{"product_id":"ganga-in-search-of-the-source","title":"Ganga  - In Search of the Source","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Mireille Josephine Guezennec\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Edito: Vikas Harish\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2007\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 120\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8129108836\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the dawn of humanity, Ganges-Ganga-the sacred river of India, born in the higher Himalayan realms, has inspired the imagination of mankind. In this book, the author invites us on an initiatory voyage to the sources of the revered river at Gaumukh, passing through the principal holy cities of Uttaranchal (Haridwar, Rishikesh, Gangotri, Badrinath) and following the prestigious junctions where the powerful affluent mixes with the venerated river. A crowned path in the Garhwal Himalayas, seized within a cosmic time of myths and mythology, symbols of an eminent age that form the plinth of a modern India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a metaphorical voyage where words lend to images in an enchanting presentation of these high recesses of reverence and spiritual fervour. It is an invitation to a journey on the banks of Ganga in the Himalayas, where, since time immemorial, the mystical rites of water and fire are celebrated each day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMireille Josephine Guezennec shares with us her enthusiastic joy of a poetic and mythical meeting with the mystical river.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE TRANSLATOR:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIKAS HARISH, Museologist and Art Historian, has won many prestigious fellowships for his research in cultural interpretation in the UK and France. He combines a passion to teach along with the organization of significant exhibitions. He represents India on the Executive Council of the commonwealth Association of Museums. Fluent in many languages, this translation is a result of his close association with the French culture, with the writing style of the author and, above all, with the wealth that comprises Indian mythology and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I: SOUL-SEARCHING PATHS OF FERVOUR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Search of the Prodigious Sources\u003cbr\u003eDevabhumi: Kingdom of the gods and the Eternal Land of the Wise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II: HARIDWAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Holy city of Haridwar at the Gates of the Himalayas \u003cbr\u003eHaridwar: A Pulsating Theatre since Times Immemorial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II-PILGRIMAGE TOWARDS THE SOURCES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJourney to the Esteemed Spiritual Centres, the Char Dhams, in Garhwal Yamunotri, the Cradle of the Yamuna \u003cbr\u003eGangotri: Vision of the Descent of Ganga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV-GAUMUKH: THE ENCHANTING SOURCES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTowards Bhojbasa: the Receptacle with Dominant Scintillating Tops\u003cbr\u003eThe Apparition of Gaumukh Glacier in the Splendour of the Himalayas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V-HIMALAYAN TEMPLES OF KEDARNATH AND BADRINATH \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKedarnath: On the Footsteps of Shiva and the Divine Bull Nandi\u003cbr\u003eTowards Badrinath, the Arboreal Char Dham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI-IMPRESSIVE PLACES OF CONFLUENCE WHERE THE WATERS ENMESH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Descent to Rudraprayag, the Confluence of Five Threads \u003cbr\u003eDeoprayag: Henceforth she is called Ganga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII-THE JOURNEY BACK TO RISHIKESH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGanga, Jaded Waters, where the River Bathes in the Dusky Light\u003cbr\u003eGagna: A return to the beginning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGLOSSARY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Mireille Josephine Guezennec \/ Rupa \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153809797488,"sku":"19898","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/19898.jpg?v=1793914385","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/ganga-in-search-of-the-source","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}