Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama 1993
-Anime film co-produced by Japan & India ,directed by Koichi Sasaki,Ram Mohan,Yugo Sako (also producer of the film).
Although it was banned in India during the #BabriMasjid riots. later dubbed in Hindi and aired on DD National.
THREAD
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The Indian Express misinterpreted Yugo Sako's "The Ramayana Relics" documentary and published that he was making a new Ramayana. Soon thereafter, a protest letter based on the misunderstanding from the Vishva Hindu Parishad was received by the.....

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SAPT RISHI /7 Sages
According to the Shatapatha Brahmana, these 7 r the 'authors' of the Vedic hymns. Their names r, Gautama, Bharadvaja,Vishvamitra,Jamadagni, Vashishtha, Kashyapa, and Atri. Here inscribed in the 'takri'script as the 'sons of Brahma,' r these very names.
THREAD They sit surrounding a small pile of smoldering ash, much in the tradition of Shaivite saints.
1. At the center in the top row sits Jamadagni, with his head thrown back, and his hair reaching his thighs. With the right hand he holds a long rosary.

This Thread for all Ear Ornament lovers

#TamilNadu ear ornaments are generally of 22-karat gold. Goldsmiths there have developed an elaborate ear-ornament tradition, which often necessitates piercing the ear at several locations and distending the hole mode in the earlobe
1/12 to accom modate them. The attention to detail evident in these ornaments, some of which are very small, illustrates the local goldsmith's outstanding skill

These drawings have been culled from thirty of the many volumes of Village Survey Monographs,published in connection
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Amrita-Samudra Manthana-THREAD
Dhanvantari, the heavenly physician, emerged with a pot containing the amṛta, the heavenly nectar of immortality. Fierce fighting ensued between the devas and the asuras for its possession. Asuras took Amrit from Dhanvantari and ran away...
1/7 chased by Devas.
The devas appealed to Vishnu, who took the form of Mohini, a beautiful and enchanting damsel. She enchanted the asuras into submitting to her terms. She made the devas and the asuras to sit in two separate rows, distributing it among the devas, who drank it.
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This lithograph 'Birth of Shakuntala' was the first print to be produced in the Ravi Varma Fine Art Lithographic Press on 12th July 1894. The painting alongside that belongs to a collector now, is of the exemplar used to create this lithograph.
1/4 Do note the print line below the lithograph - it states 'Competition Edition'.
Though it is not from the 'first' lot created in the press, this print is definitely more than 100 years old.
Do keep in mind that there is never an 'original' lithograph. It is a print, and they
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THREAD on Rukmini Varma's Painting
In a time when India was still a land of splendid Maharajahs and fabulous courts, Rukmini Varma was born in 1940 into one of its most ancient royal houses, with an unbroken dynastic lineage of over 1200 years.
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🎨The Rape of Rambha,1980s Titled Her Highness Bharani Tirunal Rukmini Bayi Tampuran, Fourth Princess of Travancore, Her great great grandfather, Raja Ravi Varma, is considered the Father of Modern Art in India.
🎨 Woman with fan
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A Man guards his family from the cannibals during the Madras famine of 1877 at the time of British Raj, India
1876-1879 famine in India
-Digby estimated 10.3 million people starved to death most of which were in South India (some refer to the tragedy as the Madras famine).
1/n Maharatna estimated 8.2 million died from hunger and diseases that followed.
British colonial rule argued that famine relief would be an inappropriate response and encourage laziness. Some officials argued the Thomas R Malthus theory that famines are a nature's way for
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The Bhakti poetess Mira Bai at court surrounded by Ascetic devotees.
Provincial Mughal school, possibly Punjab Hills or Rajasthan,North-Western India, late 18th - early 19th century
-The horizontal composition depicting the Hindu mystic poetess and Lord Krishna's fervent
1/n devotee Mirabai in the centre, surrounded by a large gathering of naked ascetics, with matted hair and long beards, next to them and to Mirabai a haloed, bejewelled ruler, possibly her

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@Hiranyaa_

India bleeds of creativity! From dance.music,movies,to Art ,our country is rich in cultural heritage and home to numerous forms of art. On #WorldArtDay presenting 64 art forms of India
The mastery of as many of the 64 traditional arts. believed that Krishna possesses these #arts 1. Geet vidya: art of singing.
2. Vadya vidya: art of playing on musical instruments.
3. Nritya vidya: art of dancing.
4. Natya vidya: art of theatricals.
5. Alekhya vidya: art of painting.
6. Viseshakacchedya vidya: art of painting the face and body with color

wish u all Happy #Gangaur/Gauri Tritiya.
this festival celebrated mainly in North Indian states especially in Rajasthan and some parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat.
The festival commences on the first day of Chaitra and continues for 18 days.
cont.. Women and girls observe fast during this festive time and eat only once in a day. Images of Gauri and Isar (Lord Shiva) are made with the clay and decorated very beautifully. On the other hand, in some of the Rajput families, images are made of wood every year before the festival

Meerut,U.P, India based Artist Mamta Goel is Creatively carving the leaf 🍂 and showing the Glimpse of India
Here I'm posting her all creation on this thread please take a look .

