Pilgrimage-ritual visit to holy places-is an essential part of a votary’s life in every religion. It is even more so in Hinduism. The places of pilgrimage in India are legion. So also the books concerning them. However, there is a great need to get the essential information about some of the more important (and popular) centres of pilgrimage, in a concise and readable form. This book is a humble attempt in that direction. One word of caution! This is not a handbook or guide to the pilgrim centres! Its purpose is only to give general information about them.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Swami Harshananda
Swami Harshananda is a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order. Initiated into spiritual life by Swami Virajananda, the sixth president of the Ramakrishna Order, he joined the Bangalore branch of the Ramakrishna Math in early 1954. He was administered the monastic vows by Swami Vishuddhananda, the eighth president, in 1962. The Swami has worked in the various centers of the Order such as Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore, Belur Math (the Headquarters of the Order) and Allahabad. He has been the president of the Ramakrishna Math of Bangalore since 1989. He has several books to his credit in English, Kannada and Sanskrit. Some of his books have been translated into foreign languages like French, Korean and Indonesian. He is a good speaker in English and Kannada (his mother-tongue). The Swami can also sing devotional songs well. His cassette tapes and CD's of discourses and Bhajans are quite popular.
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