2003 - The Temple of Devi-Kothi Zeitgenössische Kunst 299 color and 6 b/w

299 color and 6 b/w illustrations

196 Seiten

Size: 24 x 28

302 farbige und 10 sw Abbildungen

and the Cultural Revolution

2003 - The Temple of Devi-Kothi Zeitgenössische Kunst 299 color and 6 b/wWall Paintings and Wooden Reliefs in a Himalayan Shrine of the Great Goddess in the Church Region of the Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh According to a 1754 inscription, the ruling Rajah Umed Singh of Chamba commissioned this extraordinarily ornate wooden temple, and two artists, Gurdev and Jhanda, carried out the work. Despite the difficulty of gaining access to the shrine, 2,300 m above sea level, the quality of these highly regarded reliefs is