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Author:

Vajrācārya, Gautamavajra, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92076877

Title:

Nepalese seasons : rain and ritual / Gautama V. Vajracharya ; edited by Neil Liebman and Laura Wein.

Publisher:

Rubin Museum of Art,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

218 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 32 cm

Subject:

Art, Nepali.
Art, Nepali--Exhibitions.
Art, Nepali.
Exhibition catalogs.

Other Authors:

Liebman, Neil, editor. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014076252
Wein, Laura, editor. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016126925
Rubin Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003015785

Notes:

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition organized and presented by the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, May 6, 2016 - March 27, 2017, and curated by Gautama V. Vajracharya with the assistance of Elena Pakhoutova, Curator of Himalayan Art, Rubin Museum of Art"--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index.

Contents:

Clouds, Rivers, and Rain -- Rainy Season Retreat and Display of Art -- Autumnal Celebrations -- Darshana and Puja -- Sadhana.

Summary:

This book, written for the Rubin Museum by renowned scholar Gautama V. Vajracharya, explores the relationships of the well-known deities, their festivals and rituals that are believed to affect nature and ensure the arrival of timely monsoon. The festivals and rituals also celebrate a successful harvest, preserve the continuity of their life sustaining cycles, and support the worship of the deities to guarantee well-being and personal development of the worshipers.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)949903738

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)