Lamps of India (భారతదేశములో దీపములు)

Lamps of India (భారతదేశములో దీపములు)

Lamps are playing vital part in our Sanatana Dharma. From the olden days since Vedic period Lamps are used in India in every occasion.  Our Indian Heritage and Culture is mixed with Lamp. One person Late Dr.Dinakar Kelkar from Pune collected several Lamps from all over India and also from foreign countries which used in India from the olden days and now these lamps are displayed at Dinakar Kelkar museum, Pune. The Publications Department of Government of India published 2 books in the year 1961 and in 2012 with the title “Lamps of India” by sharing the Lamsp images from  the collections of Dr.Dinakar Kelkar’s in these 2 books.

This is a post about Lamps of India. In this Lamps of India post I am sharing images from the Lamps collection of Dr.Dinakar Kelkar published by Publicatons Department in their 2 books of “Lamps of India”. Alongwith sharing the Lamps images of Dr.Dinakar Kelkar in this Lamps of India post I am also sharing my collection of Indian Woman lighting lamps vintage postcards. Through this Lamps of India post I am trying to share something about significance of Lamp in our culture. 

 

మన సనాతన ధర్మంలో దీపానికి చాలా విశిష్ట స్థానము ఉంది. మన భారతదేశంలో దీపములని చాలా ప్రాచీన కాలము నుంచి ముఖ్యముగా వేద కాలము నుంచి ఉపయోగిస్తున్నారు.  మన భారతదేశంలో దీపములని ప్రతీ సందర్భములోను ఉపయోగిస్తారు. మన భారతీయ సంస్కృతి మరియు సంప్రదాయములు యావత్తూ దీపముతో ముడిపడి ఉన్నాయి. పూణే నగరంలోని స్వర్గీయ డాక్టర్ దినకర్ కేల్కర్ గారు వారి  జీవిత కాలంలో యావత్ భారతదేశం తిరిగి వివిధ ప్రాంతములలో ప్రాచీన కాలం నుంచి ఉపయోగించిన అనేక దీపములని సేకరించిరి. కేల్కర్ గారు దీపములతో పాటు అనేక ఇతర వస్తువులు కూడా సేకరించారు. ప్రస్తుతము దినకర్ కేల్కర్ గారు సేకరించిన దీపములు మరియు వస్తువులు పూణే నగరంలో ఆయన పేరున నెలకొల్పబడిన దినకర్ కేల్కర్ మ్యూజియంలో భద్రపరచబడినవి. భారతదేశ ప్రభుత్వ ప్రచురణ విభాగము వారు దినకర్ కేల్కర్ గారూసేకరించిన  దీపముల యొక్క చిత్రములు మరియు వివరణలతో  “Lamps of India (భారతదేశములో దీపములు)” అనే పుస్తకాన్ని 1961 వ సంవత్సరములో మొదటిసారి మరియు 2012వ సంవత్సరములో రెండవ సారి ముద్రించారు.

ఈ Lamps of India (భారతదేశములో దీపములు) అనే వ్యాసములో నేను భారతదేశ ప్రభుత్వ ప్రచురణ విభాగము వారు ప్రచురించిన Lamps of India పుస్తకములలోని దినకర్ కేల్కర్ గారు సేకరించిన వివిధ దీపముల యొక్క చిత్రములని అలాగే నేను సేకరించిన భారతీయ స్త్రీలు దీపములు వెలిగించుచున్న చిత్రములతో ఉన్న పాత పోస్టు కార్డులని కలిపి  భారతీయ సంస్కృతిలో దీపం యొక్క ప్రాముఖ్యత గురించి వివరించడానికి ఒక చిన్న ప్రయత్నము చేసాను.  

  

Few countries can vie with India in the wealth of imagery and symbolism built around the lamp. Our ancestors associated the lamp with almost all important events and activities of mans transitory existence on earth. The birth of a child was greeted with a lamp and it was with it, again, that warriors were given a send-off and triumphant armies returning from the battle-field were welcomed home. In temples and other places of worship the lamp had a still more prominent role. Being the medium through which a glimpse of the deity could be had, the lamp acquired an importance commensurate with the faith of the devotee. Consequently it attracted a good deal of attention at the hands of artists and craftsmen.

