Explore a curated collection of books on Varanasi and Kashi—covering ghats, temples, yantras, sacred yatras, rituals, and spiritual heritage.

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The Crisis of the Modern World

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₹ 325.00

The Crisis of the Modern World

₹ 325.00

Author: Renè Guènon In the first half of the 20th century, a French man, Renè Guènon (1886-1951), struck the conscience of the Western world by reminding it about the spiritual knowledge that wasat the heart of all traditional civilizations but that the modern West had completely lost sight of. A profound knower of Hindu, Islamic, Taoist and other traditions, Guènon expounded,in a similar way as Coomaraswamy with whom he regularly corresponded, the traditional metaphysics which give aunity beyond the forms to the apparently different traditionsof mankind. In The Crisis of the Modern World, published forthe first time in 1927, he writes a relentless and radical criticismof the modern world, revealing its shallowness when confronted with the traditional civilizations. Almost eighty years later, his words are still fully valid, and applicable to a large extent to the India of today, which is in danger of being submerged by a strong flow of modern ways and conceptions.

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An Annotated Bibliography of the Alamkarasastra

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₹ 525.00

An Annotated Bibliography of the Alamkarasastra

₹ 525.00

Summary: This bibliography is intended to update the primary sources presented by P.V. Kane and S.K. De in their respective histories of Indian poetics. It also brings together much of the scholarly research done on Alamkarasastra texts and related topics. Description: The bibliography is divided into three parts: the first includes primar sources, composed mostly in Sanskrit and alphabetized accordingly; the second includes books and dissertations, alphabetized by author or editor; and the third lists articles by author.

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Benares Seen from Within

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₹ 7,500.00

Benares Seen from Within

₹ 7,500.00

Author: Richard Lannoy A superb, thick and gorgeous book on Benares (Varanasi) illustratedwith over 600 colour and black and white photographs (from the 1950s up to the late 1990s), and including a long and comprehensivetext section, index, maps, glossary and bibliography. A rarecombination of creative photography and cultural history put togetherby one man, this book both visually and textually is the mostmassive presentation of this extraordinary city ever attempted. Unflinchingin his observations, yet enormously sensitive to his subject,Lannoy records the everyday life of Hinduisms most sacred city. And it is not through the formal acts of ritual, but through themost ordinary gestures of riverside and marketplace that the charged,heightened drama of life in Benares unfolds. Indisputably the bestbook of its kind.Richard Lannoy, internationally known photographer and writer,has been visiting and photographing Benares since the 1950s.

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New Lives: 50 Westerners Search for Themselves in Sacred India

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₹ 425.00

New Lives: 50 Westerners Search for Themselves in Sacred India

₹ 425.00

Author: Malcolm Tillis In the pages of this book we are taken on a profound pilgrimage of spiritual discovery. With our guide Malcolm Tillis we wander the length and breadth of India in search of other Westerners who like him have forsaken their old lives in the west for totally new dramatically more meaningful ones in the East. By seeing Indian spirituality through the eyes of outsiders who were not born into the ancient culture but found tremendous personal meaning therein we discover it new and fresh with each individual Malcolm interviews.

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The Book of Aghor Wisdom

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₹ 495.00

The Book of Aghor Wisdom

₹ 495.00

Author: Baba Bhagwan Ram Baba Bhagwan Ram's teachings were imparted more through everyday conversations rather than through sermons. On his advice, his words were compiled into a book that will have the essence of all his messages. Thus was written Aghor Vachan Shastra in Hindi and present book, its English translation. This book is a translation of the words of Aghoreshwar Mahaprabhu Baba Bhagwan Ram, as presented in the book Aghor Vachan Shastra.

