2003 - The Temple of Devi-Kothi Zeitgenössische Kunst Herausgegeben von Axel Langer

Herausgegeben von Axel Langer

196 Seiten

31 x 23 cm

299 color and 6 b/w illustrations

Plakat zur Ausstellung «Indische Fächer - Die Pankha-Sammlung von Jatin Das» im Haus zum Kiel (13

2003 - The Temple of Devi-Kothi Zeitgenössische Kunst Herausgegeben von Axel LangerWall 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