India Perspectives, Volume 16PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 2003 - India |
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... tree of life . Placed at the core of the composition the tree spreads across the wall with branches , leaves , flowers and fruits symbolizing the importance of trees as providers of sustenance in a rural economy . In such a painting ...
... tree of life . Placed at the core of the composition the tree spreads across the wall with branches , leaves , flowers and fruits symbolizing the importance of trees as providers of sustenance in a rural economy . In such a painting ...
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the beautiful sculpture of a shalbhanjika , the fertility tree - spirit , who by her gentle touch brings a tree into flower or fruit . On a metaphysical plane , a tree was deemed auspicious as it spreads across the three spheres - its ...
the beautiful sculpture of a shalbhanjika , the fertility tree - spirit , who by her gentle touch brings a tree into flower or fruit . On a metaphysical plane , a tree was deemed auspicious as it spreads across the three spheres - its ...
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... trees or even a single tree . Their finds reveal that these groves have been protected through customary taboos and sanctions , with significant cultural and ecological implications ; and the protecting institution may be a priest , a ...
... trees or even a single tree . Their finds reveal that these groves have been protected through customary taboos and sanctions , with significant cultural and ecological implications ; and the protecting institution may be a priest , a ...
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India Perspectives | 2 |
INDIAN SUMMERS FOR EVER Sanjay Suri | 11 |
INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA Hassim Seedat | 18 |
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