Pilgrimage to Badri and Kailas;: A handy guidebook to the principal centres of pilgrimage in the Himalayas- Badri, Kedar, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Mt. Kailas, Manasarovar and Amarnath

Swami Sivananda

Published by Yoga-Vedanta Forest University, 1953

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1953 Yoga-Vedanta Forest University, Ananda Kutir (Rikhikesh, India), 4 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches tall paperbound in green printed wraps, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, 16 [2], 124 pp. plus publisher's ads. lack cloth tape to spine. Moderate to heavy soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with chipping to the spine and lower and fore edge of the front cover. Ink number to top margin of front cover. Prior owner ink inscription to blank front free-endpaper. A few pages with light pencil notations or marginal ticks marks. Slight to moderate age toning. Despite these detractions, still a nice copy of this rare work by the Yogi Sivananda Saraswati. ~F~ [1.0P] A spiritual guide-book by Sivananda Saraswati (or Swami Sivananda) (1887-1963), a yoga guru, Hindu spiritual teacher and proponent of Vedanta. Sivananda founded the Divine Life Society in 1936 on the banks of the Ganges River, distributing spiritual literature for free. Early disciples included Satyananda Saraswati, founder of Satyananda Yoga. Sivananda travelled extensively on a major tour in 1950, and set up branches of the Divine Life Society throughout India. He vigorously promoted and disseminated his vision of yoga, to the extent that his detractors nicknamed him 'Swami Propagandananda.' His Belgian devotee Andre Van Lysebeth wrote that his critics 'disapproved of both his modern methods of diffusion, and his propagation of yoga on such a grand scale to the general public,' explaining that Sivananda was advocating a practice that everybody could do, combining 'some asanas, a little pranayama, a little meditation and bhakti; well, a little of everything.'. Seller Inventory # F-0732-13686

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pilgrimage to Badri and Kailas;: A handy ...

Publisher: Yoga-Vedanta Forest University

Publication Date: 1953

Binding: paperback

Condition: Fair