2002, ISBN: 8186569243

[EAN: 9788186569245], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Indica, Varanasi], 36396, Contents Preface and acknowledgements. Sacred ways and spiritual walks. A call for Co pilgrimage. I. The backgroun… Mehr…

[EAN: 9788186569245], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Indica, Varanasi], 36396, Contents Preface and acknowledgements. Sacred ways and spiritual walks. A call for Co pilgrimage. I. The background and the base 1. Geographical setting and nomenclature. 2. The historical background. 3. Kashi Cosmogram and sacred journey. 4. The religious landscape. 5. Festivities and seasons. 6. The riverside landscape the Ghats. II. Inside the sacred city Varanasi 7. Area walks. 8. The Panchakroshi pilgrimage on the cosmic circuit. 9. Ramanagar across the Ganga. 10. Saints of the medieval period Kabir Raidas Tulasi. 11. Sarnath. 12. The Jains and their Holy places. 13. The Muslim sacredscapes. 14. Indian village rural landscape and people. Utility services and information. Accommodation hotels. Selected bibliography. III. Visiting the sites around Varanasi 1. Chunar. 2. Ahraura. 3. Lekhania. 4. Vindhyachal the Goddess's sacredscape. 5. Kaithi. 6. Shitala Dham. 7. Jakhini. 8. Bhadohi. 9. Sitamarhi. 10. Jaunpur the Muslim sacredscapes. 11. Chandraprabha. 12. Kaimur wildlife sanctuary. IV. Travelling in the Varanasi region 1. Allahabad. 2. Ayodhya Lord Rama's birth place. 3. Chitrakut Lord Rama's sacredscapes. 4. Khajuraho the city of lived monuments. 5. Banvasi Seva Ashram a hermitage in the forest. 6. Mundeshvari a 7 century Goddess temple. 7. Sasaram. 8. Ballia and Sonepur sites of Karttika Purnima fair . 9. Varanasi to Vaishali by road. 10. Deo and Madanpur. 11. Gaya the city of Ghostscape. 12. Vaidyanatha Dham. Appendices. Index. This book is the first compendium of cultural sites in and around Varanasi. It covers a very wide range of places and subjects and provides a huge quantity of information being a veritable small encyclopaedia of Banaras region. 404 pp., Books<