History Under Your Feet
History Under Your Feet

Author: Ratnakar Sadasyula

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-15

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781516915026

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Are you aware that there is a Great Wall of India built by Rana Kumbha at the Fort of Kumbalgarh?Or that Rash Behari Bose was the first to introduce Indian curry into Japan?Or of the Naval Ratings Mutiny that rocked the British empire?India is a nation where history literally lies under your feet, where every rock, nook and corner, has a story to tale.History Under Your Feet aims to look at the history behind some places and persons in India.

Ratha Yatra
Ratha Yatra

Author: Subas Pani

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789385285561

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*A detailed exploration of a stunning festival, which is of great importance to Indian culture and heritage*A comprehensive and holistic view of this celebration Ratha Yatra, the ancient annual festival of the chariot and Jagannatha, the presiding deity of the great temple Srimandira at Puri, is one of the grandest spectacles on earth. Jagannatha (along with siblings Balabhadra and Subhadra) ride three colorful chariots in their annual sojourn to their garden house and birthplace Gundicha Temple, where they stay for seven days before returning back. Full of drama, vitality, and a panoply of rituals and ceremonies, Ratha Yatra is rooted in ancient traditions, myths and legends. It embodies the most colorful elements of the classical folk cultures of the Indian subcontinent and the Odisha region, and is the most succinct manifestation of India's heritage today. Celebrating the Hindu faith, this festival keeps Jagannatha alive and vibrant in the great pilgrim town of Puri, one of India's four most sacred cities.

The Saga of Jagannatha and Badadeula at Puri (Story of Lord Jagannatha and his Temple)
The Saga of Jagannatha and Badadeula at Puri (Story of Lord Jagannatha and his Temple)

Author: Col J C Mahanti (Retd)

Publisher: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9382652450

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The book is about lord Jagannatha - the established god of Hindus and His temple at Puri known as Badadeula. The book is for general reading for those interested to know about lord Jagannatha and His temple at Puri and not a historical treatise. Many of the descriptions and anecdotes in it are from the epics, legends and folktales that may or may not have historical relevance. But at the same time, they are interesting facts about lord Jagannatha since ages. The book with the captioned name is divided into four chapters (1) Lord Jagannatha, (2) The Temple - Badadeula, (3) The Festivals of Jagannatha and (4) Mahaprasada. (the food offerings to Jagannatha). The eight annexes deal with (i) Important temples in Puri, (ii) Important mathas (monasteries) in Puri, (iii) Different beshas (costumes/dresses) of Jagannatha, (iv) Important festivals in Badadeula, (v) Fables and facts about Jagannatha,(vi) Invasion on Puri and Badadeula by Afghans and Moguls (vii) Salient facts and figures about Badadeula and Puri and (viii) Places of interest in and around Puri.

Modern South Asia
Modern South Asia

Author: Sugata Bose

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780415307871

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A wide-ranging survey of the Indian sub-continent, Modern South Asia gives an enthralling account of South Asian history. After sketching the pre-modern history of the subcontinent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries from c.1700 to the present. Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, Modern South Asia offers a rare depth of understanding of the social, economic and political realities of this region. This comprehensive study includes detailed discussions of: the structure and ideology of the British raj; the meaning of subaltern resistance; the refashioning of social relations along lines of caste class, community and gender; and the state and economy, society and politics of post-colonial South Asia The new edition includes a rewritten, accessible introduction and a chapter by chapter revision to take into account recent research. The second edition will also bring the book completely up to date with a chapter on the period from 1991 to 2002 and adiscussion of the last millennium in sub-continental history.

The Jagannatha Temple at Puri
The Jagannatha Temple at Puri

Author: O. M. Starza

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9789004096738

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An account of the architecture, sculpture, paintings and associated festivals of the great Vaisn ava shrine of Jagannatha at Puri in Orissa, on the east coast of India, together with a new analysis of the origin of the icons of the Triad.

On the Origin of Diversity
On the Origin of Diversity

Author: Robin McMahon

Publisher: FilamentPublishing Ltd

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1905493878

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McMahon looks at what the future is for diversity and our species in particular, in his book which celebrates our evolution since our emergence as a species as described in Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'.