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050	0	0	_aN7300 _b.V35 2013
082			_223 _a700.48294 VAJ _b013445
100	1		_aVajrācārya, Gautamavajra, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFrog hymns and rain babies : _bmonsoon culture and the art of ancient South Asia / _cGautama V. Vajracharya ; general editor, Vidya Dehejia.
264		1	_aMumbai : _bMarg Foundation, _c2013.
300			_a212 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c32 cm
336			_astill image _2rdacontent _btxt
336			_atext _2rdacontent _btxt
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia _bn
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier _bnc
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aContents: Part I: New Methodology 1. The Rigvedic Frog Hymn, Shaving of Hair and the Adaptation of Monsoonal Culture 2. The Concept of Prana, Monsoon Culture and Visual Art Part II: Artistic Expressions of Estivation/Monsoon Culture 3. Pipal Tree, Tonsured Monks, Ushnisha and Monsoon Culture 4. Chakravartin, the Rainmaker 5. Symbolism of Ashokan Pillars and Monsoon Culture 6. Atmospheric Gestation: Deciphering Ajanta Ceiling Paintings and Other Related Works in Light of Monsoon Culture Part III: Continuity of Monsoon Culture: A Case Study in Nepal 7. The Creatures of the Rain Rivers, Cloud Lakes Newars Saw Them, So Did Ancient Peoples 8. Dance of Conception and Baby Shower: Tracing a Latent Aspect of Durgapuja in Light of the "Rain-baby" Kumara's Cult 9. Shri and Lakshmi and Monsoon Culture List of Sanskrit Words Index
650		0	_aArt, South Asian _xHistory.
650		0	_aArt, Indic _xHistory.
650		0	_aHindu art.
650		0	_aBuddhist art.
650		0	_aWinds in art.
650		0	_aWinds in literature.
700	1		_aDehejia, Vidya, _eeditor of compilation.
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