The present volume is the manifestation of the vicārāgni (fire of thoughts) kindled by the earlier seers and continued by later thinkers that highlights a number of visual art forms. The form or shape remains the basic element despite its multiple representations and their explanations. The study reveals a vast and interesting scope for further studies in the subject. The volume deals with ten articles contains ten terms - rekhā, ākāra, ākṛti, rūpa-pratirūpa, sakala-niṣkala, arcā, mūrti, pratimā-pratikṛti, prāsāda
 

The contributors are: Bettina Baumer, R.N. Mishra, V.N. Mishra, P.K Agrawala, Prem Lata Sharma, R. Nagaswamy, Krishna Deva and R.C. Sharma