Lotus symbolism in old India

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Carol Bolon has identified the lotus-headed goddess in the position of

giving birth as Lajja-Gauri:

 

LC Control Number: 90021553

Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)

Personal Name: Bolon, Carol R.

Main Title: Forms of the goddess Lajja Gauri in Indian

art / Carol Radcliffe Bolon.

Published/Created: University Park, Pa. : Published for College

Art Association by Pennsylvania State University Press, 1992.

Description: xiii, 91 p., [70] p. of plates : ill., map ;

29 cm.

ISBN: 0271007613 (acid-free paper)

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.

81-86) and index.

Subjects: Lajja Gauri (Hindu deity)--Art.

Sculpture, Indic.

Series: Monographs on the fine arts ; 49.

Variant Series: Monographs on the fine arts ; v. 49

LC Classification: NB1912.L34 .B65 1991

Dewey Class No.: 730/.954 20

 

 

Allen Thrasher

 

 

 

Allen W. Thrasher, Ph.D.

 

Senior Reference Librarian 101 Independence Ave., SE

Southern Asia Section LJ-150

Asian Division Washington, DC 20540-4810

Library of Congress U.S.A.

tel. 202-707-3732 fax 202-707-1724

Email: athr

 

The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the

Library of Congress.

[Guest guest]

I've mentioned Prof. Carol Bolon's work in

one of my postings in old Indology list (in the 4th URL):

 

ReNukA-MAri-EllammA-MaGgalA legends:

http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-shl/WA.EXE?A2=ind0102&L=indology&P=R2086

http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-shl/WA.EXE?A2=ind0102&L=indology&P=R2476

http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-shl/WA.EXE?A2=ind0102&L=indology&P=R7633

//listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-shl/WA.EXE?A2=ind0102&L=indology&P=R16061

(The above line can be read only by adding http: at the beginning.

This post mentions Lajjagauri sculptures with lotus heads.)

 

Also, maGkai in sangam texts:

INDOLOGY/message/375

 

Does Bolon talk about the ReNukA-Maari-Ellammaa legends?

and about the untouchable body of Maari identifiable with this

sculpture?

Shulman, in King and the Clown discusses the Maari legends

from KanchipuraaNam. As far as I know the sangam poem (akanAn2URu 220)

is the earliest tamil source refering to MBh.

parazurAma-rENukaa legend.

 

Regards,

N. Ganesan

 

INDOLOGY, "Allen W Thrasher" <athr@l...> wrote:

> Carol Bolon has identified the lotus-headed goddess in the position

of

> giving birth as Lajja-Gauri:

>

> LC Control Number: 90021553

> Type of Material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.)

> Personal Name: Bolon, Carol R.

> Main Title: Forms of the goddess Lajja Gauri in Indian

> art / Carol Radcliffe Bolon.

> Published/Created: University Park, Pa. : Published for

College

> Art Association by Pennsylvania State University Press, 1992.

> Description: xiii, 91 p., [70] p. of plates : ill., map

;

> 29 cm.

> ISBN: 0271007613 (acid-free paper)

> Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.

> 81-86) and index.

> Subjects: Lajja Gauri (Hindu deity)--Art.

> Sculpture, Indic.

> Series: Monographs on the fine arts ; 49.

> Variant Series: Monographs on the fine arts ; v. 49

> LC Classification: NB1912.L34 .B65 1991

> Dewey Class No.: 730/.954 20

>