The book attempts for the first time in the world to give an insightful perspective of this festival of the Goddesses. Its Spiritual significance and various celebrations in India and Overseas. The book portrays the blissful joy of playing Raas and Garba and synchronizes it with the beautiful explanation of the eternal love between Radha and Krishna. Participating in the festivities of Navratri with loved ones brings positive health and happiness, which is vital for rejuvenation. It colour...

“Sadhana – The Realisation of Life” is a breathtaking collection of spiritual discourses given by Rabindranath Tagore. A repository of the timeless wisdom of the East, Sadhana is one of the most profound books on spirituality that you will ever read! We highly recommend it to any seeker of spiritual wisdom.The book consists of eight essays, in which Tagore answers some of the most profound questions of life: Why did God create this world? Why would a Perfect Being, instead of remai...

Hinduism Clarified and Simplified is the best book on Hinduism written so far; and most exclusive and exhaustive one. Almost everything worth mentioning has been included in it. Sanatana Dharma, the Eternal Religion, is now called Hinduism. According to Manusmriti, it is Manava Dharma: Human Religion, the Religion for all human beings. Hinduism as the Manava Dharma wishes all to be happy and healthy: sarve bhawantu sukhinah. Hinduism as Eternal Religion asks all to grow from inside and absorb...

Dharma is an ancient Hindu concept which serves as a foundation from which the Hindu Value System has evolved. The book provides a perspective for both Hindus and others to develop a feel for this most subtle, yet a totally ingrained feature that define Hindu life on a daily basis.

Exactly what are chakras & why should you care?A brief explanation about what chakras are, their purpose, how they function, and why it's important to keep them clear, balanced, and healthy.Find out what Free Will has to do with your chakras.Find out how many more chakras there are besides the 7 Major Chakras you may be familiar with.Experience a Chakra Attunement first hand - be guided step-by-step to balance and harmonize the energies of all of your 7 majo...

In today's multicultural society we are increasingly likely to meet and become friends with people from different religious backgrounds, and to find ourselves attending an unfamiliar ceremony. When this happens, there can be few of us who know exactly what to expect, or are confident about how to behave. This chapter from Do I Kneel or Do I Bow? will tell you everything you need to understand and take part in a Hindu ceremony. Armed with this basic information, you will feel relax...

Goddess Durga and Sacred Female Power is an exploration of the many faces of the Goddess Durga in ancient and contemporary culture. This book takes us on a pilgrimage to goddess temples and natural shrines, to visit shamans and living goddesses in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, and to India for the annual ten-day Durga Festival. The mythology, rituals, philosophy, and spiritual practices of this distinctly female-centered and millennia-old tradition of Durga offer an alternative m...

Primary texts in yoga, from ancient times to todayYoga is a body of practice that spans two millennia and transcends the boundaries of any single religion, geographic region, or teaching lineage. In fact, over the centuries there have been many "yogas"—yogas of battlefield warriors, of itinerant minstrels and beggars, of religious reformers, and of course, the yogas of mind and body so popular today. Yoga in Practice is an anthology of primary texts drawn ...

Mother Saraswati is the goddess of education, learning and knowledge. According to a Puraanic narrative goddess Saraswati to begin with was the consort of Lord Vishnu Himself. But later on a part of her person flowed in the form of River Saraswati on the earth and another part went over to Brahma. She is seated on a white lotus and spreads the light of knowledge in the world while playing upon the Veena.

How to Conduct Puja to ShriKrishna is part of a 9 volume set of new paperbacks published by Parijata Publications, Periplus Line LLC (www.periplusbooks.com), 1999 -2009. Each booklet is 5.25" tall x 4.25" - full color cover - b&w illustrations - Sanskrit transliteration & English translation - step-by-step instructions with introduction and list of materials. How-to handbooks for Hindu ceremonies of worship for: Ganapati (Ganesha); Shiva; Lakshmi; Rama; Soorya; Durga, Krishna, Saraswati, t...

Krishna Charitra is a famous Bengali classic where Bankim Chandra endeavours to discover Sri Krishna, the real person, behind centuries of myths and legends. Written in 1886, this was the first instance where the character of Krishna is studied from a pragmatic and questioning perspective. Like his novel Ananda Math, Krishna Charitra originates from Bankim Chandra's passionate feeling of patriotism. He wanted to uphold Sri Krishna as not just a mythological figure, but an ideal Indian char...

How to Conduct Puja to Mahalakshmi is part of a 9 volume set of new paperbacks published by Parijata Publications, Periplus Line LLC (www.periplusbooks.com), 1999 -2009. Each booklet is 5.25" tall x 4.25" - full color cover - b&w illustrations - Sanskrit transliteration & English translation - step-by-step instructions with introduction and list of materials. How-to handbooks for Hindu ceremonies of worship for: Ganapati (Ganesha); Shiva; Lakshmi; Rama; Soorya; Durga, Krishna, Saraswati, t...