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Item Code: NAU357
Publisher: India Book House Pvt. Ltd
Author: Aman Nath and Rajan Kapoor
Language: English
Edition: 2015
ISBN: 9788175083714
Pages: 204 (Throughout Color Illustrations)
Cover: HARDCOVER
Other Details 13.00 X 10.00 inch
Weight 1.49 kg
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BRAHMA'S PUSHKAR ANCIENT INDIAN PILGRIMAGE

Over 20,000 years ago, primitive man left traces of habitation by an oasis in the desert. This life-giving water - interpreted as divinity - was gradually identified in myths as the home of Brahma, the Creator, in the Hindu trinity. Hindus believe that, in seeking an earthly abode, Brahma scattered lotus petals from which three lakes were formed. Identified with his lotus, this site came to be called Pushkar.

The ancient and legendary river Sarasvati once flowed over Pushkar's sands. As tectonic changes led to its disappearance, the river left its mark in the form of the myth of Brahma's disgruntled wife, Sarasvati, who fled his yajna rite to retreat to a hilltop by the lake. Since the Mahabharata, Pushkar has appeared at the head of the lists of Hindu pilgrimages - as tirthaguru or tirtharaj. An annual animal fair, or mela, held around the full moon of November has now greatly added to its reputation as the world's most picturesque fair. Brahma's Pushkar: Ancient Indian Pilgrimage presents the dynamism and complexities of Pushkar, taking the reader from the era of the gods and sages to the world of commerce and cattle and other earthly pursuits of tourists, traders and pilgrims, recording that nebulous time warp which India still manages to grip within its hold.

The book also features a comprehensive documentation of the pilgrim's trail, charting circumambulatory routes around the sacred lake, interspersed with historical anecdotes and mythological lore. Never before has a cosmic Indian legend been narrated at so many levels - visual and literal, spiritual and tangible, pious and profane -along with the understanding and critical appraisal that it merits.

About the Author

RAJAN KAPOOR has won several awards in photography, including the National Award, 1991, the Wildlife Photographer Award, 1994 and the Commonwealth Photographic Award, 1999-2000. His work has featured in numerous publications such as the Yearbook of Photography and he has held a solo show of his work at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai.Working extensively in black and white, he extends a painter's magic to his photographic frames.

AMAN NATH has been a keen participant in recording the history of Rajasthan, and is actively involved in the restoration of historical properties. He is the author of Dome Over India and Jaipur, and has co-authored Horizons: The Tata-India Century, 1904-2004, Rajasthan: The Painted Walls of Shekhavati and The Arts and Crafts of Rajasthan.

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