This is a magazine article about Lamps of India from the collection of Dr.Dinkar Kelkar. 

The Raja Dinkar Kelkar Kelkar Museum in Pune contains the collection of Padmashree Late Dr.Dinakar G.Kelkar (1896-1990), dedicated to the memory of his only son, Raja, who died an untimately tragic death. The three-storey building houses various sculptures dating back to the 14th Century. There are also ornaments made of ivory, silver and gold.

Apart from several collection there will be marvellous collection of Lamps of India which collected by Padmashree Late Dr.Dinakar G.Kelkar  from several parts of India.

This is the website of Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum which is a Treasure House of Indian Heritage and Culture.

http://www.rajakelkarmuseum.com/index.asp

This is a magazine article on Lamps of India from the collection of Dr.Dinkar Kelkar.  In this article the author gave information about Raja Dinkar Kelkar museum and also sharing information about Lamps of India by using the images from the vast collection of Dr.Dinkar Kelkar from the which were exhibited in the Treasure House Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum.

Publications Division, Government of India published one book "Lamps of India" in 2 different editions. In these books Publications Division trying to explore the significance and history of Lamps in India by sharing rich illustrations from the collection of Dr.Dinkar Kelkar. 

The first edition of the book published in the year 1961 and now it is a rare book. At the time Government published only a few copies of this book. I am happy to say that i am a proud owner of a copy of this 1961 year book of "Lamps of India" published by Publications Division, Government of India.

These are the first and last pages of this 1961 year edition of Lamps of India book published by Publications Division. Soon i am sharing the complete images of this vintage treasure book.

Further Publications Division recently published its second edition of "Lamps of India" book in the year 2012. This is the "Lamps of India" book second edition release function video in Youtube.





I have a copy of this second edition of "Lamps of India" book also and soon i am sharing detailed and indepth information about Lamps of India by using the images from the 2 books which i have in my collection.

Apart from these Lamps of India books in my collection i have several vintage postcards on the theme of "Beautiful Indian Woman Lighting Lamps" on Diwali and other puja occasions. Also i have some Diwali vintage postcards and prints. I want to share these vintage postcards here because i felt that the subject "Lamps of India" require some additional information about the significance and role of Lamp in the daily life of Indian particularly Indian Woman because Indian Woman has great respect in the entire world for their traditional puja system, their traditional saree wearing, their ornaments etc. Hence by adding some vintage postcards of Indian Woman Lighting Lamps gave very much and in-depth information about Lamps of India.

These are my several vintage postcards and prints on Indian Woman Lighting Lamps and Diwali etc. which i added here now in this article on "Lamps of India".

These are some Deepa Lakshmi images from both books of Lamps of India.

On Diwali night we light the lamps in a Divine Pattern Rangoli at the outside of our home. This is the photo of the same.

These are the cover page and back page images of second edition of Lamps of India book released by Publications Department during the last year.

These are Arati Lamps images from the first edition vintage Lamps of India book published by Publications Division in the year 1961.

Recently on Vijaya Dasami festival on 4th October 2014 people lighting lamps in the form of Shiva Lingam in a Goddess Durga Maa emple in Kakinada. Many people taking photographs and videos with this beautiful Lamps Shiva Lingam. I am also taking some photographs and one video with my digital camera. I uploaded this video in youtube also. These are the photographs and video of this Lamps Shiva Lingam.

These are some photographs which i am taking on the eve of Diwali festival on 23rd October, 2014 in Amalapuram.

This is a Diwali Puja photograph.

This is a Rangoli drawn in front of a house. In this Rangoli Lighting Lamps (Diyas) are drawn.

This is a Swastik Rangoli decorated with Lamps.

This is another Rangoli design decorated with Lamps (Diyas).