[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908) › c7.254 # Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.254 Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.254 - **Language:** English ### [c7.254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.254) The aureole, or glory of fire, which surrounds the whole figure, may be the same sacrificial fire, or may represent the elemental energy of heat, which was, according to Vedic philosophy, the first manifestation of the creative power of the Supreme Spirit: - [Previous: c7.253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.253) - [Next: c7.255](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.255) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.254) · Pramāṇa