Art Heritage of India

A Collectors Special

Art Heritage of India

Designed and Published by: Corporate Communications Department L&T ECC Division, Chennai - 600 089 Printed at Nagaraj & Company Pvt. Ltd., Chennai - 600 096

Art Heritage of India

India is a Nation of rich culture and deep heritage. Across time immemorial, India has transformed itself into a modern society while also deeply held onto practices and faith that have all-time relevance. Our understanding and appreciation of the past to a large great extent has helped us retain high values such that we cherish those and live in our present. Our strong cultural roots have indeed remained our umbilical cord one that could never get severed! L&T has a deep appreciation of Indias culture and believes in strong values and ethos that builds and makes us who we are and what we are. The Construction Division of L&T, ECC has in fact constantly reflected upon these very aspects and produced the unique Panchangam Calendar year after year, since 2002. Every year, we have been featuring very many aspects on the deep Heritage of India, and most of these have been through the detailed researched works of a noted artist, the late Sri S Rajam. Sri S Rajam [passed away recently in 2010 January at the age of 92] was a musician and artist par excellence. L&T ECC has indeed been able to reflect upon many of his works in many releases of the Panchangam Calendar. L&T ECC and the ECC Recreation Club is truly happy to bring this unique Coffee Table Book in the very spirit of highlighting Indian Heritage - which Sri S Rajam and works have so well presented. Many of his unpublished works are also being featured in this Souvenir perhaps for the first time! I am sure this publication will give us more insight into our true Heritage that is India. We thank each and every one who have supported us in this initiative and made this possible.

Sri. S. Rajam (second from left) during the release of the Panchangam Calendar on 12 Chakras of Music - the mind, body and soul at Music Academy, Chennai in March 2009.

K.V. Rangaswami Member of the Board & President (Construction), L&T

Rama on top of the world

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A1 Teel A1 Wataniyah LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 ABC India Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Abhay Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 ABU Maather Trading & Cont. Co. L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 AC Goods Carriers Pvt. Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 AC Goods Carriers Pvt. Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Advance Steel Tubes Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Al Muzan International LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Al Turki Enterprises L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Alan Bright Steel Pvt. Ltd. MPI Exports Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Alfa Aluminium Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Alfa Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 All India Road Transport Agency All India Packers & Movers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 All India Road Transports - ELC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Amerikan Steels Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Amiantit Oman Company LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Andhra Machine Tools Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Angad Carrying Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Anjani Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Anupam Industries Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Anusham Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Anwar Ahmed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Aqua Alloys Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Ars Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Assarain Concrete Products & Trading L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Assarain Concrete Products & Trading L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Atlas Copco (I) Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Auro Power Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Balu Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Barmer Tools & Machinery Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Berry Plastic Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 BGS Steel Industries (P) Ltd., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Bharat Trading Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Bharati Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Blue Diamond Trad. & Cont. L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Bright House Trading LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Chandna Metal & Alloys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Chemtrols-Samil (India) Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Cords Cable Industries Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 D.B. Enterprises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Danube Building Material Co. LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Delton Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Deltron Cables Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 desarch associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Dev Industrial Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Dhrumit Transport Co. D.K. Roadlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Diamond Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Dinesh Enterprises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Dramix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Durian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Ekta Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Elcome Technologies Private Limited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Electro Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Elentech Engineering Services Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Elgi Equipments Limited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Elmeck India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 EM.EM.EM. Decors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 EP Electro Pressings Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Essae Digitronics Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 ESSEL Transport (P) Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 ESSEL Transport Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Everest Developments Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Excel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Express Cargo Movers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Flyjac Logistics Pvt Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Furmech Engineers (indore) Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Futech Projects (india) Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 G.M. Dalui & Sons Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 G.V. Mistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Gagan Behari Satrusalya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Ganpat Ram Prem Chand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Garware - Wall Ropes Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Gayatri Engineering Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Ghousia Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Giri Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Global Entrepreneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Gmmco Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Goel Group of Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Guru Marketing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 H.D. Wires Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 HBL Power Systems Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 HBL Power Systems Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 HCL Infosystems Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Himalaya Construction Co (P) Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Hi-Tech Power Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Hotel Kalinga Palace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 HSIL Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 HST Steels (Pvt) Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Indian Medico Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Innoforge Pvt. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Insulation India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

International Trading Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 J. Khushaldas & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 J.K. Erectors & Fabricators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Jamuna Wood Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Jaypee Roadways (Madras) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Jesuit Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Jitendra Saw Mill & Co. Anil Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 JK Lakshmi Cement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Joya Engineering industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 K. M. Steel Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 K. Ramachandran Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 K.M. Sharma & Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Kalaivani Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Kali Bmh Systems (P) Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Kapil Steels Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Karam (P .N. Safetech Pvt. Ltd.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Kashi Nath Ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Keller Ground Eng. India Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Key-Tech Engineering Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Khalid Bin Ahmed & Sons L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Khyati Ispat Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 KLG Systel Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Krishna Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Kun Hyundai. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Laser Cables Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Lehry Instrumentation & Valves Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Loay Engineering LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 M/s Bhanwar Lal Muft Lal Agarwal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 M/s. Abhishek Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 M/s. Bhagwati Contraction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 M/s. Jeevanjyoti Agencies Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 M/s. Tan Singh Chouhan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Mait Fareast Pte. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 MAM Mining and Allied Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Maruti Techno Rubber Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Matex Net. P . Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Maximus Group of Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Medikonda Constructions Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Medikonda Venkaiah Naidu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Meenakshi Steel Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Metal Junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Mesto Minerals (India) Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Metcon Coatings & Chemicals (India) Pvt. Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Millennium Structurals India Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Nagendra Shukla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Nakoda Enterprises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Namakkal Transport Carriers (P) Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Nampa Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

