About the book: the carnival of peace: kumbh teerthamharidwaram they gathered by millions and the number crossed 80 million! itwas their candid attempt towards initiation of self-awakening andquest for peace and immortality at a place of completetransformation maha kumbh mela 2010-a festival of faithembellished with noises of all kinds mystifying all description-yetbequeathed a message of peace beating of gongs and drums; blaringof trumpets; conch shells blowing and bells ringing; musiciansperforming; troops of acrobats displaying super human skills andbursting of fire crackers off and on; palanquins of gold; silverand white gold carrying the royal renunciants greeted the eye of atraveller at this congregation of faith and peace what can be morepleasing and peaceful than the soothing effect of illuminated lampsfloating down the ganges stream in leaf boats loaded with floralpetals dr radhika nagrath recalls the spiritual caravan of peaceactivists; naga sadhus; tantriks; pilgrims; mystical walkers;wandering monks; miracle workers; roaming philosophers; natives ofthe land and foreigners at kumbh mela of 2010 in haridwar in sharpcontrast with other coffee table books which picturise the scenesof royal chariots; rituals of sadhus with matted dreadlocks; kumbhteertham haridwaram gives some personal encounters of the authorwith sadhus and deliberates on how the fair acted as the prime andimpeccable platform for peace lovers about the author: dr radhika nagrath dr radhika nagrath is a journalist; historian;researcher; lecturer; author and scholar of a high repute and hasspent about 25 years living in the himalayan state of india;uttarakhand her spiritual temperament and socio cultural interestshave led her to write about the mega historical event in the formof a coffee table book she has been awarded and lauded for herunbiased journalistic skills by himalaya aur hindustan group andwomen in public sector (wips) forum she was also felicitated withganesh shankar v
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Intriguing but technicalBy RichAn intriguing look at Hittite/Achaean/Trojan War time era where a relatively unknown group; the Luwians; lived and fought in Turkey. Intriguing and of interest to people researching the Sea Peoples. This may be a bit technical at times. Somewhat more technical than his "Flood from Heaven" book.
