New Jersey's Hunterdon Art Museum Exhibiting Artworks Devoted to Hindu God Siva

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Detail of painting from exhibition of works by Giovanna Cecchetti

NEW JERSEY---Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton is showing an exhibition containing several artworks devoted to Hindu deity Siva. The exhibition, titled “The Consciousness of Infinite Goodness” by Giovanna Cecchetti will run until January four next. One of its paintings is titled “Mahamrityunjaya” (Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is a well-known mantra of Hinduism). Founded in 1952, HAM whose tagline is “center for art, craft & design”, is a regional art center. Jorge Blanco and Marjorie Frankel Nathanson are its Trustees President and Executive Director respectively. In Hinduism, Lord Siva, along with Lord Brahma and Lord Visnu, forms the great triad of Hindu deities. Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion in the world, has about one billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal.[link]