Download or read book Narmadaparikrama circumambulation of the Narmada River written by Jürgen Neuss and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Narmad parikram Circumambulation of the Narmad River written by Jürgen Neuß and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-08-03 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Narmadāparikramā. Circumambulation of the Narmadā River Jürgen Neuss offers for the first time a comprehensive study of the Narmadāparikramā, a singular Hindu pilgrimage, which comprises the complete circumambulation of the Central Indian river Narmadā. Following a brief general introduction, the first part of the book comprises a text-historical analysis of the Sanskrit texts which are traditionally regarded as the basis for this rite. The second part represents a synoptic translation of two modern pilgrims’ handbooks in Hindi, which link the mythological place names of the Sanskrit texts with actual geographical locations. Part three consists of synopses of available Sanskrit source texts, and the concluding part summarizes the many-fold findings and results of the study in thematically arranged maps.
Download or read book Narmada written by Amr̥talāla Vegaḍa and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meandering Through Mountains And Valleys, The Narmada Twists And Turns Her Way Through Forest Fringes, Sculpting Boulders, Carving Deep Gorges And Creating Scenes Of Unsurpassed Beauty And Loveliness. Rich In History And Mythology, She Is India S Fifth Longest And The Most Sacred River After The Ganga. Award-Winning Artist And Writer Amrit Lal Vegad Has Been Capturing The Narmada On Canvas And In Print For Over A Quarter Of A Century. Narmada: River Of Beauty Details Vegad S Journeys On Foot Over A Period Of Eleven Years, Along The Riverbank From The Source Of The Narmada To Bharuch Where It Empties Into The Arabian Sea. The Geography Of The Narmada Valley Has Changed Since The Last Time The Author Traversed It, In 1987. Several Hundred Villages Have Been Submerged As A Result Of The Sardar Sarovar Project, As Well As Cultivable Land, Flora And Fauna. Using Exquisite Prose And Vivid Imagery, Vegad Has Captured The Beauty Of The Valley In Its Pristine Form. Alternating Between The Exciting And The Serene, His Account Mirrors The Narmada S Course From Source To Mouth. He Narrates His Encounters With The Villagers Who Live On The Banks Of The River, Their Easy Faith And Generous Hospitality, Hardworking Days And Restful Nights; His Nerve-Wracking Journey Through Bhil Country Where The Tribals Are Known To Loot Pilgrims; His Nighttime Adventure With A Pair Of Cobras, And Unexpected Run-In With A Colony Of Ants. Narmada: River Of Beauty Is Not Just About The River, But The Life That Thrives On The River. This Evocative Translation, Peppered With Sketches And Collages By The Author, Captures The Familiar Textures Of The Original, Making It A One-Of-A-Kind Travelogue About One Of The Most Magnificent River Valleys In India.
Download or read book Narmad parikram Circumambulation of the Narmad River written by Jürgen Neuß and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-08-03 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Narmad?parikram?. Circumambulation of the Narmad? River Jürgen Neuss offers a comprehensive study of the Narmad?parikram?, a singular Hindu pilgrimage, which comprises the complete circumambulation of the Central Indian river Narmad?.
Download or read book Narmad yana written by Udaya Cāruśīlā Cintāmaṇa Nāganātha and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's account of his pilgrimage on the banks of Narmada River, India.
Download or read book Hindu Rites and Rituals written by K V Singh and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is the tulsi considered sacred? What is the significance of namaste? Why do Hindus light a lamp before performing a ritual? Why is it forbidden to sleep facing the south? Why do Hindus chant 'shanti' three times after performing a rite? Millions of Hindus the world over grow up observing rites, rituals and religious practices that lie at the heart of Hinduism, but which they don't know the significance of. Often the age-old customs, whose relevance is lost to modern times, are dismissed as meaningless superstitions. The truth, however, is that these practices reveal the philosophical and scientific approach to life that has characterized Hindu thought since ancient times; it is important to revive their original meanings today. This handy book tells the fascinating stories and explains the science behind the Hindu rites and rituals that we sometimes follow blindly. It is essential reading for anyone interested in India's cultural tradition.
Download or read book Ecology of River Narmada written by K. Sankaran Unni and published by APH Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book Gives A Detailed Study Of The Physico-Chemical, Biological And Bacterio- Logical Assessment Of Water Pollution In The Largest West-Flowing Central Indian River.
Download or read book Omkareshwar and Maheshwar written by and published by Goodearth Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Welcome to Your Designer Planet written by Richard Leviton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-09-05 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We now live in the time of the Gaian hierophant. This is the one who reveals and shows us how to relate to the sacred aspects of Gaia, our planet. Who is this hierophant? Each of us, when we join the campaign with Gaia against the desecration of our natural environment. But first we have to discover what the Earth really is. The Earth's thousands of sacred sites hold a secret: they are functional parts of the planet's geomantic body, consciousness nodes in the Earth's subtle body. Each veils a Light temple, each once known widely and remembered in myth, and Welcome to Your Designer Planet! documents 165 different kinds. The Earth is not an accident of the cosmos, but was designed specifically for humans as an extended Mystery temple primed to support and enhance our greater awareness. And the designers intended that humans help maintain it. Want to help the ecosystem and modulate global warming and climate change? Plug yourself into the Earth's Light grid through your nearest sacred site and start helping. Earth Mysteries researcher Richard Leviton presents a working model of the Earth's geomantic reality based on 24 years of research. The world's myths are the doorway into this fantastic domain of the Earth's visionary geography, showing us where to go and what to do and even what kinds of spiritual beings to expect to see. The future of the Earth is in our hands. Here are some pages from its design manual showing us how to fine-tune our wonderful host planet.
