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Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery

Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery
By Romio Shrestha

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In the tradition of Celestial Gallery, this unique collection of striking Tibetan-style Mandala paintings of the Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery are presented together for the first time, in this distinctive format. Each work is hand-bound and stands two feet tall, reproduced from the master painter Romio Shrestha and his team of artisan monks, who render postmodern interpretations of an age-old Tibetan artistic tradition. Made from malachite, lapis and marigolds and painted at times with just three hairs of a cat’s tail, these paintings are produced in hauntingly powerful detail. Goddesses depicted include: “the goddesses of the arts” Saraswati; “the Divine Mother” White Tara a protector and preserver; “the Protectress “ Green Tara : “the Dark Goddesses” Palden Lhamo, guardian of the lineage of the Dalai Lamas; and Kali, a wild and uncontrollable consort of Shiva, a devotee of time and keeper of the shadows within ourselves.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #377521 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-11-10
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 64 pages

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From the Publisher
• A lavishly produced follow-up to the best-selling CELESTIAL GALLERY, featuring Buddhist female deities such as White Tara ("The Divine Mother"), Green Tara ("The Protectress"), Palden Lhamo ("The Dark Goddess"), and more. • Large format art book includes 36 two-foot-tall reproductions of paintings of boldly reinterpreted traditional Tibetan art. • Includes a preface by art curator F. Lanier Graham, a foreword by best-selling author Caroline Myss, and an afterword by noted religious scholar Andrew Harvey.

About the Author
ROMIO SHRESTHA is a master of the artistic traditions of Nepal and Tibet. His work is in the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, American Museum of Natural History, and Tibet House in New York City. He lives in Kathmandu and Ireland.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful book 5
Beautiful book more than two feet tall! The pages can be detached for posters, although the opposite page has wonderful information about each Goddess.

This book is the same as ISBN 1932771972, although the cover art is a slightly different picture of White Tara. The version 1932771972 has 12 large, full-color Goddess cards included.

Awful edition1
I am really disappointed to see the poor edition of this book the images are not complete and they cut the buddhas over the head of the Goddesses, I have bought Celestial Gallery before and thought "Goddesses" will be of the same quality but it is very far from it.
The editors must take care that all the paintings' details appear correctly.

Inspiration5
it is an art piece that inspires, open our vision toward another dimension. It invites us to feel the Beauty within and around us..