The Bridge to the Three Holy Cities: (The Samanya-Praghattaka of Narayana Bhatta's Tristhalisetu)About the Book: The study of holy places and pilgrimages to them is treated in the Hindu tradition as a sub field, called tirtha, of the Dharmasastra. The Tristhalisetu or "Bridge to the Three Holy Cities" of Narayana Bhatta, written in Varanasi in the 16th century A. D. is recognized as the standard and most authoritative text of the voluminous tirtha literature. The text is in four sections, of which only the last three were published in the

Markandeya grew up to be a great devotee of Shiva and on the day of his destined death he continued his worship of Shiva in his form of Shivalingam

The Lord is one of the most benevolent gods in Hinduism as Lord Ganesha can be propitiated easily by just offering a sweet

The Temple of Vithala (in collaboration with Vasundhara Filliozat)

whether it’s physical

He is the Lord of Lords and also the Remover of Obstacles

Twenty four Tirthankars are born in each half cycle of time (that is forty eight in each full cycle)

colorful and rational impressions

Santan Gopal Yantra

There are three thousand Slokas in the Asvamedha parva of Mahabharata composed by Vyasadeva and four thousand Slokas are there in the Asvamedhika Parva of Jaiminiya Mahabharata

Dancing with Siva lays out the philosophical

The swan thus symbolizes discrimination between the good and the bad or the eternal and the evanescent

she is shown seated on a lotus throne with right leg hanging down