New York's Queens Museum exhibiting Hindu deities Queens Museum in New York is displaying various Hindu deities in its 'Sacred Waters' exhibition, which is open till 2nd November .It includes a collection of Hindu offerings from Jamaica Bay, with plaques informing the significance of the each deity.
Museum is also celebrating Diwali, Hindu festival of lights, on October 18, which includes lighting of 3000 candles, mehndi, art exhibition, diya painting and cultural program.
Applauding Queens Museum for organizing Hinduism focused exhibition and Diwali, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that art had a long and rich tradition in Hinduism and ancient Sanskrit literature talked about religious paintings of deities on wood or cloth. Rajan Zed urged major art museums of the world to frequently organize Hindu art focused exhibitions, thus sharing the rich Hindu art heritage with the rest of the world.
News Posted: 18 October, 2014
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