Nature Worship In India

Language: EnglishPages: 150 (Throughout Color and B/W Illustrations). About the BookIndians, for centuries, saw God in Nature and Nature in God, both worshipful for him. The primitive world was `comminity of beings' which included, along with humans, all that which implied by the term nature - the sky the brooks, the rivers, the oceans, the trees, the forests, earth, mountains, entire flora and fauna. The reverence and worship offered by humans to other members, animate and inanimate, of his community of beings gave rise to the Cult of Nature Worship. The book speaks about this strong Indian tradition of Nature worship with the history of several thousand years reaching to the immediate present. About the AuthorAuthor, the great lover of nature and her mystic ways of influencing human life, has explored here the tradition and culture. Internationally known as a serious student of Indian art, literature, culture and history he has penned about twenty five books. His major works are: History of Indian Theatre, Vol-I, II, III, Apsara in Indian Art and literature, Woman in Indian Sculpture, Gods, Goddesses and Demons, Ganapati in Indian Mythology, and Mahabharata in Performance. The author is honoured by the Sangeet Natak Akademi (National Akademi of music, dance and drama) by conferring upon him Tagore Akademi Puraskar for his contribution to the field of performing arts as a scholar. Preface Universe is nature in evolution Since time immemorial Nature Worship is integral to Indian civilisation, culture and religion. It still survives in the country in different forms. Indians consider five elements of nature as primary principles out of which whole physical universe has emanated. They are Prithvi (earth), Apa (water), Teja (light), Vayu (air) and Akasha (space). T