Nepalese Culture in a Nutshell
Book Specification
Item Code: | NAM709 |
Author: | Dr. Ram Dayal Rakesh |
Publisher: | Ratna Pustak Bhandar, Nepal |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2008 |
ISBN: | 9789993307143 |
Pages: | 200 (26 B/W Illustrations) |
Cover: | Paperback |
Other Details | 8.5 inch x 5.5 inch |
Weight | 240 gm |
Book Description
Pashupatinath: the Guardian God of Nepal | 1 |
Ganesh: God of Good Luck | 7 |
Hindu Goddesses of Nepal | 13 |
The Mandala | 34 |
Erotic Carvings in Nepalese Temples | 45 |
Folk Dances of Tharus | 48 |
Folk Rhymes in Maithili Culture | 53 |
Concept of Matrikas | 60 |
Worshipping Swasthani for the Longevity of Husbands | 65 |
The River Cult in Maithili Culture | 70 |
Rato Machchhindranath | 76 |
Significance of Symbols in Nepalese Culture | 81 |
The Tree Cult in Nepalese Culture | 88 |
Cultural Tourism in Nepal | 94 |
Tattoo Culture | 109 |
Traditional Dances | 114 |
Worshipping Shree Satyanarayan | 123 |
Environmental Aesthetics | 138 |
Nepalese Culture in a Nutshell | 143 |
Madnotsava in Mithila | 152 |
Janakpur: a Legendary Land | 156 |
Goddess Durga | 167 |
Jewellery of the Terai | 175 |
Jewellery in the Tharu Community | 181 |
Sama Chakewa | 183 |
Islam: the Religion of Peace | 186 |
Female Folk Dances of Mithila | 191 |
References | 195 |