Download or read book Toward Sustainable Development written by William F. Fisher and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1995 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by a conference held at Columbia U. in March 1992 (though the roster of contributors extends beyond those who participated in the conference), this volume emerges from an attempt to understand development and the resistance to it in the contemporary world. Its subject is the development efforts in the Narmada River valley in central and western India, particularly the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). The 17 chapters are organized into seven parts: introduction; overviews of the SSP; histories of resistance to the SSP; resettlement and rehabilitation; technical and environmental concerns and alternatives; the independent review; and politics and development. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book The Sari written by Linda Lynton and published by . This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the entire Indian subcontinent and including remote and restricted tribal areas such as the north-east, it provides analysis of thousands of sari types from different cultures around India. The simplicity of the sari--an untailored length of cloth measuring between four and nine meters long by approximately one meter wide--is set against a wide variety of fabrics, colors, patterns and draping styles. There are diverse regional traditions of color, pattern and weave, analyzed here through a six-fold division of the Indian sub-continent: the West, the East, the North-East and the Himalayas, the Eastern Deccan, the South and the Western Deccan. Each section is accompanied by a display of photographed sari types. There is a detailed analysis of sari design, giving a guide to the symbols, patterns and motifs used, together with their origins and information about how they have evolved. Many rare and unusual saris are featured. There are translations given of Indian words and concepts.
Download or read book Prak aputra written by Jagannātha Kuṇṭe and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Tribe and Religions in India written by Maguni Charan Behera and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook explores the diversity of religious practice in tribal cultures in India. It looks at the interactive spaces where the religious practices of tribes and other communities have changed and adapted through the years in contemporary India. Tribe as a social category emerged in India during the colonial period; this handbook departs from the conventional approaches to studying ‘tribal religion’ and analyses the intersections of spirituality, rituals, gender and identities within tribal religion through a crosscultural and pan-Indian perspective. Tribes in India follow various religious denominations including Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and traditional indigenous faiths. The chapters in this volume provide insights into the cross-cultural religiosity of tribes via ethnographic accounts and the study of animism, life cycle rituals, ancestor worship, shrines and religious institutions, revivalism, religious identities, religious conversion, transcendental religious spaces and the space for gender, identity and politics within religious traditions. It also discusses conflicts, contestations, anxieties within and the politics of religious traditions and identities in India and how tribal communities and the state negotiate with these issues. This and its companion handbook, The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Readings on Tribe and Religions in India: Emerging Negotiations, provide a comprehensive look into the religious life and practices of a very diverse group of tribes in India. This book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the fields of religion, anthropology, indigenous and tribal studies, social and cultural anthropology, sociology of culture, sociology of religion, development studies, history, political science, folkloristic, and colonialism.
Download or read book Kamandalu written by Shrikala Warrier and published by MAYUR University. This book was released on 2014 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hindu theology views rivers as goddesses who confer blessings and spiritual purification and their release from the grip of the demon of drought is a recurring theme in the mythology. India is a country blessed with many rivers, but of these, seven are considered to be particularly important. Known collectively as Saptaganga, Sapta Sindhu or Saptapunyanadi, the Ganges, Yamuna, Sindhu, Sarasvati, Godavari, Narmada and Kaveri rivers are invoked at the start of every ritual. They weave through sacred narratives about gods, sages and heroes and define the physical, spiritual and cultural landscape of Bharatavarsha.
Download or read book Autobiography of Sunyogi written by Sun Yogi Umasankar and published by Ali Ribelli Edizioni. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Autobiography of Sunyogi, the leading guru on Sunyoga guides readers through his extraordinary life-journey, recollecting people and events that have shaped his path in the material and spiritual world. A book full of spiritual developments and insights into the ills and cures of our ego-driven society, filled with Sunyogi’s own reflections on yoga and mindfulness developed throughout his life resulting in the technique of Sunyoga and his unique concept of bringing universal peace to the world. Reading this book will fully immerse you in his experiences: one moment you will be side-by-side with Sunyogi on a six-year walk across India, the next you will be with him during his stay on the snow-covered peaks of the Himalaya, and a moment later you will see him face brutal and harsh police treatment in an underground prison in Iran. Ever the yogi, ever the peaceful saint.
Download or read book Connected Places written by A. Feldhaus and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-12-18 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the words and actions of people who live in regions in the state of Maharashtra in Western India to illustrate the idea that regions are not only created by humans, but given meaning through religious practices. By exploring the people living in the area of Maharashtra, Feldhaus draws some very interesting conclusions about how people differentiate one region from others, and how we use stories, rituals, and ceremonies to recreate their importance. Feldhaus discovers that religious meanings attached to regions do not necessarily have a political teleology. According to Feldhaus, 'There is also a chance, even now, that religious imagery can enrich the lives of individuals and small communities without engendering bloodshed and hatred'.
Download or read book Our Majestic Rivers Nature s Lifelines Part 3 written by Amrahs Hseham and published by Mahesh Dutt Sharma. This book was released on 2024-01-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The narratives within this collection do not shy away from addressing the environmental perils faced by these rivers. Rather, they serve as a call to action, urging readers to contemplate the impact of their choices on these natural wonders and the communities that depend on them. Through these tales, we confront the realities of a changing planet and the imperative of responsible stewardship. "Our Majestic Rivers: Nature’s Lifelines" is an invitation to reflection—a journey into the heart of landscapes, cultures, and the human spirit. As readers navigate these narratives, they are encouraged to ponder the symbiotic relationship between humanity and the rivers that have been witness to our triumphs and tribulation
