00000nam a22000008i 4500 20260913094721.0 260919s2009 ii 00 0 eng d 9788189973889 M.K.V. Narayan Exploring the Hindu Mind: Cultural Reflection and Symbolism / M.K.V. Narayan. New Delhi Readworthy Press Corporation 2009. Hinduism has a rich cultural heritage spanning the past four thousand years or more. In this long epoch starting from the Vedic times and its evolution through spiritual and Puranic periods in a multi-ethnic and multi-linguistic settings, the religion had absorbed many changes and modifications to blossom into modern Hinduism. In this book, an attempt is made to bring out the symbolisms apparent or hidden in the ideas of Hindu mythology, rituals and cultural practices touching some visible parallel thoughts in modern science. Explaining the concept of God in India, the book discusses at length the Hindu mythology of earthly life, cultural advance, network of Hindu godheads, Vedic symbolism, rituals, iconography, marriage customs, temple culture, and music and dance. India—Religious life and customs. India—Civilization. Mythology, Hindu. Hindu symbolism. Art, Hindu. Hinduism—Rituals. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Astrology / Eastern bisacsh