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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 19 col. plates, tables, (illustrator). Contents Preface Introduction 1 Cold flu and lungs ailments current status and perspective 2 Enumeration 3 Ethnic Indian herbs for healing cold flu and lungs ailments 4 Epilogue 5 Literature cited Appendices Index  The present compendium is first of its kind providing valuable data on 530 species belonging to 398 genera and 138 families of plants used by various ethnic societies of India for treating cold flu and lungs ailments covering details of nomenclature English Hindi and Sanskrit names distribution parts used utilisation active constituents biological activity and the original source of information Over twenty photographs and seven appendices enhance the value of the compilation significantly It is hoped this invaluable compendium with its comprehensive coverage of the subject would help researchers and the medicinal plant industry in general for development of newer plant based drugs for alleviating human suffering 265 pp.

367 Col. Plates (illustrator). Contents Foreword Preface 1 Introduction 2 Historical perspective 3 Art traditions prior to Vijayanagara 4 Sculptural art during Vijayanagara period 5 Shaiva sculptures 6 Vaishnava sculptures 7 Jaina sculptures 8 Sculptures of minor divinities 9 Sculptures of devotees 10 Sculptures of devotees Conclusion Glossary Bibliography IndexThe Vijayanagara Empire with its capital at Hampi in Karnataka was founded by Harihara I of the Sangama dynasty around 1336 AD to preserve the Hindu Dharma their prevailing culture social order and check the onslaughts of Islam in South India The Vijayanagara emperors and their feudatories were highly learned persons and they did their best to sustain political freedom preservation and popularization of Santana Hindu Dharma art literature architecture paining etc Due to their characteristic tolerance and the compromising attitude of rulers sculptures of different schools of thought flourished within their empireThe Vijayanagara sculptures of Hampi 1336 to 1565 AD had different religious influences as reflected in the sculptural representations of the prevailing faiths-Shaivism Vaishnavism and Jainism The present study on the Vijayanagara Sculptures at Hampi is grouped into five chapters The introductory chapter deals with the sites and the environment covering Anegundi Kamalpur Kadirampura Malapangudi Ananthasayanagudi Naganahalli Hospet and Timmalapura The second chapter is devoted to the historical perspective which shows that the foundation of the Vijayanagara empire in the 14 century was an epoch making event not only in the history of Karnataka but also of the whole of South India It reveals that its founders were inspired by patriotic ideals embodied with the spirit of freedom and determination to sacrifice anything on that account It covers from Harihara 1336 AD to Sadasivaraya 1570 AD The third chapter reflects on the art traditions prior to Vijayanagara The Chalukyas c 450-755 AD were a great power in South India and the magnificent sculptures of Aihole Badami and Pattadakal are due to their patronage The sculptural art which flourished during the Vijayanagara period as finds mention in the fourth chapter was influenced by the literary works like the Vedas Puranas Epics and canons on iconography as codified in the Agamas Chapters five six and seven abundantly dwell on the Shaiva Vaishnava and Jaina sculptures respectively Minor divinities and devotees find description in the last two chapters of the book The book is richly illustrated with plenty of sculptures of the various Gods 227 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 465 figs., 300 col plates (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Vol I 1 Indus civilization 2 Gupta Temples c450-550 AD 3 South Kosala Temples Post-Gupta period c550-750 AD 4 Temples of Kashmir c 600 to 1100 AD 5 Temples of Himachal Pradesh c 680 to 700 AD 6 Great temples of Elephanta Trimurti Mamallapuram and Kailasa 7 Kailasanath Temples Kailash Temple Ellora Virupaksha Pattadakal Kailasnath Temple Kanchipuram 8 Early Chalukyan Temples Badami Aihole and Pattadakal c 600 to 700 AD 9 Temples of Vikrama of Gangas Talakad c 635-650 AD 10 Rastrakuta Temples c 757-973 AD 11 Temples of Chalukyas of Kalyana c 973-1198 AD 12 Other temples of Chalykyan style Vol II 13 Temples of Hoysalas c 1000-1346 AD 14 Chalukyan Temples of Andhradesa Northern Style c 1000-1346 AD 15 Pallava Temples 16 Chola Temples c 900 to 1150 AD; Other Temples of Chola Period 17 Temples of Pandyas c 1150 to 1350 AD 18 Madura Temples c 1600 to 1750 AD 19 Temples of Orissa c 800 to 1200 AD 20 Temples of Central India c 900 to 1100 AD 21 Pratihara Temples of Central India c 806-900 AD 22 Siddhesvara Mahadeva Temple Nemawar MP 23 Central and North Indian Temples 24 Recently discovered Paramara Temple of Chandel MP 25 Temples of Rajasthan 26 Temples of Gujarat Vol III 27 Jaina Temples of North India 28 Jaina Temples of South India 29 Other South Indian Temples Jaina style 30 Hindu and Jaina rock cut temples 31 Vijayanagara Temples of Hampi c 1342 to 1570 32 Lepaksi Temple 33 Ramappa Ramalingesvara and Venkataramana Temples Vijayanagara Period 34 Kakatiya Temples in Andhradesa 35 Trikuta Temples at Nagulapadu Kakatiyan time 36 Temple of Srisailam 37 Sri Venkateswara Temple Tirupati 38 Somesvara Temples Appikonda AP 39 Temples of Surpura Samsthana Karnataka 40 Brahmanical temples of Bengal c 800 to 1700 AD 41 Maratha Temples 42 Religious Funerary Temples Nagpur 43 Hindu temple monasteries of Paithan 44 Golden temple Amritsar Punjab 45 Religious temples of Varanasi and other temples Appendix Graphical explanation of architectural terms Bibliography IndexThe ?Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture? comprises a vast research on the architectural features of Indian temples spread all over the Indian subcontinent This encyclopaedic study is divided into forty-five chapters which delineate the various characteristics of temple architecture starting from the Gupta period 4th cAD to the Kashi Vi?vanÈtha temple rebuilt by Rani Ahilyabai of Indore 1776 AD The work begins with an insight into the Indus Civilization that flourished in the Indus Valley region now in Pakistan with the two most important sites of Mohanjo-daro and Harappa revealing a marked degree of controlled urban planning As for the temple architecture the Imperial Guptas had established their sovereignty over almost the whole of Northern India and the regular building of structural temples in brick and dressed stone started in their regnal period The period under their immediate patronage fully deserves the name ?The Golden Age? of Indian art and culture as aesthetic principles of architecture sculpture and painting were formulated in their region The Hindu temples evolved during that period with the basic features of the cella the mandapa and the vestibule The temples of Post-Gupta period studied here indicate that most of the characteristic features of north Indian temple architecture including the curvilinear superstructure sikhara and the repeated motifs extending from the niches of the wall had been developed The beautiful architecture of the valley of Kashmir cannot be denied The great temple of Elephanta is formed of a species of hard trap-rock about 45 miles in circumference The shore-temple at Mammallapuram and the temple of Kailasa is the most sublime monument at Ellora The Chalukyas of Badami 500-757 AD laid the foundation of stone architecture in Karnataka in the towns of Badami Aihole and Pattadakal The Pattadakal is known as ?cradle of temple? The other dynasty rulers followed their different style and named their own s.