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Shaivism in the Light of Epics, Puranas and Agamas

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₹ 1,395.00

Shaivism in the Light of Epics, Puranas and Agamas

₹ 1,395.00

Author: N.R. Bhatt Summary: This very readable and reliable work contains an amazing quantity of information, carefully referenced at every step, and is likely to be of the greatest utility to researchers in history of religion, medieval to modern, as well as to the general reader interested in Saivism. Description: Saivism encompasses all aspects of religion: a philosophy, a theology, a conception of the universe, a current of devotion, a world of myths, elaborate rituals in temples, expressions in plastic arts, in poetry, music, dance. The sources to understand this subject are the Sanskrit texts of Epics, Puranas and Agamas. The present book gives a clear presentation of Saivism through a survey and an erudite reading of this vast literature. The Agamas are the key to the knowledge of temple organization and rituals, the description of which is a unique and original contribution of this work.

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The Sanskrit Language: An Overview History and Structure, Linguistic and Philosophical Representations, Uses and Users

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₹ 295.00

The Sanskrit Language: An Overview History and Structure, Linguistic and Philosophical Representations, Uses and Users

₹ 295.00

Summary: An introduction to the Sanskrit languages from many different view-points. Description: In this book, Sanskrit is described into two points of view: what the native speakers knew and felt about their language, and what the foreign scholars discovered in their historical and comparative quest.

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Sarnath, Varanasi and Kausambi : A Pilgrim's Guide Book

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₹ 125.00

Sarnath, Varanasi and Kausambi : A Pilgrim's Guide Book

₹ 125.00

Author: Suresh Bhatia This comprehensive and illustrated Guide Book deals withthree Buddhist places: Sarnath, Varanasi and Kausambi. Its main focus, however, is Sarnath, the place where the Buddha turned the wheel of dharma:.The author explains in simple language the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism expounded in Sarnath for the first time,the significance of sacred sites , the history of the Buddhist kings and the records of the Chinese pilgrims, all of which conform the history of Sarnath. He describes the main archaeological sites, monuments and temples of Sarnath.He then presents a picture of Varanasi and its ancient Buddhist heritage, and lastly makes a case for the rediscovery of Kausambi with its practically forgotten Buddhist heritage.Other information of interest is also included.

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Banaras, The Heritage City of India: Geography, History, and Bibliography

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₹ 895.00

Banaras, The Heritage City of India: Geography, History, and Bibliography

₹ 895.00

Author: Rana P.B. Singh Summary: This book will serve as a major resource for Banaras studies, urban history, cultural geography, and heritage studies, and can also be used as model frame for similar heritage cities in other parts of the world. Description: This book describes various facets of geography, history and heritage of Varanasi, the heritage city of India, on/about which a vast historical literature is available. The section on Geography covers the general background of the topography, climate, soils, vegetation, and human landscape. The History sction gives a general brief outline of history, from the ancient to the modern, including a chronological chart. The Bibliography section contains 1276 entries classified into 16 groups: Books, most in English; Research papers & essays etc.

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Rigveda Samhita (4 vols.) (Sanskrit text with English translation)

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₹ 2,000.00

Rigveda Samhita (4 vols.) (Sanskrit text with English translation)

₹ 2,000.00

Edited By: Ravi Prakash Arya & K.L. Joshi Translated By: HH. Wilson & Bhasya of Sayanacarya The Rigveda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद ṛgveda, from ṛc "praise, shine" and veda "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is one of the four canonical sacred texts (śruti) of Hinduism known as the Vedas. The text is a collection of 1,028 hymns and 10,600 verses, organized into ten books (Mandalas). A good deal of the language is still obscure and many hymns as a consequence seem unintelligible. The hymns are dedicated to Rigvedic deities. For each deity series the hymns progress from longer to shorter ones; and the number of hymns per book increases In the earliest composed eight books the hymns predominantly discuss cosmology and praise deities. Books 1 and 10, that were added last, deal with philosophical or speculative questions about the origin of the universe and the nature of god, the virtue of Dāna (charity) in society, and other metaphysical issues in its hymns. Rigveda is one of the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language. Philological and linguistic evidence indicate that the Rigveda was composed in the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent, most likely between c. 1500–1200 BC, though a wider approximation of c. 1700–1100 BC has also been given. Some of its verses continue to be recited during Hindu rites of passage celebrations such as weddings and religious prayers, making it probably the world's oldest religious text in continued use.

