and dramatists, have found a rich source of material in the legends of the epics...Mythology (Epics) andPuranas of India...Myths and Legends of the Hindus and Buddhists...
A performance usually depicts a story from the Hindu epicsandpuranas....with the inclusion of folk epics, Sanskrit dramas and created (imaginary) stories forming the thematic base....
and Kathakalakshepa are synonymous and mean, narrating stories from epicsandpuranas...EpicsandPuranas (ancient stories of wisdom) in Sanskrit are the common story material for all or most of the
The Shiva-Linga is represented erect and is divided into three parts....The lowest part is below the pedestal, and is called Brahma part....The third part is cylindrical and rises above the pedestal; this is...