Vandana Shiva

Hindu culture is the culture which always wants to stay together, you can say Indian culture is joint family oriented. Usually, people prefer to dance with people of their age or generation but Garba is the dance form which unites all age people and inspires them to dance on same music rhythm. Raas- Garba is symbol of spirituality where prayers are offered to goddess in the form of dance. This form of dance is practiced for a specific time in Hindu calendar during every year in India. Before this

Shiva is considered the destroyer of god or the god of that is intended to end of the universe. This may have a negative connotation however, "in Hinduism the universe is thought to regenerate in cycles every 2,160,000,000 years, Shiva destroys the universe at the end of each cycle which allows for a new creation"(Mark Cartwright). Shiva is not destroying the universe but really opening up the opportunity for new creation. The story of how Shiva and Parvati end up getting

Once home a light (Shiva candle) is lite and remains burning during the seven days of mourning or Shiva (Shiva, meaning seven). The seven-day mourning period is a time for people in the community to show their love and support for the mourning. Food is brought into the home and friends and family help each other

* 3 readily identifiable features - 3 points One easily identified feature in the Sikh temple was the way alter was set up with special lights and decoration. I have seen this sort of set up in many Indian movies, and also in Hindu temples. The Hindu temples have pretty much the same style for the temple alter but the only difference is instead of Sikh holy book we have statues of Gods instead. The second identifiable feature was the Kara Parshad given at the end of the service. This is very

Shiva is the Supreme god who safeguards, alters and creates the Universe. At the zenith level, Shiva is considered as infinite, inspiring, unchanging and shapeless. Shiva has many compassionate and formidable depictions. Shiva is the benefactor of yoga, meditation and arts. When Shiva is in his fierce aspect, he can be found slaughtering demons. The most important traits of Shiva are the snake across his shoulders, wearing a crescent moon, and in the location of his third eye in middle of his

The sculpture of Sarasvati is a brilliant art piece. At first sight the sculpture is blends in with all of the other art beautiful artwork at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts but when examined thoroughly it intrigues and excites the viewer. Inspiring the modern artist through its grand significance the Sarasvati is truly timeless. The artist's name is not known because of how aged the art piece is. One thing that is for sure is that it was made by an Indian in the 6th century, we know this because

activities that are necessary to nurture a brand into a healthy cash flow stream for the company after launch. For e.g. If asked about Hindu god Shiva in yoga meditation posture the first thing come into mind that Shiva should have a snake around his neck, the crescent moon on his head, lines of ash on his forehead, and a third eye. Same as lord Shiva if asked about Maggie the thing come into mind is two minutes, Maggie masala yellow and red packaging. “A company’s brand is the primary source of

The South Asian collection of The Asian Art Museum, in gallery four, houses The Hindu Deity Brahmani [Figure 1], originally from Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu state and is dated approximately 875-950 AD. The artist is unknown. Her dimensions are 29 X 21 X 10 inches. In Hinduism, Brahmani is the shakti of the god Brahma, the creator of the universe and senior member of the Hindu Trinity, and is one of the seven mother-goddesses that may have been located in the temple of her origin ("The Hindu Deity Brahmani")

Brahma, the father of Hindu gods and men, is depicted as the creator of the universe. He is the first member of the Hindu Trinity and ruler of all. Brahma is acknowledged as the creator as he periodically creates everything in the universe, periodically due to the Hindu cyclical belief of everything being created for a certain period of time and destroyed only to be renewed in a new form once again. Of the three greatest Hindu deities, Lord Brahma dominates the first position, that of the creator

Background Information Hinduism is often referred to as Sanātana Dharma which means eternal religion. For many Hindus, religion is a matter of practice rather than of beliefs. It's more what you do, than what you believe. It is the world’s third most popular religion with around 750 million followers. Hinduism is practiced by more than 80% of India’s population. There are an estimated 1 billion Hindus worldwide, making Hinduism the third largest religion after Christianity and Islam. About 80 percent