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Indian Map Services |
India-Road Distance and State Distance Guide Deluxe |
$4.95 $3.71 |
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India Road Atlas & State Distance Guide in 80 information filled pages covers India & its States with maps, profiles and tables. The Atlas consists of two pages on States including the new States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal. These pages provide road map for the State with distances between locations, railway line, rivers, State Capital, District headquarters, other towns, major tourist attractions and accommodations marked on the map.The pages also provide a brief profile of the... |
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Gurudev Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj |
Mother Ganga |
$4.95 $3.71 |
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Table of Contents:
Publisher's Note
Sivanandashram Prayer
Prayer to the Seven Sacred Rivers
Ganga Mahatmya
Book one
Mother Ganga
Chapter 1: The Glory of Ganga
The Ganga Bath
Ganga - The Form of Vishnu
Mysterious Spiritual Vibrations
The Equal Vision of Mother Ganga
Chapter 2: Mysterious Powers of the Ganga Water
Chapter 3: Kirtan on the Ganga
Chapter 4: Ganga Dussera
The Curse of Kapila
The Bhagiratha's Penance
Lord Siva Receives the... |
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Manish Kumar Verma |
Fast & Festivals of India |
$6.49 $4.87 |
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The book enlightens us about the Hindu festivals, fasts, rituals, holy baths and observance of sacred days which are a part and parcel of the great cultural heritage of India. They are religious, social and a great source of spiritual and moral enrichment. It contains a special chapter on the non-Hindu fasts and festivals, in particular of the Christians and Muslims. There are a number of festivals, celebrations, feasts and fasts which may be called non-Hindu festivals for the sake of... |
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B. K. Chaturvedi |
Pilgrimage Centres of India |
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Indian Railways |
Trains at a Glance (Current Edition) |
$7.49 $5.62 |
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'Trains at a glance' is an annual publication produced by indian railways, it is about the size of an A4 sheet of paper and has about 230 pages, it contains details of about 1200 trains in all parts of india including fares. It has all the info you need about indian railways and is well laid out and easy to read, it is essential for independant travel around india. Table of Contents: Trains At a Glance How to Use The Time Table Route Map With Table Number Station Index ... |
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Tourist Guide to South India |
$7.99 $5.99 |
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Tourist Guide to South India covers the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. Over 1,500 places of interest are described and categorized according to state. It includes information on temples, mosques, churches, building, museums, historical and ancient sites, parks, botanical gardens, aquariums, handicraft centers, cultural centers (dance and song), ashrams, beaches, zoos, festivals, shopping, art galleries, libraries, caves, waterfalls, wildlife sanctuaries, hill... |
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R.Nath |
Antiquities of Chittorgadh |
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R.B. Whitehead |
Catalogue of Coins |
$8.33 $6.25 |
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The book describes four hundred and six coins comprising well known types of all important rulers as well as a number of rare specimens. The catalogue is in three parts-first part deals with coins of pre-Muhammad an dynasties, second with those of Pathan kings and the third with the coins of Mughal emperors. |
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E.B. Havell |
A Handbook to Agra and The Taj |
$9.99 $7.49 |
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This little book is not intended for a history or archaeological study, but to assist those who visit, or have visited, Agra, to an intelligent understanding of one of the greatest epochs of Indian Art. |
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Ven. Gyomyo Nakamura |
Buddhist Tales in Modern Times Stories of the Soul |
$9.99 $7.49 |
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Stories of the Soul are a collection of stories woven from the many accounts which exist of things the author did and experienced. Most of the stories have been inspired by the author's various trips to Latah, Nepal and many places in India. This book takes us to a fantasy world where there are animals, insects, birds, and trees that talk and behave like human beings. The stories are presented in an unusual but interesting style. As in Buddhists teachings, most of the characters mentioned... |
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Dileep Prakash |
Whistling Steam: Romance of Indian Rails |
$9.99 $7.49 |
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Ever since the first steam locomotive came to India, we have had an enduring romance with the railway. The iron devil, as the locomotive is called, conjures up visions of a black engine chugging through green fields with smoke billowing from its chimney, trailed by a string of red carriages. |
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P.Arundhati |
Annapurna |
$11.11 $8.33 |
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Annapurna is a bunch of flowers that bloomed in the course of quarter century of research with a fragrance of Indian thought on different branches of knowledge like nourishment, medicine, ecology, psychology, chemistry, petrology and like, spreading the aroma of Indian culture to the length and breadth of the world. The articles reflect the strength, vitality and vigour of Indian culture as known even in the times of hoary antiquity. Annapurna is a valuable contribution to Indological studies.... |
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Marilyn Stablein |
Sleeping in Caves |
$11.99 $8.99 |
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In 1965, Stablein drops out of Berkeley and travels to India and Nepal with
her lover. Their brief getaway turns into a seven year stay.
"There are times when I ask myself," stablein writes," what am I doing here?