National Auto Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 National Insurance Company Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Nav Nirman Beam Technics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 New Light House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Nilgiri Industries Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Oriental Insulated Blocks LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Orion Ropes Pvt. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 P2V2 Engineering & Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Palanivel Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Panchsheel Fasteners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Paras Engineering Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Paras Transports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Penna Cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Pentagon Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 PK Cutting tech Pvt. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Pneu Mech Marketing (P) Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Polycab Wires Pvt. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Powerline Construction Company L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Powerica Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Powerrich Engineering Erectors (India) Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Prabhu Steel Industries Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Prabhu Vishwakarma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Prem KR.choudhary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Primex Presscomp (P) Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 PSL Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Ram Niwas & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Raunaq Steels Trading Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 RD Dynamech Infra Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Royal Forwarders Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 RV Akash Ganga Infrastructure Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 S. & G. Construction Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 S.N. Enterprises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 S.S. & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Sahara Roadways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Sanatan Singh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Sandhu Trading Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Saurabh Buildcon Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 sba Info Solutions Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Schwing Stetter India Pvt Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 SD & Associates KVA Electricals Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Sevantilal & Sons Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Shakti Commodities Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Shanash Road Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Shiva Engineering Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Shivani Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Shivani Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Shoft Shipyard (P) Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Shri Ram Electricals (India). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Shyam Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 South East Construction Company Pvt. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Southern Gasket Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Sri Mahaveer Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Sri Venkateswara Logistics & Constructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Srishti Narayan Construction (P) Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Srivalli Shipping & Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Subha Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Sujana Metal Products Limited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Tamil Nadu Andhra Transports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 TATA Steel Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 TCI / Freight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 The Middle East Traders (Oman) LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 TIL Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Tirupati Transport Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 TNS Heavy Engineering Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Tokas Travel Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Trilok Nirman Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Tufropes Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Udyogi Plastics (P) Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Udyogi Plastics (P) Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Unique Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 United India Insurance Company Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 United India Insurance Company Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 United Liner Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Unito Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Utracon Structural Systems Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Uttam Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Uttam Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 V. Vale Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 V.K. Industrial Corporation Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Valco Industries Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Vardhman Trading Co. (P) Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Vatco Elec Power Pvt. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Victory Timber & Plywoods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Vinar Ispat Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Vintech Business Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Vinzas Solutions India Private Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Viswanath Electricals Pvt. Ltd., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Vitrag Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Voltamp Transformers Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Vrinda Engineers Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Weston Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Winsteel Engineering Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Wirtgen India Pvt. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Y.M. 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Bala Ganapathi: The Beloved Child The elephant faced, profusely jeweled childs body colour is that of the Rising Sun. He is depicted here with four arms. The right arm holds Mango and Banana while the left holds Jack Fruit and Sugar Cane. He also has the Modaka (Sweet Cake) on his twisted trunk. 1

Taruna Ganapathi: The Youthful Ganesha The young Ganapathy is Red in colour like the noonday sun and is clad in yellow cloth. The eight-handed Ganesha holds a noose, goad, wood-apple, and his own tusk (dantha) on the right hands, while the left hands holds grapes, mango, spring of paddy and sugar cane. 2

Bhakthi Ganapathi: God of the Devotees The huge-bodied Ganeshas colour is that of the full-moon. While his left hands hold mango and banana, the right hands hold coconut and Payasam (milk pudding). 3

Veera Ganapathi: The Valiant Warrior The red-complexioned Ganesha in a huge form is stern looking, with eight pairs of hands. The sixteen hands holds goblin, spear, bow and arrow, discuss (Chakra), sword, shield, large hammer, mace (gadha), Goad, noose, pick axe, battle axe, trident, serpent, banner and his own tusk too. 4

Shakti Ganapathi: The Powerful one Ganesha is in sunset red colour. On his left, his two arms hold green-coloured Shakti (Power personified female form). His other right hand holds the axe, while the other is in Abhaya Mudra (blessing). 5

Dwija Ganapathi: The Twice-born Four headed, the moon-coloured deity holds the book (cadjol leaves) and tusk (dantha) on the right hand while the left hands hold rosary beads and kamandal (vessel used in worship). 6

Siddhi Ganapathi: God of Achievement The pingola (brown yellow) coloured Ganesha holds a mango, sugar cane and Laksmi, a flag while also clasping Samruthi - where Laskmi and Samruthi are in yellow. 7

Uchistha Ganapathi: A Tantric Deity The six handed Ganesha is in Green colour. The right hands hold a lotus, veena, and a pomegranate while the left hands hold beads, noose and a spring of paddy. 8

Vigna Ganapathi: Creator of Obstacles for the evil He is of golden hue colour, huge bodied having 12 hands. He is seen holding a noose, spoon, parrot, tusk (dantha), discuss (chakra) and big axe, conch (sanku), bow, arrow, axe, rosary beads, and sugar cane. 9

Kshipra Ganapathi: The Quick to Act God The four armed Ganesha is in red colour. He holds the axe, tusk (dantha), flag and a noose. His trunk holds a golden pot (ratna kumbham). 10

