RE: significance of lord images like standing sitt ing or reclining in temples

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Namaste

 

You may choose to buy 'The Book of Hindu Imagery: Gods, manifestations and

their meaning' by Eva Judy Jansen. This book may help you as it does cover

both standing, sitting postures, mudras and other symbols associated with

Temple idols. But I must mention that this is not an exhaustive book on

Hindu Imagery, nevertheless a highly commendable effort.

 

Here is the link to the book at Amazon.com and a few sample pages:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9074597076/qid=1018400110/sr=1-4/ref=

sr_1_4/002-4022432-6110403

 

Kathi

>

> Ram Chandran [sMTP:ramvchandran]

> Wednesday, April 10, 2002 3:21 AM

> sudhirreddy2000; Advaitin List

> Re: significance of lord images like standing

> sitting or reclining in temples

>

> Namaste:

>

> I request knowledgeable members to clear the question posed by

> Sri Sudhir. Any attempt to clear other's doubts will certainly

> clear our doubts and please help Sri Sudhir without hesitation.

>

> I also request Sudhirji to post his questions directly to the

> list by sending an email to advaitin.

>

> The symbolism and significance of the images of Hindu Gods are

> described in many books. The list had discussions on the

> significance of Lord Nataraja (Dancing Shiva), the Anantha

> Sayanam of Mahavishnu and Ayyappa. They are available in the

> archives and I strongly recommend Sri Sudhir to review.

>

> regards,

>

> Ram Chandan

>

> --- sudhirreddy2000 <sudhirreddy2000 wrote:

> > namasthe Ramachandran,

> > i want to know the significance of lord images like

> > standing

> > sitting or reclining in temples.for example lord venkateshwar

> > is in

> > standing posture in tirupathi.goddess saraswati is in sitting

> > posture

> > in basar village in andhra pradesh[only saraswathi temple in

> > south

> > india & idol is made by vyasa maharshi on the banks of

> > godavari

> > river].

> > so please let me know the significance of idol

> > postures.

> > sudhir

>

>

>

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