The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism (2 Vol Set)

connected with the western quarter of India. The Kitawara’s Veda is the Sama Ve d a. Their mahavakya is “tattvamasi” (“That thou ...

Kota style is marked by elements of the landscape looming out of proportion, giving the pictures a lush feel. For fur- ther info ...

Devaki’s children as soon as they are born. Kamsa intends to do the same with Krishna, but when Krishna is born, a deep sleep fa ...

Mathura. Uddhava reassures them that Krishna is the indwelling God and is omnipresent. For the gopis, this abstract concept is a ...

Krishna’s childhood home, against the followers of Chaitanya. Krishnadas Kaviraj Author of the most influential version of the C ...

community who worshiped the god Shiva. The last is portrayed as depraved, indulging in meat, wine, and sexual gratification, as ...

Krta Yuga A particular age of the world in one of the reckonings of cosmic time. According to traditional belief, time has neith ...

times ruled large sections of northern and western India, but whose origins are unclear and obscure. Kshemaraja (11th c.) Kshema ...

changes has been to open the dance to women. For further information see Mohan Khokar, Traditions of Indian Classical Dance, 198 ...

based on a mythological theme. It begins by describing the ascendancy of a demonnamed Taraka, who receives a divine boon that he ...

gatekeeper, who has been cursed to be reborn three times as a demon, killed by the god Vishnu each time. Kumbhakarna and his bro ...

enforced by the government. In earlier times, it was the subject of much dispute, often degenerating into armed conflict as diff ...

Ganges, as well as promoting the Mela as tourism, spurring economic develop- ment. This combination of business and religion has ...

power that exists in every person. Through a combination of yoga practice and ritual action, it is believed that the kundalini i ...

like a tortoise, with a head, “shell” (the trunk), and four outstretched limbs. Kurukshetra City and sacred site (tirtha) in the ...

L Laghava (“simplicity”) In Indian logic, one of the general principles in constructing and pursuing an argument. According to t ...

Lakshmana’s most serious lapse of judg- ment is with Shurpanakha, a demon princess and sister to Ravana, the demon-king of Lanka ...

suitable for welcoming the goddess. On the evening of Diwali, people open all their doors and windows (to facilitate her entry) ...

financial support behind the Indian National Congress, the political party led by Mohandas Gandhiwhich strug- gled to gain India ...

Kubera had been dispossessed by Ravana and his brothers. Lankalakshmi In the Ramayana, the earlier of the two great Indian epics ...