Heramba Ganapathi: Protector of the Weak The five-faced Ganesha is white-complexioned. His 10 hands hold a noose, tusk (danta), akshamala, big axe, axe, big hammar, pounding rod, modaka, plough and seated on a lion, Varada and abhaya, boon rendering pose. 11

Laksmi Ganapathi: Provider of Wealth The Goddess, Siddhi (achievement) and Buddhi (wisdom) are on his either sides of his lap. His body colour is dark bluish white. His 10 hands hold blue lotuses, parrot, pomegranate, jewelled vessel, axe, noose, creeper, and sword, while clasping the two Goddesses. 12

Maha Ganapathi: The Great One The three eyed, red-bodied Ganesha has a crescent over his brown, lock-hair. He holds Goddess Shakti on his right. His 10 hands holds the pomegranate, mace (gadha), sugar cane, bow, arrow, discuss (chakra), lotus, noose, blue-lily, spring of paddy, tusk (dantha). His trunk holds a pot of gems. 13

Vijaya Ganapathi: The Giver of Success- This red-bodied Ganesha rides on a rodent his Vahanam. His four hands hold noose, mango, tusk (dantha) and axe. 14

Nrithya Ganapathi: The Happy Dancer The golden coloured Ganesha is in the dancing form under the kalpa tree. His six hands hold rice cake (appam), pounding rod, gaja hasta, axe, tusk (dantha) and paddy. 15

Urdhava Ganapathi: Tantric God The yellow-coloured dancing Ganesha holds the green coloured Goddess. He is eighthanded with lotus, bow, gadha, lily, sugar cane, tusk (dantha), hasta and pointing at the sky. 16

Shri Ganpati - Vinayaka

as stated by Swami Chinmayananda
Big Head - Think Big Large Ears - Listen more Axe - To cut off all bonds of attachment Small Mouth Talk less Blessings - Blesses and protects on spiritual path to supreme Large stomach Peacefully digest all good and bad in life Small Eyes - Concentrate Rope - To pull you nearer to the highest goal. One Tusk - Retain good throw away bad Trunk - High Efficiency and Adaptability Modaka - Rewards of Sadhana

Prasada - The whole world is at your feet and for your asking

Mouse - Desire. Unless under control can cause havoc, you ride the desire and keep it under control and dont allow it to take you for a ride.

Lord Shiva's first son is described as the Supreme Leader (Vinayaka) or as the Leader of the "Ganas" (Ganapati) who attends upon and follows at all times Lord Shiva, as the Lord of all Obstacles (Vighneshwara). These names clearly show that He is a Master of all circumstances and not even the divine forces can ever obstruct His path. Since He is thus the Lord of all Obstacles, no Hindu ritual or auspicious act is ever undertaken without invoking Him. With His Grace, it is believed that no undertaking can fail due to subjective or objective obstacles. He is considered as having both Lakshmi and Saraswati, the Godesses of Wealth and Knowledge respectively. In short, He is the Master of Knowledge (Vidya) and champion of worldly achievements (Avidya). In this characterization Shri Ganapati represents a Man of Perfect Wisdom, and a fully Realized Vedantin. Westerners are shocked to notice that Hindus revere a Divine Form which is so ridiculous and absurd. But the Elephant Headed Lord of all Difficulties in life indeed represents the highest and the best that have ever been given in our Scriptures. To a Vedantic student, since his "path of knowledge" is essentially intellectual, he must have a great head to conceive and understand the logic of the Vedantic thought, and in fact, the truth of Vedanta can be comprehended only through listening to a teacher and, therefore, Shravana (listening) is the initial stage to be mastered by the new initiate. Therefore, Shri Ganapati has large ears representing continuous and intelligent listening to the teacher. After "listening" (shravana) to the truths of the Upanishads. Vedantic student must independently "reflect" (manana) upon what he has heard, for which he needs a sensitive intelligence with ample sympathy to discover in himself sufficient accommodation for all living creatures in the universe. His intellect must have such depth and width in order to embrace in his vision the entire world - of - plurality. Not only must he, in his visualization, embrace the whole cosmos, but he must have the subtle discriminative power (viveka) in him to distinguish the changing, perishable, matter vestures from the Eternal, Immutable, All Pervading Consciousness, the Spirit. This discrimination is possible only when the intellect of the student has consciously cultivated this power to a large degree of perfection. The trunk, coming down the forehead of the elephant face, has got a peculiar efficiency and beats all achievements of man and his ingenuity in the mechanical and scientific world. Here is a "tool" which can at once uproot a tree or pick up a pin from the ground. The elephant can lift and pull heavy weights with his trunk and, at the same time, it is so sensitive at its tip that the same instrument can be employed by the elephant to pluck a blade of grass. The mechanical instruments cannot have this range of adaptability. The spanner that is used for tightening the bolts of a gigantic wheel cannot be used to repair a lady's watch. Like the elephant's trunk, so should be the perfect discriminative faculty of an evolved intellect so that it can use its discrimination fully in the outer world for resolving gross problems, and at the same time, efficiently employ its discrimination in the subtle realms of the inner personality layers.