My answer: to point, to study a culture; to uncover its secrets; to listen to
the whispering, the sacred oral traditions; to learn by heart the names and
faces of deities so I can capture their images on paper and strive to imbue each
image with the greatness of its... |
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S. Sapru |
Cashmere Kashir That Was |
$12.49 $9.37 |
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This book describes basically the life and times of the half-a-million people of this community living in peace and harmony with nature. It also delves into the march of the people from medieval times into the modern age and the impact of transport and communication technologies that opened a window for information flow into the valley cocooned for so long due to the high mountains all around.
India is a land of communities, and Kashmiri Pandits are one of them. Though they are the... |
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Ramamurthy Natarajan |
Dasha Maha Vidya |
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P.N. Oak |
Agra Red Fort is a Hindu Building |
$12.99 $9.74 |
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We are proud to present to the Indian people, to students of Indian history the world over and to the tourist who loves to visit Indian historical sites this unique book revealing the hoary and glorious history of the majestic Red Fort in Agra.
In the present volume we have exposed one glaring mis-concept of mediaeval historical texts and tourist guide books. Visitors to the Red Fort in Agra and students and scholars of history are being made to believe and propagate that the Red Fort in Agra... |
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Dr. Giriraj Shah |
Glory of Indian Culture |
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Irmgard Meininger |
Chittor-Historical View and a Guide |
$13.89 $10.42 |
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It presents the history and culture of Rajasthan's greatest fortified citadel and Mewar's ancient capital, Chittorgarh. It narrates the heroic sages of its warriors and describes its beautiful palaces, temples and lakes.
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Preface
Chittor in the eyes of historians and travellers
Historical overview
A tour of Chittor
Historical-genealogical tree of the dynasty of Mewar
Glossary
Plan of Rana Kumbha’s Palace
Sources and bibliography.
About the... |
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Suphal Kumar |
Delhi City of Yoginis |
$13.99 $10.49 |
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This book should be an eye opener and a jolt back to reality and the realization that it is time to search for one's roots, not in the by lanes of London or New York, but there in Delhi, the seat of a heritage still unfathomed by those closest to it. |
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D.K. Ganguly |
Ancient India: History and Archaeology |
$14.49 $10.87 |
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Table of Contents:
Preface
The Imperial Mauryas: Some Problems
The Pala Kings of Bengal and Bihar
Side-lights on the Religious Life of Ancient Orissa
The Satamana Metallic Currency
Some Disquieting Features of Indian Archaeology
Different Categories of the Brahmin Donees
Historical Researches in West Bengal
Professor Dines Chandra Sigar (1907-1985)
Appendix: Orissa and Her Heritage
Select Bibliography
Index.
About the Author:
Dilip Kumar Ganguly, born in 1939 at... |
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Nilesh D Nathwani |
Kailash-Mansarovar: Diary of a Pilgrim |
$14.49 $10.87 |
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This is a story of an unforgettable odyssey to the holy Mount Kailash and the sacred Lake Mansarovar describing mysteries connected with the land capturing the intangible air of faith and pilgrimage. For four major religions of the world, i.e. for Tibetan Buddhism, Jainism, Bompo (a religion prior to Buddhism in Tibet) and Hinduism, Mount Kailash is the spot of utmost reverence and importance. For the Buddhists, Kailash is the centre point of the universe. For the Jains, Kailash is the Mount... |
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G.D. Bakshi |
Dances with the Cranes |
$14.95 $11.21 |
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"Dances with the cranes" celebrate, the magic and mystery of death and rebirth. These are poems of reincarnation that trace the rites of passage of the soul in the flight of the majestic Black Necked Cranes. Each year, from September to November these birds migrate from Tibet and colder regions of China to Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. The Black Necked Cranes is the National Bird Bhutan. It is called Thrug-Thrug-Kam by the Druktas. It is deemed to be a good omen. It is a symbol of good fortune,... |
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Swami Vimalananda |
In Indian Culture: Why do we |
$15.99 $11.99 |
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Indian culture is admired and respected all over the world for its beauty and depth. This book features in simple terms, the various aspects of both beauty and depth in this culture. Almost every Indian custom and tradition has either a scientific, logical, historical, social or spiritual significance. Understanding this lends meaning to an otherwise mechanical following of the customs which are often misunderstood to be mere superstitions that fade away in time. |
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Dr. N. Ramamurthy |
Paribhasha Stotras |
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This book Paribhâshâ Stora-s is a rare attempt in the history of the human mind to make use a sort of Indian Mathematics with Samskrit, representing numerals through letters and words. Before discussing the Paribhâshâ Stotra-s per-se, an introduction to Katapayâdhi and Bhoota Sankhya methods are provided so that the beauty of Paribhâshâ Stotra-s treasure can be appreciated and enjoyed.Normally the Paribhâshâ Stotra-s seem to be verses... |
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Lakshmi Bandlamudi |
Movements with the Cosmic Dancer |
$16.39 $12.29 |
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Lakshmi Bandlamudi’s description of her journey to Kailash and Manasarover, representing as they do Purusha and Prakriti, the masculine and the feminine nature of existence, is deeply moving because she connects it to her own inner spiritual quest. Replete with mythical stories regarding Shiva and Parvati, and written with a special emphasis on the feminine, this book is a moving testament of a living faith which has persisted for thousands of years.
Lakshmi Bandlamudi’s script is a... |