height="336"></embed></object><br /></p><p>I first saw this video on TV when I was in China. Shiva is usually depicted either dancing or meditating in the lotus position. SHIVA DANCE is the human interpretation of Shiva dancing. <span style="font-size:78%;">(video by </span><a class="hLink fn n contributor" onmousedown="urchinTracker('/Events/VideoWatch/ChannelNameLink');" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/tamurai7"><span style="font-size:78%;">tamurai7</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">)<br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4708770368278816766-3574424937392941708?l=ilovehinduart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708770368278816766.post-51591137395493431672009-06-28T18:03:00.000-07:002009-07-02T03:14:53.545-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/SkgWbpodudI/AAAAAAAAABQ/IsfdGvCSZyM/s1600-h/shiva01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352552821417687506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 426px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 573px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCF2e4G91Bg/SkgWbpodudI/AAAAAAAAABQ/IsfdGvCSZyM/s320/shiva01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Shiva, "The Auspicious One", is a major Hindu god. This picture of a statue of Shiva in Bangalore shows his attributes of cobra necklace, sitting on tiger skin, holding drum and cresent. <span style="font-size:78%;">(picture by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sivakempfort.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;">Deepak from Wikipedia Commons</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">)</span></div><div></div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4708770368278816766-5159113739549343167?l=ilovehinduart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cowboy Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13803798206639182881noreply@blogger.com0