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The discriminative power in us can function only where there are two factors to discriminate between; these two factors represent the tusks of the elephant and the trunk growing down between them. Between good and evil, right and wrong, and all the dualities must we discriminate and come to our own judgements and conclusions in life. Shri Vinayaka is represented as having lost one of His tusks in a quarrel with Parshurama, a great disciple of Lord Shiva. This broken tusk indicates that a real Vedantic student of subjective experience is one who has gone beyond the pairs - of -opposites (dwandwaatita). He has the widest mouth and the largest appetite. In Kubera's Palace, He cured Kubera's vanity that in his riches he had become the 'Treasurer of the Heavens '. When Kubera offered Him a dinner He ate all the food that was prepared for the entire guests. Thereafter, He started eating the utensils and then the decorative pandal, and still He was not satisfied. Then his father, Lord Shiva, approached Him and gave Him a handful of "puffed rice" to eat. Eating this he became satisfied. The above story narrated in the Puranas, is very significant that a Man of Perfection has an endless appetite for life. He lives in the Consciousness and to him every experience, good or bad, is only a play of the Infinite through him. Lord Shiva, the Teacher, alone can satisfy the hungers of such sincere students by giving them a handful of "roasted rice", representing fried seeds, indicating the "baked vasanas", burnt in the Fire of Knowledge. When one's vasanas are burnt up, the inordinate enthusiasm of experiencing life is also whetted. A Man of Perfection must have a big belly to stomach peacefully, as it were, all the experiences of life, auspicious and inauspicious. When such a Mastermind sits dangling his foot down, it is again significant, in the symbolism of the Puranas. Generally we move about in the world through the corridors of our experiences on our two feet, or the inner subtle body, the mind and the intellect. A Perfect Man of Wisdom has integrated them both to such an extent that they have become in him as One - an intellect into which the mind has folded and has become completely subservient. At such a great Yogi's feet are the endless eatables of life, meaning, the enjoyable glories of physical existence. All powers come to serve Him, the entire world of cosmic forces are, thereafter, His obedient servants, seeking their shelter at His feet; the whole world and its environment is waiting at His feet for His pleasure and command. In the representation of Shri Vinayaka we always find a mouse sitting in the midst of the beautiful, fragrant readymade food, but if you observe closely, you will find that the poor mouse is sitting looking up at the Lord, shivering with anticipation, but not daring to touch anything without His command. Now and then, He allows the mouse to eat. A mouse is a small little animal with tiny teeth, and yet, in a barn of grain a solitary mouse can bring disastrous losses by continuously gnawing and nibbling at the grain. Similarly, there is a "mouse" within each personality which can eat away even a mountain of merit in us, and this mouse is the power of desire. The Man of Perfection is one who has so perfectly mastered this urge to acquire, possess and enjoy, this self - annihilating power of desire, that it is completely held in obedience to the will of the Master. And yet, when the Master wants to play His part in blessing the world He rides upon the mouse. Meaning, it is a desire to do service to the world that becomes His vehicle to move about and act. The Puranas tell us how once Shri Vighneshwara, while riding His mouse, was thrown down and it looked so ridiculous that the Moon laughed at the comic sight. It is said in the Puranas that the great - bellied Lord Vinayaka looked at the Moon and cursed that nobody would ever look at the Moon on that day - the Vinayaka Chaturthi. When a Man of Perfection (Vinayaka) moves about in the world, riding on His insignificant - looking vehicle, the "desire" to serve (mouse), the gross intellects of the world (Moon, the presiding Deity of the Intellect) would be tempted to laugh at such prophets and seers. The Lord of Obstacles, Shri Vighneshwara, has four arms representing the four inner equipments (antahkarana). In one hand He has a Rope, in another an Axe. With the Axe, He cuts off the attachments of His devotees to the world of plurality and thus ends all the consequent sorrows. With the Rope, He pulls them nearer and nearer to the Truth, and ultimately ties them down to the Highest Goal. In his third hand He holds a rice ball (modaka), representing the reward of the joys of sadhana which He gives His devotees. With the other hand He blesses all His devotees and protects them from all obstacles on their Spiritual Path of seeking the Supreme. On the spiritual pilgrimage, all the obstacles are created by the very subjective and objective worlds in the seeker himself. His attachment to the world of objects, emotions and thoughts, are alone his obstacles. Shri Vighneshwara chops them off with an Axe and holds the attention of the seeker constantly towards the Higher with the Rope that He has in His left hand. Enroute, He feeds the seeker with modaka (the joy of satisfaction experienced by the evolving seeker of Reality) and blesses him continuously with greater and greater progress, until at last, the Man of Perfection becomes Himself the Lord of Obstacles, Shri Vighneshwara. The above three of four examples should clearly bring to your mind the art employed by Vyasa in his mystical word paintings. It must be evidently clear to all sensitive thinkers that the representations given in the various symbolisms are not as many different Deities, but that they are vivid pen portraits of the subjective Truth described in the Upanishadic lore. The student must have the subtle sensitivity of a poet, the ruthless intellect of a scientist, and the soft heart of the beloved, in order to enter into the enchanted realm of mysticism created by the poet - seer, Vyasa. To the crude intellect and its gross understanding, these may look ridiculous; but art can be fully appreciated only by hearts that have art in them. With at least a cursory knowledge of Vedanta, when we review the Puranas they cannot strike us as extremely noisy but reverberating with the clamouring echoes of the Upanishadic melody.

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108 Names of Lord Ganesha

NAMES IN INDIA
Ganesha is known not by one name or two, but by many names. Each name has an explanation.

