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Another discovery of Raja Deekshithar 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 civilizations 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 civilization 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 Sphinx of India

 

Poetry is Stone is the blog of V.J.Kumar, one of the younger generation with a passion for the art and culture of India. He expresses his motivation with these words "Inspiration in artistic composition refers to an irrational and unconscious burst of creativity. Literally, the word means “breathed upon,” ….this is how we would describe the start of this blog site."

Passionate About History is a very informative blog by Mary Harrsch shining light on all kinds of interesting news items regarding ancient history. Mary Harrsch was so kind to dedicate one blog post to my research on the Sphinx of India, for which I thank her.

Archaeology Online is a website dedicated to the archaeology of India and Indian history maintained by Tarini Carr. Her close personal connection and experience have given her an intimate understanding of Indian culture and history. In this website she present the evidence for a new approach to the history of India.

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.

India Begint Hier (India Starts Here) is an informative link page on all kinds of subjects relating to India.

I have found the following websites exceptionally informative and interesting:

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 Master about 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 with 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.

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 archeology 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.

In acknowledgement of the kind permissions given to reproduce photos on this website I include the following links:

The British Library's Svadesh Collection is home to countless unique images from pre-independence India.

Jim Collins has been so kind to extend his permission to use his photo of a sphinx from Myanmar.

Anner Heitzer and Heiner Damm also extended their permission to use several photos from their website.