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Sri Chanda Bhairavar, one of the Ashta Bhairava ("Eight Bhairavas"); whose mount is a peacock. Vikata (Vikaṭa) ("unusual form", "misshapen"), an avatar of Ganesha, whose mount is a peacock (in the Mudgala Purana). In general, feathers of mayura are considered sacred and are used to dust the religious images and implements of Hindus.
Vaiyāvik Kōpperum Pegan giving blanket to peacock. Vaiyāvik Kōpperum Pēgan was a Tamil Vēlir king and one of the kadai ezhu vallal of arts and literature during the Sangam era. [1] He was the lord of the Āviyar clan of Vēls, a contemporary of poet Paranar, and was known for his lavish gifts and kindness. [2]
Mayilattam, or the peacock dance, is performed by girls dressed as peacocks at village festivals. Similar dances are Kaalai Attam (bull dance), Karadi Attam (bear dance), and Aali Aattam (demon dance) which are performed in the villages during village get-togethers.
She won the Guardian Prize for The Village by the Sea (1983). [5] Her other works include The Peacock, Voices in the City, Fire on the Mountain and an anthology of short stories, Games at Twilight. She is on the advisory board of the Lalit Kala Akademi and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, London. [6]
Indian peacock was designated as the national bird of India in February 1963. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] A bird indigenous to the Indian subcontinent , the peacock is a colourful bird, with males being larger than females and consisting of blue neck and a spectacular long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers with colourful eyespots, which ...
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The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India is a 2013 anthology of poems written by one hundred and fifty-one poets; edited by Dr Vivekanand Jha. The one hundred and fifty-one poets include Indians and diasporic Indians.The book was published by Hidden Brook Press, Canada.
Much of the ‘Four Ages’ is an attack from a utilitarian standpoint on the Romantic poets with whom Peacock was closely associated, and whom indeed he defended publicly from criticism elsewhere. [2] But, ever the parodist, Peacock's argument cut both ways.