No. Name
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 Akhurath Alampata Amit Anantachidrupamayam Avaneesh Avighna Balaganapati Bhalchandra Bheema Bhupati Bhuvanpati Buddhinath Buddhipriya Buddhividhata Chaturbhuj Devadeva Devantakanashakarin Devavrata Devendrashika Dharmik Dhoomravarna Durja Dvaimatura Ekaakshara Ekadanta Ekadrishta Eshanputra Gadadhara Gajakarna Gajanana Gajananeti Gajavakra Gajavaktra Ganadhakshya Ganadhyakshina Ganapati Gaurisuta Gunina Haridra Heramba Kapila Kaveesha Krti Kripalu Krishapingaksha Kshamakaram Kshipra Lambakarna Lambodara Mahabala Mahaganapati Maheshwaram Mangalamurti Manomay Mrityuanjaya Mundakarama Muktidaya

Meaning
One who has Mouse as His vehicle Ever Eternal Lord Incomparable Lord Infinite and Consciousness Personified Lord of the whole World Remover of Obstacles Beloved and Lovable Child Moon-Crested Lord Huge and Gigantic Lord of the Gods 1 God of the Gods God of Wisdom Knowledge Bestower God of Knowledge One who has Four Arms Lord of All Lords Destroyer of Evils and Asuras One who accepts all Penances Protector of All Gods One who gives Charity Smoke-Hued Lord Invincible Lord One who has two Mothers He of the Single Syllable Single-Tusked Lord Single-Tusked Lord Lord Shiva's Son One who has The Mace as His Weapon One who has Eyes like an Elephant Elephant-Faced Lord Elephant-Faced Lord Trunk of The Elephant One who has Mouth like an Elephant Lord of All Ganas (Gods) Leader of All The Celestial Bodies Lord of All Ganas (Gods) The Son of Gauri (Parvati) One who is The Master of All Virtues One who is Golden Coloured Mother's Beloved Son Yellowish-Brown Coloured Master of Poets Lord of Music Merciful Lord Yellowish-Brown Eyed The Place of Forgiveness One who is easy to Appease Large-Eared Lord The Huge Bellied Lord Enormously Strong Lord Omnipotent and Supreme Lord Lord of The Universe All Auspicious Lord Winner of Hearts Conqueror of Death Abode of Happiness Bestower of Eternal Bliss

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Musikvahana Nadapratithishta Namasthetu Nandana Nideeshwaram Omkara Pitambara Pramoda Prathameshwara Purush Rakta Rudrapriya Sarvadevatman Sarvasiddhanta Sarvatman Shambhavi Shashivarnam Shoorpakarna Shuban Shubhagunakanan Shweta Siddhidhata Siddhipriya Siddhivinayaka Skandapurvaja Sumukha Sureshwaram Swaroop Tarun Uddanda Umaputra Vakratunda Varaganapati Varaprada Varadavinayaka Veeraganapati Vidyavaridhi Vighnahara Vignaharta Vighnaraja Vighnarajendra Vighnavinashanaya Vigneshwara Vikat Vinayaka Vishwamukha Vishwaraja Yagnakaya Yashaskaram Yashvasin Yogadhipa

One who has Mouse as Chariot One who Appreciates and Loves Music Vanquisher of All Evils and Vices and Sins Lord Shiva's Son Giver of Wealth and Treasures One who has the Form Of OM One who has Yellow-Coloured Body Lord of All Abodes First Among All The Omnipotent Personality One who has Red-Coloured Body Beloved Of Lord Shiva Acceptor of All Celestial Offerings Bestower of Skills and Wisdom Protector of The Universe The Son of Parvati One who has a Moon like Complexion Large-Eared Lord All Auspicious Lord One who is The Master of All Virtues One who is as Pure as the White Colour Bestower of Success and Accomplishments Bestower of Wishes and Boons Bestower of Success Elder Brother of Skand (Lord Kartik) Auspicious Face Lord of All Lords Lover of Beauty Ageless Nemesis of Evils and Vices The Son of Goddess Uma (Parvati) Curved Trunk Lord Bestower of Boons Granter of Wishes and Boons Bestower of Success Heroic Lord God of Wisdom Remover of Obstacles Demolisher of Obstacles Lord of All Hindrances Lord of All Obstacles Destroyer of All Obstacles and Impediments Lord of All Obstacles Huge and Gigantic Lord of All Master of The Universe King of The World Acceptor of All Sacred and Sacrficial Offerings Bestower of Fame and Fortune Beloved and Ever Popular Lord The Lord of Meditation

GANESHA PAN INDIA

Ganesha is known and revered outside of India. In Japan as Vinayaksha or Kobo Daishi or Sho-Ten In China - as Kwanshidiyik or Kuan-Shit'ien or Ho-Tei In Mangolia - as Brahganesh or Prah-Kenes Cambodia Totkar or khaghan In Tibet - as Tchoprak or Ts'ogs-Bdag In Burma - as Maha-Pienne In Nepal - Heramba In Borneo - Mahabini The belief that, Ganapati loves his devotees immensely is the reason for his worship everywhere