1. Depicting the Ram Janam Bhumi @smritiirani 2. Depicting the Feminine power Mahishasura mardini

There is enough historical evidence by now that Indians since the days of the Indus Valley have indulged in dishes made with meat and poultry: zebu cattle (humped cattle), gaur(Indian bison), sheep, goat, turtle, ghariyal (a crocodile-like reptile), fish fowl and game. 
Read more The Vedas refer to more than250 animals of whom about50 were deemed fit to be sacrificed and,by inference,for eating.The marketplace had various stalls for vendors of different kinds of meat: gogataka(cattle),arabika(sheep), shookarika (swine),nagarika(deer)& shakuntika (fowl).

Mokshapath -Snakes and Ladders
The object of Moksha path was to teach children the intricacies’ of the path to liberation. Salvation or Moksha being at the top of the board. Bad deeds lead one into the snakes mouth.
Read more in this🎗️
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@monidipadey @OmTheReality @PunjabiRooh and a slippery slidey road back down the path and a ladder will reward one’s virtuous deeds with a short cut to the top.
Bad deeds are represented by snakes and good deeds are represented by ladders, each ladder and snake is a moral lesson.
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one simple photograph can tell u much more about historical figures or events than any book you might read or any charter you might analyze.
These 30 Intriguing Pictures Are Some of the Rarest Photographs Ever Captured in India
1. Rabindranath Tagore with Albert Einstein in 1920s 2.  Indira Gandhi, Charlie Chaplin And Jawaharlal Nehru in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, 1953

#photography #indiaphoto #Historicalphotos #india #leader

7 Facts About The Holy Bhagavad Gita That You Didn't Know

@HinduMediaWiki @Hiranyaa_ 1. It wasn't only Arjuna who acquired the knowledge of Bhagavad Gita from Krishna. Lord Hanuman, Sanjaya and Barbarik also listened to the entire narration.

@OmTheReality

25 #Photographs that will transport you to Pre-Independent India. here r Some of the most astonishing photographs from India which shows.Various religion, caste,tribe,the merchants,traders, women of all ages, the farmers, rich and the poor all in masses.
1.mother & child

#photo 2. In the times of The British Raj

#photography #PhotoOfTheDay #Vintagephoto #vintagestyle #VintageBeauties #photo #Photoshoot
@MohdMuzzammilK @monidipadey @OmTheReality

In the year 1992, an animated film based on Ramayana was released through satellite cinema. It was made to commemorate the 40th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations. It was the idea of Japanese film director Yugo Sako,who was deeply
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@rightwingchora @IndiaArtHistory Influenced by Ramayana to adopt it into an animated film. The government at that time thought that presenting Ramayana in a 'cartoon' format may cause controversy hence it was not selected for theatrical release. Teams from both countries were employed and the film was made in
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Somnath Series : Ruined and ravaged Somnath temple as described by visitors in 19th and 20th centuries
•The dome of the central munduff is complete, but unfortunately too little in unison with the original design to sanction a belief that it is Hindu……. •Canon, placed upon the roof of the temple to keep off French privateers, which frequented the coats during the war
•The spot where stood the symbolic lingam is deserted, and in the western wall, facing the holy city of Mecca, is excavated a pulpit for the Moollah.
-James tod

“Waaaaah! Waaaaah!” The first initial joyous cries of a newborn are followed by the
proclamation of, “It’s a boy!” or “It’s a girl!” Upon a cursory look at a newborn’s genitalia,...

#trans #mtf #transgender #transsexual #sculpture #representation #art

@katherineschof8

1/4 the infant’s #sex is identified and declared as either male or female. While this is a seemingly trivial
moment, for #transgender individuals it is a defining moment they cannot escape for the rest of
their live....

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Happy kartik Purnima or Happy Deva Diwali.
lets read the story
Three demons ( Tarakaksha, Vidyunmali and Kamalaksha) worshiped Brahma and asked for 3 cities which will float in the heavens, the skies and the earth plane respectively.
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#KartikPurnima @monidipadey @OmTheReality These cities can only be destroyed when all 3 are aligned in straight line and can be destroyed only by a single arrow and that too shot by none other than lord Siva himself. Brahma granted them their wish.
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#festiveseason
#KartikPurnima #KartikaPurnima #KartikPurnima2020

Bose had collected a large sum of money in terms of gold, diamonds and gems to sustain the freedom struggle.

In 1951, Japanese govt, confidentially informed Indian govt that Bose had a substantial quantity of gold and precious stones. But he was allowed to carry only...
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The treasure is believed to be hidden by his two close associates Mr Ayer and Mr Ramamurti, who turned quite wealthy while other Indo-Japanese were suffering hardships in the aftermath of war.

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@monidipadey