Garland of flames: 1 definition
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Garland of flames means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Garland of Flames is associated with Agni, whose iconography is described in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa opines to decorate the image of Agni with the garland of flames where as the Śilparatna instructs to decorate it with the garland of gold. A point to be noted here is that, the authors of later period are seen to adorn the idol of Agni with the garland of gold to project him as the God of wealth. In this context they seem to follow the concept of the Ṛgveda as in the Ṛgveda Agni is portrayed as a god who brings wealth to the yajamānas. Thus it is clear that the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa offers a great field of knowledge regarding the nuances of Indian art of Image making [e.g., Agni’s garland of flames] during 10th–11th century A.D.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Partial matches: Garland, Flame.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XXXIII - Worship of the divine discus (Sudarshana) < [Agastya Samhita]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 308 - On the mode of worship of goddess Lakṣmī and others
Chapter 31 - Mode of cleansing oneself and others
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - Annihilation by Twelve Suns < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 334 - Greatness of Talasvāmī (Tala-svāmī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
8(b): The Image of Various Gods < [Chapter 5 - Painting and Image Making]