Seeing Spiritual India: A Guide to Temples, Holy Sites, Festivals and Traditions

This book will certainly help you find your way around India’s and Nepal's mysterious traditions, and the historical and spiritual significance of the major holy places, temples, and festivals that this region has to offer. This book divides the country into East, Central, South, North, West, the Far Northeast, and Nepal, and describes the best itineraries to take to see the most of each area. It provides descriptions of the temples and the architecture, and what you will see at each place, and the significance and traditions connected with each site, the historical legends, and the spiritual benefits a person acquires by visiting each location, for not only Hindus, but also holy places of Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, and Muslims. Includes packing list suggestions and how to prepare for your trip. This book goes beyond the usual descriptions of the typical tourist attractions and opens up the spiritual venue waiting to be revealed for a far deeper experience.