Himalayan Art Resources

Hindu Religion Page (Nepal & Himalayan Regions)

Hindu Religion Masterworks

Subjects, Topics & Deities:
- Description
- Subjects Outline
- Gods & Deities Outline
- Gods Index / Glossary
- Goddesses
- Shiva & Subjects
- Vishnu & Subjects
- Goddesses & Consorts
- Hindu/Buddhist Relationships Guide
- Early Gods: Indra, Yama, etc.
- Mounts & Vahana
- Holy Places, Sacred Geography & Pilgrimage
- Religious Traditions Main Page
- Confusions
- Others...

Book Review Videos:
- The Gods of India, Hindu Polytheism
- Elements of Hindu Iconography
- Manifestations of Shiva
- Ganesh: Studies of an Asian God
- Cult of Vinayaka

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Jeff Watt 2-2003 [Updated 4-2015, 6-2017]


Bibliography:

- Elements of Hindu Iconography. T.A. Gopinatha Rao. Motilal Barnarsidass, 1985 (reprint of the 1914 Madras edition).

- The Gods of India, Hindu Polytheism. Alain Danielou. Inner Traditions International Ltd., 1964.

- Hindu Goddesses, Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition. David Kinsley. University of California Press, 1986.

- Manifestations of Shiva by Kramrisch, Stella, 1898-1993; Philadelphia Museum of Art: 1981.

- Ganesh, Studies of an Asian God. Robert L. Brown, Editor. SUNY, 1991.

(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).