Portraits of the Himalayas
Author : John Lambert
Publisher : Scripsi
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 11,69 MB
Release :
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0955288401
Portraits of Himalayan Flowers
Author : Toshio Yoshida
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 32,96 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780881925517
Book Description
Offers full-page color plates of approximately one hundred different flowers and plants in their native habitat accompanied by brief text containing botanical information.
Himalayas
Author : Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher :
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN :
Book Description
Presents and describes 187 Hindu and Buddhist artworks of the Himalayas from the sixth through the nineteenth centuries; geographically themed essays; and translations and interpretations of several Nepali, Kashmiri, and Tibetan inscriptions.
The Himalayas
Author : Alain Chenevière
Publisher : Vilo Publishing
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,60 MB
Release : 1999-11-01
Category : Himalaya Mountain Region
ISBN : 9782719104934
Book Description
In this book the Himalayas are treated as a whole: geography, geology, zoology, botany, ethnology and history as well as cultures, religions and art of the region.
Himalaya Bound
Author : Michael Benanav
Publisher : Pegasus Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,66 MB
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781643131382
Book Description
Following his vivid account of traveling with one of the last camel caravans on earth in Men of Salt, Michael Benanav now brings us along on a journey with a tribe of forest-dwelling nomads in India. Welcomed into a family of nomadic water buffalo herders, he joins them on their annual spring migration into the Himalayas, a superb adventure that explores the relationship between humankind and wild lands, and the dubious effect of environmental conservation on peoples whose lives are inseparably intertwined with the natural world.The migration Benanav embarked upon was plagued with problems, as government officials threatened to ban this nomadic family—and others in the Van Gujjar tribe—from the high alpine meadows where they had summered for centuries. Faced with the possibility that their beloved buffaloes would starve to death, and that their age-old way of life was doomed, the family charted a risky new course, which would culminating in an astonishing mountain rescue. And Benanav was arrested for documenting the story of their plight.Intimate and enthralling, Himalaya Bound paints a sublime picture of a rarely-seen world, revealing the hopes and fears, hardships and joys, of a people who wonder if there is still a place for them on this planet.
Hollywood to the Himalayas
Author : Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 36,7 MB
Release : 2022-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9393559295
Book Description
A Journey of Healing and Transformation An enlightening memoir of a reluctant spiritual seeker who finds much more than she bargained for when she travels to India. Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, from Hollywood, California, had a privileged upbringing that hid some dark secrets. She grappled with an eating disorder and trauma from her early childhood for years. But, as a Stanford grad getting her PhD in Psychology, she felt she was successfully navigating adulthood. After getting married, when she agreed to travel to India to appease her husband, little did Sadhviji know a journey of healing and awakening awaited her. She had everything the material world could offer. Soon, she would give it all up to follow the divine path. Hollywood to the Himalayas describes Sadhviji’s odyssey towards divine enlightenment and inspiration through her extraordinary connection with her guru and renewed confidence in the pleasure and joy that life can bring. Now one of the preeminent female spiritual teachers in the world, Sadhviji recounts her journey with wit, honesty, and clarity. Along the way, she offers teachings to help us all step onto our own path of awakening and discover the truth of who we really are—embodiments of the Divine. Americanborn Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, PhD, moved to India in 1996. A graduate of Stanford University, she was ordained by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, president of one of the largest interfaith institutions in India, into the tradition of sanyas and lives at the Parmarth Niketan ashram in Rishikesh, where she leads a variety of humanitarian projects, teaches meditation, gives spiritual discourses, and counsels individuals and families. Americanborn Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, PhD, moved to India in 1996. A graduate of Stanford University, she was ordained by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, president of one of the largest interfaith institutions in India, into the tradition of sanyas and lives at the Parmarth Niketan ashram in Rishikesh, where she leads a variety of humanitarian projects, teaches meditation, gives spiritual discourses, and counsels individuals and families.
Homage to the Himalayas
Author : Olivier Föllmi
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,49 MB
Release : 2006-03-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780810959132
Book Description
This text presents a collection of photographs, demonstrating that distance between cultures, no matter how great, is one of perception only. These images of pure snow, high peaks & foreign customs are offered to us to expand our knowledge of our world & our humanity. The photographs focus on the climate & culture through the landscape.
The Hidden Himalayas
Author : V. Carroll Dunham
Publisher : Abbeville Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Himalaya Mountains
ISBN : 9780789207227
Book Description
Two young Americans take us to Humla, an ancient territory at the edge of Nepal where no Westerner has ever lived before. In breathtaking photographs and evocative prose, Thomas Kelly and Carroll Dunham capture Humla's limitless vistas and disclose intimate details of the lives of its extraordinary people: yak herders, caravan drivers, shamans, and brides who are shared among brothers. Here is a land of eternally snow-capped mountains and sweeping valleys. A land as eerie and forbidding as the landscape of some distant moon, its people all but forgotten by the rest of the world. Their lives are a struggle -- the alpine soil metes out sustenance grudgingly, and long winters threaten to banish the warmth of life forever. Yet these lives yield untold riches. As if the splendid isolation and sheer altitude of the hidden Himalayas bring them closer to the gods, the peopleof this land are possessed of a spirituality few Westerners will ever know. Kelly's extraordinary photographs are accompanied by Dunham's evocative and lyrical account of life as the people of Humla conceive it: a cycle of fall, winter, spring, and summer. In a world made easy, accessible, and all too familiar by supersonic travel, television, and communication at the click of a mouse, here is an enlightening glimpse into the lives of a virtually untouched people.
Buddhist Himalayas
Author : Olivier Föllmi
Publisher :
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 14,40 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 9780500511015
Book Description
This book invites the reader on a journey to an exotic land and into one’s heart and soul. The pictures are accompanied throughout by contributions from nineteen eminent specialists on the region, who discuss the culture, customs, politics and faith of the Himalayan world; past and present. Reflecting not only the cycle of human existence but also the history of the Himalayas, this lavish volume offers an unparalleled insight into Himalayan Buddhism in the 21st century.
Walking The Himalayas
Author : Levison Wood
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 38,83 MB
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0316352411
Book Description
Following his trek along the length of the Nile River, explorer Levison Wood takes on his greatest challenge yet: navigating the treacherous foothills of the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range. Praised by Bear Grylls, Levison Wood has been called "the toughest man on TV" (The Times UK). Now, following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Levison recounts the beauty and danger he found along the Silk Road route of Afghanistan, the Line of Control between Pakistan and India, the disputed territories of Kashmir and the earth-quake ravaged lands of Nepal. Over the course of six months, Wood and his trusted guides trek 1,700 gruelling miles across the roof of the world. Packed with action and emotion, Walking the Himalayas is the story of one intrepid man's travels in a world poised on the edge of tremendous change.