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Ekaakshara Ganapathi: The red coloured, three-eyed Ganesha dons a crescent on his crown. He is seated in padmasan (yogic lotus) posture riding his mouse. While his three hands hold a pomegranate, noose and a goad, his fourth hand is in the Varada Mudra (wish giving). 21

Vara Ganapathi: The Giver of Boons The Red-complexioned, three-eyed Ganesha wears crescent on his head. He holds a noose, a dish of honey, goad and is in Varada Mudra (wish giving). 22

Tryakshara Ganapathi: Of the three-letters AUM He is golden yellow in colour with fly-whisks on both flapping-ears. He holds a mango, noose, goad and tusk (dantha) in his four hands. A modhaka is on his trunk-end. 23

Hshipra Prasada Ganapathi: One who rewards promptly He is huge with protruding abdomen. He is in orange boon colour. He holds a noose, pomegranate, dharbha grass, goad, kalpaka vriksha and lotus. 24

Haridra Ganapathi: The Golden One The golden yellow Ganesha holds a noose, modhaka (sweet cake), goad and his own broken tusk. 25

Ekadanta Ganapathi: Of the Single Tusk He is with a heavy abdomen and blue-coloured. He holds the akshaya mala, sweet laddu, axe and the broken tusk. 26

Shristi Ganapathi: The Creator The red-coloured Ganesha rides a large rodent. He holds a noose, mango, axe and the tusk. 27

Uddanda Ganapathi: Punisher of Evil This tantric brown-bodied deity carries his green bodied Shakti (the power personified) on his lap. His 10 hands hold sugar cane, pot of gem, paddy, rudraksh, lily, blue lotus, pomegranate, tusk and mace the gadha. 28

Ranamochana Ganapathi: He who releases human bondage Ganesha form is of white crystal like. He is clad in red silk with a noose, bowl of modaka, axe and his tusk. 29

Dhundi Ganapathi: Kashi Ganesha He holds the prayer beads (rudraksha), ratnakumbha (pot of Gems), axe and his broken tusk, dhanta. 30

Dwi Mukha Ganapathi: The God of two faces Bluish in colour, the two-headed Ganesha adorns a red cloth, and holds a noose, pot of gems, an axe and the dantha. 31

Tri Mukha ganapathi: The three-faced deity Ganesh has a large body, three-faced and in red colour. He holds a pot of gems, a noose, abhaya hand offering protection, an axe, prayer beads (rudraksha), and in varaha rewarding pose. 32

Simha Ganapathi: Riding the Lion Lion as his vehicle, this Ganesha is white-complexioned and eight handed. He holds lotus, pot, tree leaves, veena, kalpavriksha, dandi (hand rest) and is in abhaya and varada posture. 33

Yoga Ganapathi: The Great Yogi Holding himself in a yogic stance his legs are girdled around. His complexion is of early morning sun, he dons blue coloured garment (liked by Indira). His four hands hold the noose, sugar cane, aksha mala, and a dandi (hand rest). 34

Durga Ganapathi: The Saviour - Ganesha is huge and in burnt golden colour. He is eight-handed, holding arrow, tree leaves, pot of modaka, axe, bow, aksha mala and his tusk. 35

Sankara Hara Ganapathi: Remover of Sorrow In this form, Ganesha is red complexioned wearing a blue cloth and is standing on a lotus. He holds the Shakti (Goddess of Power), a noose, a pot, an axe and in varada stance. 36

Rama is depicted here as Oka Baana, oka maata, oka patni Vritudai, a take-off from the music composition by Music Saint Sri Thyagaraja 37

The artist has depicted here Kama or cupid (Manmada and Rathi)

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The mythological trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are cited above

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The musical trinity - Saint Thyagaraja

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The Musical Trinity - Dikshathar

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The Musical Trinity - Shyama Sastri

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Pictured here are the four Saivakuravars of South India Gyanasmabandar, Appar, Sundarar and Manickavachakar

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Prithvi Lingam (first Pancha Linga) Sthalam is Kanchipuram The Linga is said to be made of mud. The Goddess descended on this place and did penance under a mango tree, making a Lingam out of earth. Hence, much significance is attached to this shrine and the mango tree situated within the temple. Parvathi is also said to held the mud-Lingam from floods thus the Lingam is said to bear the marks of bangles

Jambu Lingam (second Pancha Linga) Water Lingam Tiruvanaikaval - The presiding deity is Sri Jambukeswar, also known as Appu (Water) Lingam. The temple sanctum, is in a low level, and is always damp with water. As one of the Pancha Bhutha Sthalas, a lot of significance is attached to this pilgrim centre. The deity is said to have been installed by Parvati. To signify that the Devi is worshipping the Lord, even today the priest wears a sari and performs the noon puja

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Jyothi or Tejomaya Lingam (third Pancha Linga) Tiruvannamalai - Sri Arunachaleswarar is the deity. This Lingam is the Fire representation of Lord Shiva. The place also signifies the birth of Arumugan Lord Muruga / Karthik 46

Vayu Lingam (fourth Pancha Linga) Sri Kalahasthi - The light in the sanctum sanctorum is always seen gently swaying as if blown by a wind. The blowing is caused, it is said, by the breath of Lord Shiva. Mythology has that the Linga was worshipped by a Spider (Sri), snake (Kalash), and an elephant (Hasti), hence the name as Sri Kalahasti. The place is also significant from the view point of a devout hunter Kannapan

