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   Lecture: The Creation and Ritual Usages of Bronze Icons in the South Indian Temple Town Kumbakonam
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Date: March   18 ,  2010
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Address: 5905 Wilshire Blvd. , Los Angeles , 90036
Cross Streets: Wilshire Blvd. / Fairfax
Phone: (323) 857-6000
Admission: Free
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Description: Art historian David T. Sanford examines the techniques and procedures used by traditional South Indian sthapati artists to make bronze icons and the rituals involved such as the eye-opening ceremony that brings them to life. He also discusses several festivals in which icons are presented for public display and devotional worship, including Navaratri, a Hindu festival of the Goddess. Brown Auditorium | Free, no reservations Sponsored by the Southern Asian Art Council
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Submitted By: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
 

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