Rama of the Axe: The Epic Saga of Parashurama


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About the Book THE LEGEND OF PARASHURAMA, THE SIXTH AVATAR OF VISHNU, RETOLD IN ALL ITS FANTASTIC DETAIL. The youngest son of Saptarishi Jamadagni, Ramabhadra has the weight of an immense prophecy on his shoulders. For not only is he the gifted son of a supremely revered rishi and his wife, he is also being quietly trained to fulfil his destiny as an avatar of Lord Vishnu. But the path to divinity is not one without trials. When his father and guru is suddenly snatched away from him, Ramabhadra knows he has to avenge his death, come what may. But before that he must master himself. A tale of revenge, love and duty Rama of the Axe is the story of Rambhadra’s journey to becoming Parashurama.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythology


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The dictionary defines mythology as a collection of ancient tales handed down over millennia, mainly dealing with gods and goddesses, that explains the way the world works, from natural events to society at large. Many people think of the deities of Greece and Rome when they think of mythology, forgetting that almost every culture has its own set of myths to interpret and explain its distinct worldview, often showing striking and fascinating similarities to the classical myths most people are familiar with. The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythologyexplores the gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and angels of the myths from every corner of the globe - the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, Asia, and more. Additionally, it explores the parallels between every culture, including Greece and Rome - striking similarities in mythic figures and the structure, action, wording, and result of the stories themselves.




Indian Kāvya Literature


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Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art


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"A Companion volume to James Hall’s perennial seller Dictionary of Subjects & Symbols in Art. which deals with the subject matter of Christian and Western art, the present volume includes the art of Egypt, the ancient Near East, Christian and classical Europe, India and the Far East. Flail explores the language of symbols in art showing how paintings, drawings and sculpture express man shades of meaning from simple, everyday hopes and fears to the profoundest philosophical and religious aspirations. The book explains and interprets symbols from many cultures, and over 600 illustrations clarify and complement the text. There are numbered references throughout the text to the sacred Iitcra-1 ture, myths and legends in which the symbols had their origins. Details of English translations of the works are in the bibliography. The book includes an appendix of the transcription of Chinese, notes and references, bibliography, chronological tables and index."




The Mad and Magical World of Sukumar Ray


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Welcome to the extraordinary world of Sukumar Ray – King of Humour and Wizard of Wordplay! A gifted poet, writer, playwright and illustrator, Ray wrote stories of various shapes, colours and flavours, transforming words into things of wonder and whimsy for generations of readers. Featuring broken stars and enchanted forests, cures for anger and greed, lazy pigs and sly parrots, wicked sorcerers and talking dolls, many of the tales in this unusual medley have been translated into English for the first time. The collection highlights not only Ray’s crazy imagination but also his ability to breathe life into fables from faraway lands. Brimming with wit and magic, this dazzling display of Sukumar Ray’s storytelling genius is sure to leave you utterly spellbound.




Parshu - A MAN WITH AXE


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Have you heard about Lord Parshuram ? You might have, but have you ever thought about this avatar's past? How furious this man, who was born to sage, can be? What is the story of this man, whose name is named after a weapon. Parshu - A MAN WITH AXE: A tale of an avatar, which is not as popular as others are. This is a story about a man, who was born to sage but turns out to be a furious and ruthless warrior, who himself is unaware of being an avatar, Whose name is named after a weapon. Rejecting the Caste, clans, parents, and other social laws, he walks his journey to learn directly from his God. This difficult journey was almost impossible to be travelled by himself alone, He received aids, from his friends who gifts him some devasting weapons which is even unknown by an avatar himself. Regretting for his journey, he marches to find the place of his God for his weapon mastery. In journey, he gets some precious knowledge which cannot be dejected by him. The rising of problem made him doubt on his God. Asura: While an avatar was busy building his journey for being a weapon master, Other side, the tribe of an Asuras are preparing themself. They are well aware of this avatar and they know where the avatar will march after the completion of his mastery. Numbers of kings, chiefs and commanders changes, due to civil wars and at last a great invincible man stands to make himself act as a shield for his evil asura's tribe. The avatar which was born, is nominated to destroy them, Completely as a penance for his teachings. By this a secret weapon's location, which can make a man invincible, gets revealed. Can he complete his journey and the task ? Kshatriya, who is also well popular as thousand armed king, stands after the Asuras to get his guts as the conqueror of the whole world. Since, being to small evil, that was not noticeable, he gets his seats as a conqueror of world.




Beliefs, Rituals, and Symbols of India


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Learn about India's fascinating religions, history, and folklore from Ganesh to Gandhi in this illuminating text.




The Emergence of Hinduism from Christianity


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This book establishes that Hinduism is really of very recent origin. Evidences based on Archealogy, Linguistics and History establishes beyond reasonable doubt that the modern Hinduism is an outgrowth of Thomas Christianity under the influecne of Syrian Gnositicism. The myths of Mahabali and Parasurama refers to the defeat of Christians at the hands of the Vaishnavite gnostics. Evidences include the archealogy of temples and idols. Earliest temples dates only from 150 AD. Earliest Sanskrit document dates only from 150 AD. Vedic gods disappeared new concept of Iswara came soon after the first century AD. In fact Hinduism appeared Kerala only after 6th C AD. This revised edition attempts to explain the Indian terms and history so that the book may be understood by non-Indian and non-Hindu readers.




Himachal Competition Focus - Half Yearly 2020 - January to August


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Contains news and important current affairs. Topics covered: Himachal Pradesh Cabinet Union Cabinet Employment and Jobs Awards and Honours Culture, Religion and Myths Economy and Development Himachal Budget 2020-21 Education




The Industrial Arts of India


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