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Akasha Lingam (fifth Pancha Linga) - Chidambaram Signify the space and the aura of the famous shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva as Nataraja, the Cosmic Dancer. Here the Lord danced while blessing the saints Patanjali and Vyagrapada, who were doing penance in the Thillai forests. Mythology has it that life on earth began after this cosmic dance. Nataraja holds the crescent and Ganga on his locks and beats the damuru while the demons play other instruments

Arumugan the six faced Murugan Skanda or Karthik

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Saptamatruka Abirami, Maheshwari, Kowmari, Varahi, Narayani, Indrani, and Kali

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Ashtadikpalakas, the eight vedic demi Gods Indra, Agni, Yama, Niruddhi, Varuna, Vayu, Kuber and Isana

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Ashta Lakshmi: Aadhi Lakshmi Primeval Lakshmi

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Ashta Lakshmi: Dhana Lakshmi for Wealth & Prosperity

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Ashta Lakshmi: Vidya Lakshmi Bestower of Knowledge

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Ashta Lakshmi: Vijaya Lakshmi The Victorious

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Ashta Lakshmi: Santhana Lakshmi For progeny and offspring

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Ashta Lakshmi: Gaja Laksmi Giver of animal wealth like cattle and elephants

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Ashta Lakshmi: Veera Lakshmi For valour and courage

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Ashta Lakshmi: Dhanya Lakshmi Provider of food and grains in abundance

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Nine sages Athiri, Angirasa, Brigu, Daksha, Kasyapa, Pulaha, Maarichi, Vasishta and Pulasthaya

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Eleven devas headed by Lord Siva - Aja, Dwasha, Eekapada, Thriambage, Aparajitha, Isana,Tribhuvana, Samboo, Hara, Rudra and Ahirputhniya. 61

Group of 12 Suryas - Bhoosha, Bhaskara, Marichi, Argha, Kagha, Surya, Mithra, Aditya, Ravi, Bhanu, Savitha and Hiranyagarbha 62

Surya the Sun god rides a chariot that has one wheel and pulled by seven horses. The seven horses symbolically represent the seven colors of the white light and the seven days of the week 63

Chandra or the Moon is seen with his two hands holding one lotus each, riding upon a chariot drawn by ten horses

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Angaraka, the Mars with four hands. In two hands he holds weapons, while the other two are held in abhaya and varada mudras 65

Budha or Mercury riding on a lion. Three of his hands hold a weapon while the fourth one is held in the varada mudra

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Guru or Jupiter is the teacher of gods and he is seated in a chariot driven by eight horses. The eight horses represent eight branches of knowledge 67

Sukra or Venus is shown with four hands, riding upon a chariot drawn by eight horses. Three of his hands hold a staff, a rosary, a vessel respectively while the fourth one is held in varada mudra 68

Shani or Saturn is shown with four hands riding upon a vulture

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Rahu depicted with four hands

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Kethu is shown riding upon a vulture and holding a mace

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MATSYA: The artist portrays Matsya avatar, where Vishnu as the serpent-fish rescued the four sacred books from the depth of the ocean and presented them to Brahma 72

KOORMA: Vishnu took the form of Koorma - a tortoise to get Amritha (Elixir of life) from the ocean by churning it

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VARAHA: Vishnu took the form of a huge boar, Varaha - white in colour and with two mighty tusks, a flowing mane, hair covering the entire body 74

NARASIMHA: Vishnu emerged as Narasimha - a human body with the head of a lion and tore Hiraniyakasipu with his claw

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VAMANA: Depiction of Vamana, the dwarf who took the form of Tiruvikrama and measured the earth and the sky with his foot

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PARASURAMA: Rama with the axe - Parasu, gifted to him by Lord Siva

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RAMA: The avatar of Rama portraying the Navarasa - Sringaram Kshitinandini Viharate , Veeram Dhanur Bhanjare, Adbhutarasane Girishthapane, Bibathsam Anniya Mukhe, Bhayamakhe, Karunyam Bali Bhojane, Rowdram Ravanamardane, Shantham Munijane and Hasyam Surpanke 78

BALARAMA: The artist here depicts various episodes and traits of Balarama

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KRISHNA: The most well-known Sri Krishna avatar of the Dasavathara which marks the genesis of Bhagavath Geetha

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KALKI: The last Avathar of Vishnu yet to descend to the world is Kalki - a warrior who will re-establish the rule of Dharma and herald the Golden Age of Satyayuga 81

Brahma the creator - one of the Hindu Trinities

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Lord Dakshinamurthy - A Shiva Swaroopi

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Surya and Usha - Yama and Yami were the children born to them

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Rama in the jungle adored by the boatmen and Rishimuni (Top) Ramayana episode (Bottom)

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Valli - the tribal princess (Top) Krishna and Balarama in Purandaradasa's imagination (Bottom)

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Saptaswaras
Saptaswaras in Indian Classical music is said to have been evolved from Nature, sound of animals and birds. They could be attributed to have evolved from sea conch, wood, skin of animals etc. The seven notes and the origin of music is said to have emerged from Lord Shiva when He was submerged in the Ocean.

