Lord Vishnu

The awe-inspiring Brass statue of Narasimha, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is minutely treated with some dazzling carvings on it. In Narasimha Avatar, Lord Vishnu appears as a semi-man, semi-lion in this world. The demon king Hiranyakasyapa, wanted to become immortal and wanted to remain young forever. He meditated for Lord Brahma and because of his severe penance the gods were frightened and asked Brahma to pacify the king. Lord Brahma, on the other hand, was impressed by his austerity and granted him a boon. The boon was that HiranyaKasyapa would neither killed by a man or beast, nor in daylight or at night and neither inside or outside a building. Having obtained the wish he considered himself the supreme God and prohibited all types of worship of gods. But his son Prahlada was a great devotee of Vishnu. This enraged Hiranyakasyapa very much. He tried numerous ways to kill Prahlada including asking his sister Holika to sit with Prahlada in the fire. But the great devotee of Vishnu escaped unhurt. Enraged, frustrated once he asked Prahlad to show him where Lord Vishnu resides. Prahlad said, "He is everywhere". Further enraged, Hiranyakasyapa knocked down a pillar, and asked if Lord was present there. Lord Vishnu then emerged as a half lion, half man from the pillar, which was neither inside the house nor outside, and the time was evening, neither night nor day. He then killed Hiranyakasyapa thus saving the life of his devotee Prahlada. The anecdote of Prahlad is revered in great reverence by the Hindus and has been inspiring them a lot.

Hindu Gods

Hinduism is a religion very different, and professes a faith in true God through a series of deities. Although some people believe in the existence of the Hindu Trinity, the one true God and the Trinity of Ohm some believe in thousands of gods, and the other 33 million Gods. However, the Hindu doctrine, who is familiar with their writings, says that a Hindu should believe and worship only one true God.

According to Hindu scriptures, God is beyond the attributes of shape, color and shapes. He has no specific form or name and is called Nirguna Brahman (attribute less than one god). However, God can take any form. It can be strong and powerful, the provider of favors, the destroyer or savior. These forms provide a basis for the Hindu devotee easy to follow the Supreme Deity otherwise incomprehensible. In general, Hindu followers believe that God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent.

Hindu God Statues are seen as an auspicious gift for anyone. Goddess Laxmi is considered the goddess of wealth and prosperity, happiness and abundance, is the life force of all creation. Today given the importance of wealth that would be a perfect gift for anyone.

Hindu God - Lord Ganesha

All spiritual worship of the Hindu tradition begins by invoking Ganesha (or Ganesha, Ganpati, Gajanand) the elephant-headed god. Every auspicious work starts with the worship of lord Ganesha. Ganesh Chaturthi or Ganesha Festival is a day when it is believed Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. On this auspicious occasion marble statue of Lord Ganesha are washed and scented. They are decorated and worshiped. In some parts of India like Maharashtra, this festival will continue for 10 days.

Ganesha became the Lord of all existing beings. Many stories describe how Ganesha has an elephant head. Parvati created Ganesha and said, in the absence of Shiva to protect her quarter. When Shiva wanted to see Parvati and Lord Ganesha opposes him, Shiva beheaded him. Later, Shiva, Ganesha back to life and give him the head of an elephant, because nothing else was available.

Ganesha rides a rat that represents the demon of vanity and impertinence subjugated. The laddu represents Sattva. The snakes represent control of the poisons of the passions and refer to Shiva, the father of Ganesha. The eliminates slavery of desires. The mudra grants fearlessness. The broken tusk Ganesha is one with which he wrote the Mahabharata.

Ganesha creates the faith to overcome all obstacles. Meditating on Ganesha Yantra to create an inner balance. Put Ganesha statues of marble on top of the front door and inside the house to fill the environment with positive energy and happiness. While people in other religions other than Hindus also do the same, to bring luck to their homes

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Miniature painting - The Indian Art

Miniature painting is defined relative to the size and proportion of the element to the real object or technique used. The art began in the western world and it contains many types of painting portraits of saints and angels. It has various scenes of daily life in the middle Ages are also in this division of the arts.

Miniatures are one of the many things that make one proud of its rich Indian cultural heritage. Miniature paintings come far in the history of India. Indian Miniature paintings can be classified as wall paintings and miniatures. Murals are huge works executed on the walls of solid structures in the caves of Ajanta and temple Kailashnath.

Miniature is a painting style and technique, and as a wall-sized work could be painted "in miniature. It’s like what many people do when they want to show love and care for their loved ones and take a position on the photo with them.

The miniatures are executed in a very small scale of perishable materials such as paper and cloth. The Palas of Bengal were the pioneers of miniature painting in India. The art of miniature painting reached its zenith during the Mughal period. The tradition of miniature painting has been postponed by the painters of different Rajasthani schools of painting as Bundi, Kishangarh, Jaipur, Marwar and Mewar. Ragamala paintings also belong to this school.

Miniature is an art form, which is a very rich history that continues to this day, artists from around the world. Beautiful miniature decorative elements should be retained regardless of pieces of large, complex, or intimate hand held works.