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100			_aHolmes,Fred.R & Holmes,Ann,Newton _943136
245			_aChariots of Stone _bThe Message of Rajput Chattris _cby Fred R. Holmes & Ann Newton Holmes
260			_bMehrangarh Museum Trust _c2015 _aJodhpur, India
300			_a299p., ill. _bPB.
500			_aChariots of Stone:The Message of Rajput Chattris explains the complex cultural interplay between myth, architectural form, economics, caste order, and death mores integral to the creation of the unique Rajput achitectural form - the Chattri. These structures, scattered in the thousands over the sands of Rajasthan, began as markers to commemorate the deaths of Rajput warriors. They have a history that conceptually reaches back to the Vedic era and a physical precursor that emerges along with temples in early Puranic times. Additionally, Chattris, like temples, derive their form from mythology and symbolize Hinduism's three worlds - earth, space,heaven. Chariots of Stone is thoroughly documented and supported by data derived from chattri death markers, symbolic chattri sculpture, comparative photography, and by interviews with Rajput aristocracy, Brahmin astrologers and priests. As a result, Chariots of Stone makes a significant contribution to understanding Rajput warrior culture and architecture
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700			_aHolmes, Ann, Newton _943140
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