A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Nandanar
This page describes Nandanar which is located on page 371 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Nandanar” according to 2 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
This is probably Nandanar before he entered the sacrificial fire. To the right of this pillar we find the fire with its flames inside which appears Nandanar with the hands held in the anjali pose and with the beard, but in addition with a matted hair tied up in the form of a cone-like crown. The look in his face is serene as opposed to the look of humility visible on the figure which we had identified as Nandanar before purification....
Read full contents: Nayanar 18: Nandanar (Thirunalai Povar)
Gati in Theory and Practice [by Dr. Sujatha Mohan]
In South-India geyanatakas were written by great composers such as Thyagaraja who wrote Prahlada Bhakti Vijaya and Nauka charitra, Gopalakrishna Bharati who wrote Nandanar caritra, Arunachala Kavirayar s Ramanataka, Krishnalila tarangini of Narayana Tirtha, etc. Serfoji composed the nirupanas for dance in Marathi. They were based on single stories such as uparupakas. They had compositions such as jeyajeya, alaru, kouthvams and varnams, which were danced....
Read full contents: Natyashastra and regional deshi art forms
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