Sa - Satjam - has colourful hues of Lotus petal, symbolically Peacock is depicted. Brahma is shown here to reveal the 4 branches - signifying the Rasa of Magnificent, Compassion, Righteousness and Heroism. 87

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Ri - Swaram. Colour is Green. The Rasa symbolized is Anger & Fiercefullness - and Fire is depicted here for this purpose. There is Vedic Fire & Domestic Fire too. The animal for this raga is Bull. Illustrated here is Siva teaching the raga intricacies to Parvathi. Ga - Swaram. Colour is Gold and the animal is Goat. Chandra or Moon is the Lord. The Rasa indicated for this raga is Pathos, pity and sorrow. Parvathi is said to have passed on the science of music to Narada, Thumburu, Nandi and Saraswati

Ma -Swara. Colour is Jasmine and the bird is Heron. Vishnu is shown as the lord of the raga. The Rag rasa is Hasya, and instruments used in primitive days. Like Shive - Dumru, Krishna - Flute and Krishna - Conch. Pa - Swara. Raga colour is dark shades. The bird is Cuckoo and Indira is its Lord. The raga rasa stands for Sringara and Romance. Sophisticated instruments have been used here - Mridangam, Veena and Thumbura.

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Da - Swaram. Its colour is Yellow and the animal is Horse. The raag rasa is Fear. The Lord is Ganesha the remover of fear and obstacles. Music here transcends to human beings through Sama veda. Illustrated here is a wife playing on the flute to her husband. Ni - Swara. Its colour is partial dark shades. The animal is Elephant and the Lord is Surya. The raag rasa is Karuna. Lord Buddha offers the Parivardhani veena - made of gold with 21 strings to his disciple.

Maharaja Swathi Thirunal - whose compositions and contributions has been used and sung in carnatic music

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Jeyadeva

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Artist depicting Appar and Jayadeva's compositions in painting form

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Saint Thyagaraja has composed many carnatic rendition on Lord Rama and Krishna. Artist has created a frame where Thyagaraja is able to visualize Gopika's seeking Lord Krishna, Rama and Seetha playing 'Pallanguzhi', as seen by Hanuman and Bharath 94

Artist takes off from many carnatic compositions. Thyagaraja tying a talisman across Sri Rama's wrist - as watched by Surpanaka; Dikshathar's notes on Valli and Murugan, Bharatiyar's composition on young women of Tamil Nadu. While the mridang is being played, Rishimuni's are engaged in chanting Veda's 95

Picturing a composition by Saint Shyama Sastri. The Godess who is adored by Brahma and Deva worshiping Jambukeswar; Temple priest attired in women's costume offering flowers and rituals to the Godess; Sacred ashes offered turning into gold, episodes of elephant and the spider both ending its life 96

On Nathajyothi Muthswamy Thikshadhar. Father is engaged in cleansing and checking various instruments used for the temple festival - including the Panchmukha Vaadhyam. Lord Muruga appears in the dream and offers the Pearl necklace 97

Nathayogi Muthuswamy Dikshathar. Eposide of putting the competing singer to shame, marrying the two wives and Kasi temple visit with Chidambaranaathar 98

Narrations on Dikshathar getting a Veena in the temple pond. It has an inverted Yali and an inscription of Rama Rama on its neck; Lord Murugan disguised as an old saint offering sweet at Tiruttani, wife offering jewels for household needs and material arriving on a cart 99

Epoisodes on Dikshathar. Surrounded here by Arthanari, Brahma, Guruvayurappan, Saraswati, Iyappan, Pasupathi and Kedarnath. At Ettayapuram, with four sishya's he rendered a song in Amirthavaahini and brought rains 100

Hanuman who is said to have been glorified by Mahavishnu, Shiva, Surya, Yama and Indira, setting fire to Lanka seen singing and chanting Lord's name 101

Saint Thyagaraja

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Annamachariar

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Bhakta Ramadas

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Muthuthandavar

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Sarangadeva

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Purandara Daasar

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Arunagiri Nathar

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Purandaradaasar Sung You are the navagraha, day, and night, earth, fire, water, air and space

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Purandaradaasar Krishna saving Gajendra Elephant, Prahlad, Draupadi

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Jyothiramalingaswami Vallalar Dry pady fields, Vallalar in Prayers, Thillai Natarajar

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Sri Ramana Maharishi of Tiruvannamalai [perhaps painted by the artist in 1945]. Maha Shankaracharya of Kanchi. Navagraha - as per Nepalese belief 112

The Chores of the Indian Housewife in the Traditional Ancient times Decorating doorway with rice flour rangoli, crushing rice and also keeping herself well adored with ornaments and dressing aids 113

Daily Cooking of meals for the family in earthen pots, over slow fire using wood, bathing, tending her children and helping him in eschew traditional practices 114

From plucking aromatic jasmine and threading them to beating curd and extracting butter - the artist has depicted these multiple domestic chores of the Indian Women 115

From a visit to the nearest temple to drawing water from the community well.....

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Saraswati - Veena Vahini

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Shiva Thandavam - Nataraja

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Shiva, Parvathi and Karthikeya

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Seven varied dancing positions of Nataraja

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Shantha Thandavam of Nataraja being enjoyed by Brahma, Vishnu, Ganesha, Karthikeya, Parvati, Nandi, Indira, Narada as well as many Devas and Rishimunis 121

Nachiketa and Yamadharmaraja

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Rama Pattabhishegam

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Viswaroopam

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