The Sacred Waters Of Varanasi
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The Sacred Waters Of Varanasi
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Author : Mahesh Gogate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
The Sacred Waters Of Varanasi written by Mahesh Gogate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Urban hydrology categories.
The Sacred Waters Of Varanasi
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Author : Mahesh Gogate
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-06-16
The Sacred Waters Of Varanasi written by Mahesh Gogate and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-16 with History categories.
This book on urban water bodies, catchment areas and drainage pattern is set against the backdrop of the unprecedented heavy rainfall that severely deluged metropolitan cities and other parts of India in recent years. The recurring natural catastrophes in water-stressed cities of India and alarming rate of diminishing water bodies, wetlads and catchment areas needs a re-visit to an entire urban water-cycle. This book, thus, discusses how the processes and implementation of colonial urban development policies and projects have radically transformed the water bodies and their catchment areas – traditional water holding systems of Varanasi city. In this imperative colonial process, through the case study of Varanasi, the book mainly engages with the reasons behind the elimination of the temple tanks and ponds after the annexation of Varanasi by the British from 1775 till 1947. The book investigates the colonial notion of ‘dry city’, and how this notion crafted the process of separating land and water bodies, which arguably resulted in the reclamation and draining of water bodies, and also gave rise to water pollution. Additionally, the book analyzes the elimination of water bodies and loss of catchment areas through the ongoing processes of restoring the ancient city’s natural and cultural heritage. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
Sacred Waters
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Author : Stephen Alter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Sacred Waters written by Stephen Alter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with India categories.
A Spiritual Journey Up India S Most Sacred River This Is An Account Of A Journey Taken In India. The Destination Is The Origin Of The Ganga, The Holiest And Most Famous Of Indian Rivers. It Is A Physical Journey, Involving Months Of Trekking Through Forested Valleys And Snow-Covered Mountains. It Is Also A Journey Of The Spirit, Taking A Man Deep Into The Heart And Soul Of India S Ancient Religion. Stephen Alter, Who Was Born In The Himalayan Foothills, Crosses Many Miles And Several Millennia, To Search For The Source Of Hindu Religion. Along The Way, As He Reaches One Holy Spot After Another, Meeting Grounds For Pilgrims, Remote Towns And Forgotten Temples He Delves Into The Myths And Traditions Of Ancient Temples. He Explores Tales From The Epics, The Intimate Connection Between Natural History And Mystical Experience, And The Sacred Wisdom That Animates The Religious Legacy Of India. As Every Pilgrim Learns, A Spiritual Search Involves Travel, But Ultimately Returns To The Inner Self. Sacred Waters Is A Richly Told, Compelling Narrative Of A Whole Civilization And Of A Man S Interior Journey.
The Ganges
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Author : Aldo Pavan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Ganges written by Aldo Pavan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
A photographic tour of the entire course of one of India's most sacred rivers traces its 1,550-mile route from its headwaters in the Himalayan glaciers to the Delta's thousand fingers in the Bay of Bengal, in a visual journey that also offers insight into the lives of fishermen, merchants, and sadhus who spend their lives along the Ganges banks.
Pa The Sacred Waters
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Author : Frans Baartmans
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Pa The Sacred Waters written by Frans Baartmans and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Religion categories.
Sacred Waters
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Author : Stephen Alter
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Release Date : 2001
Sacred Waters written by Stephen Alter and has been published by Houghton Mifflin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with India categories.
Alter crosses many miles, and several millennia, to search for the source of Indian religion. Along the way, he delves into the myths and traditions of an antique land. "Sacred Waters" is a richly told narrative of a beautiful land and of a man's interior journey, and is for readers everywhere who seek to plumb their own spiritual sources.
Sacred Waters
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Author : Celeste Ray
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-02-18
Sacred Waters written by Celeste Ray and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-18 with Social Science categories.
Describing sacred waters and their associated traditions in over thirty countries and across multiple time periods, this book identifies patterns in panhuman hydrolatry. Supplying life’s most basic daily need, freshwater sources were likely the earliest sacred sites, and the first protected and contested resource. Guarded by taboos, rites and supermundane forces, freshwater sources have also been considered thresholds to otherworlds. Often associated also with venerated stones, trees and healing flora, sacred water sources are sites of biocultural diversity. Addressing themes that will shape future water research, this volume examines cultural perceptions of water’s sacrality that can be employed to foster resilient human–environmental relationships in the growing water crises of the twenty-first century. The work combines perspectives from anthropology, archaeology, classics, folklore, geography, geology, history, literature and religious studies.
Benares
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Author : Niels Gutschow
language : en
Publisher: Axel Menges
Release Date : 2006
Benares written by Niels Gutschow and has been published by Axel Menges this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Architecture categories.
The book gives a comprehensive view of the complex world of India's sacred place par excellence, also known as Benares. Beyond a scholarly presentation of pilgrimages and documentation of their routes the book opens a new view: visually compelling photographs focus on sacred objects.
The Sacred City Of The Hindus
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Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
The Sacred City Of The Hindus written by Matthew Atmore Sherring and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with Hindu temples categories.
Sacred River
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Sacred River written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Ganges River (India and Bangladesh) categories.
Describes a city in India called Benares where many Hindus travel each year to renew themselves in the sacred waters of the Ganges.