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Spiritual Education

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₹ 350.00

Spiritual Education

₹ 350.00

Author: Purnima Zweers Summary: This book is meant for parents, teachers, and all who are interested in education based on spiritual values. Description: Included in the books are views of Swami Sivananda, Mata Amritanandamayi, Krishnamurti, Aurobindo and other great spiritual masters on education. Also included are many practical examples using mandalas, meditation, different yogas and story-telling as aids to spiritually value-based education. The author gives a detailed description of schools based on spiritual ideals in the West as well as in the East.

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Varanasi Vista: Early Views of the Holy City

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₹ 1,750.00

Varanasi Vista: Early Views of the Holy City

₹ 1,750.00

Summary: Assembled from public and private art collections in India and abroad, these views are now being published together, along with a short survey of travellers' accounts of their visits to Varanasi, for the first time. Description: Varanasi has attracted pilgrims from all over India for 2500 years. A number of landscape artists, almost entirely from Britain, began coming to India towards the end of the 18th century, and made superb sketches of Varanasi when they visited the city. The views of Varanasi by the visiting landscape artists gave not only the noutside world but also the Indians themselves the first ever visual impressions of the scenic splendours of the holy city. Until then no such visual record existed because of the lack of the genre of landscape painting in an otherwise rich Indian art.

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A Pilgrimage to Kashi Banaras, Varanasi, Kashi History, mythology and culture of the most strange and fascinating city in India

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₹ 550.00

A Pilgrimage to Kashi Banaras, Varanasi, Kashi History, mythology and culture of the most strange and fascinating city in India

₹ 550.00

Summary: A fascinating and high quality comic depicting the city of Banaras (Varanasi) in all its aspects. Description: In a series of wonderful and colourful scenes, the history, mythology and culture of this ancient city are elaborated in a simple but profound way. The best introducktion to the city of Banaras. Includes a chronology, a glossary and a bibliography. For adults and children equally.

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Samaveda Samhita (Sanskrit text with English translation)

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₹ 500.00

Samaveda Samhita (Sanskrit text with English translation)

₹ 500.00

The Samaveda (Sanskrit: सामवेद, sāmaveda, from sāman "song" and veda "knowledge"), is the Veda of melodies and chants. It is an ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, and part of the scriptures of Hinduism. One of the four Vedas, it is a liturgical text whose 1,875 verses are primary derived from the Rigveda. Three recensions of the Samaveda have survived, and variant manuscripts of the Veda have been found in various parts of India. While its earliest parts are believed to date from as early as the Rigvedic period, the existing compilation dates from the post-Rigvedic Mantra period of Vedic Sanskrit, c. 1200 or 1000 BCE, but roughly contemporary with the Atharvaveda and the Yajurveda. Embedded inside the Samaveda is the widely studied Chandogya Upanishad and Kena Upanishad, considered as primary Upanishads and as influential on the six schools of Hindu philosophy, particularly the Vedanta school. The classical Indian music and dance tradition considers the chants and melodies in Samaveda as one of its roots. It is also referred to as Sama Veda.

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Atharvaveda Samhita (3 vols.) (Sanskrit text with English translation)

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₹ 1,500.00

Atharvaveda Samhita (3 vols.) (Sanskrit text with English translation)

₹ 1,500.00

Summary: The Vedas are the most important records of the religion and the institutions of the Aryans. Thde last and the latest Veda is the Atharvaveda. This Veda is not included in the Trayividya, which proves its late origin. Alike every division or segment of Veda, Atharvaveda has its some characteristic on the basis of which a number of Veda learned persons consider it unique. Description: The branches of the Vedas have their own particular directions but when we talk of Atharva Veda, it appears as it has embedded the corpus of life with all meanings in its ambit. The most cryptic mysteries of universe, the divine prays, applications of offerings (Yajniya), cure for the ailments, marriage, reproducktion, family, social pattern and self-protection etc. all aspects of the universe and the human life are embedded with it. Pure science with the cryptic knowledge is include with others streams of Veda but simultaneous to cryptic streams of the knowledge and science, Atharvaveda is an applied science too.

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