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Another discovery of Raja Deekshitar is the presence of the sphinx, a composite mythological being with the body of a lion and the head of a human being, in the civilisations of South- and South East Asia. His research has found the presence of this sphinx in art, mythology and tradition goes back to the earliest phases of the Asian civilisations.

This discovery of the role and significance of the sphinx in Indian art and civilisation contributes to the wealth and beauty of the Indian heritage. And it will bring a new understanding of the place of India in the perspective of world history. Its artistic expression shines a fresh light on India and its place among the great civilizations of ancient and modern times. For details you can visit www.geocities.com/sphinxofindia

 

Oriental Architecture is a website on the history of architecture in Asia with a fantastic photo archive and introductions to many historic architectural monuments and shrines from all over Asia. It is a pleasure and honor to be a contributor to this website with photographic material of architecture from South India.
 

 

I met Nancy Freeman some two decades ago. She has written some wonderful books that can be read online. Her first book is Journey of a Masterabout her experiences with Swami Chinamayananda. Her second is Journey through Timesless India about her travels in India. It was during this traveling she came to Chidambaram and we met. She writes about our meeting in her book. She kept her promise and in February 1992 my first article was published in Tattva Loka. It was a great event and breakthrough in my life and I will never forget her kindness and sincerity. In her writings she shares her experiences with openness and without pre-concepts. She is a great soul.

Indian Temples and Iconography is the weblog of Kavitha Kalyan, one of the young generation with enthusiasm for India's treasures. She writes about Indian iconography and architecture, not only with expertise, but also with warmth, involvement and commitment. Sharing with her readers her observations as well as her personal experiences. Her aim is to inspire the new generation.

Hindu Wisdom is a website which features all kinds of unknown positive facts about the history and achievements of Hindu philosophy, arts and sciences. This treasure trove of information has been collected by Ms.Sushama Londhe.

Kaladarshana is a website about historical architecture in India and other parts of the South-Asian subcontinent with photographic material presented by Amit Guha.

Art History Resources on the Web is a site presenting links to all kinds of websites relating to art history in general. This site is maintained by Christopher Witcombe, professor of art-history of Sweet Briar College in Virginia, in the USA. Here you can link to the section on Indian art and architecture.

Kamat's Potpourri, subtitled "The History, Mystery, and Diversity of India", is a treasure trove of all kinds of information and illustrations regarding Indian civilization and history. It is maintained by the Kamat family and is a fine example of love and dedication of Indian culture. Hereyou can link to the section on Indian art.

Image India is a presentation of photos of various aspects of the Indian heritage and art history. It is maintained by Shishir Thadani.

Art of India is a wonderful source for links on Indian art history. It is part of a much larger links-site on art and art history called Incredible @rt Department maintained by Judy Decker and Ken Rohrer. It is mainly intended as a resource for education.

Old Stones is the website of Michael D.Gunther with a large presentation on art history and archaeology by way of of his own photo collection. The site has time-lines and information accompanying the photos. It has a large and informative section on Indian art and architecture called Monuments of India.

Here you can go to the Digital South Asian Library. This website contains photographic and textual resources related to South Asia. It gives for instance access to the photo archive of the American Institute of Indian Studies, a very large database with photos of many South Asian temples and other architectural monuments. As the photos are largely many decades old they form a very valuable resource, and are now accessible online.