The ISKCON Cinema website is online

ISKCON Cinema has joined forces with ITV to digitally restore all the films and videos currently available of Srila Prabhupada. The new set will replace the older version giving never before seen clarity to these precious moving images. It will include newly discovered films of Srila Prabhupada in Germany, Mayapur, Sweden, Detroit and Los Angeles all arranged chronologically from the first film of Prabhupada with Dr. Misra at Ananda Ashram to his last days in Vrindavan. Multiple audio tracks will be included to complete the library.

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www.iskconcinema.com

Lotus Heart Spiritual Art, presenting the Beautiful Art and Sacred Poetry of Flora Cloud

Krishna Art
Flora's love for Krishna and Radha shines forth in these beautiful paintings. A little bit of the artist's heart shows in each piece of Art and Poetry. Each of Flora's paintings are reproduced on Archival Giclee Fine Art Paper, a Museum quality print, and in Archival Gift print.They display the clarity and detail of the original Paintings.

Lotus heart art

Bharatha Natyam tribe group

Bharatha Natyam is the indian classical dance form originated from the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Basically, it consists of three main elements: BHA- Bhava, or expression; RA- Ragam, or melody; THA- Thalam, or rhythm; NATYAM means dance.

Originally known as Sadir, Bharatha Natyam existed as a highly evolved temple art form since many centuries and is very complex, including elements of music, drama, poetry, color, and rhythm. In the Hindu tradition,the god Shiva, is the cosmic and supreme dancer Nataraja. As Nataraja dances, so is created the cosmic energy of the universe. The possibilities that exist in dance are tremendous and infinite.

Photo Album

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Dance is like a prayer

My guruji taught me only male items, because my personality was not fit for female items. I did not have a sharp nose, fair colour or a thin waist. I learnt male items and Radha female ones. Our guruji designed solo items, tandava for me and lasya for Radha . But then I thought, why don’t both of us perform together.? So in Tarangam, I used to enter as Krishna, Radha as Radha. We have performed together in Umaparinayam, Kumarasambhavam pieces and from Shivpuran. See Dasavatar is a solo dance but we perform together.

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Paintings of India in the 1700's and early 1800's

Paintings of India in the 1700's and early 1800's by European artists and Indians painting in the European style

Ever wonder what India looked like before the industrial revolution of the 19th century?

The painting style of India was not a realistic style using the European style of realism. That is the style where the artist attempts to draw or paint something exactly as it looks like. Instead the Indian artists didn't use perspective and painted 2 dimensional art not meant to look realistic. From their paintings we don't really get to see what India really looked like, they were stylists, not realists.

Paintings By Vairagya-laksmi devi dasi.

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Devotional Creativity at work

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Avatar Studios

Avatar Studios presents artists, musicians, dancers, and writers that unify cultures. They blend the East and West - the tabla with the guitar, English with Hindi, silk saris with jeans.

"Colors of India" is a night of performance which reflects American culture fused in the traditional arts of India. "Colors of India" coincides with the Holi Festival of Color, an Indian national holiday recognizing unity over individuality celebrated by the blending of color.

www.avatarstudios.org

Indira Kadambi - Bharatanatyam dancer

www.indirakadambi.com

Aksen Art

"I am an artist who considers herself to be a work in progress. My recent decision to stand for love, empowerment and transformation has led to the latest works that touch, move, or inspire others on their path. My art has always had a strong symbollic base to it. Inspiration has been based on world cultures and personal experiences. Gathering knowledge has shaped the direction of the art."

www.aksenart.com

Conscious Art Movement

Conscious Art is about adding value to the making and understanding of art by increasing our awareness of what we are doing, the context in which we make art, and the motivations that produce art.

The Conscious Art Movement does this by hosting feature artists, providing a gallery to display Conscious Art, and by supporting various products including the Conscious Art Framework, and Conscious Art Curriculum for various organizations.

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The Arts of Sastra Theater Entertainment! (T.A.S.T.E.)

The Arts of Sastra Theater Entertainment was founded by Sarasvati, Sandi, and Kalindi. The three had the same idea to better the Chicago temple and bring Krishna-entertainment back. The theater is for spreading knowledge about Krsna Consciousness through drama and other forms of entertainment. T.A.S.T.E. is giving a new perspective to the meaning "Religious-Entertainment" with its wild, refreshing, and captivating plays. Not only can they make an audience laugh but also make the audience feel the emotions of the characters in the play.
The favorite plays done by T.A.S.T.E includes: The Insides on Lord Balarama, Rukmi's Revenge,& Bhakta Greedy.

TASTE web page

When Mirabai's love comes through Western classical

It was an unusual meeting of cultures when an Indian origin bharatanatyam dancer gave expression to Mirabai's love for Lord Krishna as a soprano sang of the yearning of the 16th century Indian mystic.

As Kalpana Raghuraman - born and brought up in Holland - deftly executed traditional classical dance steps, a Western classical orchestra played in tandem at a performance in Delhi on Friday evening.

This celebration of love, part of the European Union Cultural Week from Sep 5-11 and held at the Sai Auditorium here, was an extraordinary spectacle with the Western classical musicians all dressed in formal black and Kalpana pirouetting to their music in maroon tights and chiffon skirt.

www.hindustantimes.com

When men tread female turf

The Gotipua dance, performed by young male dancers in feminine roles, has played an important role in preserving Orissa’s dance heritage, writes Jayalakshmi Yegnaswamy.

The tradition of dance can be traced to the ancient times in Orissa. Bas relief depicting dancing damsels in the hills of Udayagiri near Bhuvanaeshwar date back to the 1st century B.C. An ancient treatise Natya Shastra, written by Bharatha Muni on Indian dance makes a reference to the dance of Orissa as Odra-Magadhi. An association between dance and rituals has existed since ancient time. Various ancient Hindu scriptures such as the Utkala Khanda of the Skanda Purana, Visnu Purana, Niladri Mahodaya etc. mention the relationship between the dance and religious rituals. The very first record of the dance of Orissa is found in a Puranic manuscript where rituals are performed in the form of dance to worship Lord Jagannath at the temple of Puri. This tradition prevailed since the period of Ganga rulers in Orissa.

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Valmiki Ramayana

by Kalakshetra Foundation (Chennai)



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Denise Houk - Painter/ Illustrator

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Vrindavan Art - Devotional Paintings

This website is an exhibit of art displaying the sweet pastimes of Radha and Krishna in Vraja.

These pastimes are the quintessence of divine joy, the foremost object of contemplation for anyone longing to attaining the treasure of prema, and a source of delight for all.

Www.vrindavanart.com