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    Unfolding Faith: A Journey to the Kumbh
    Unfolding Faith: A Journey to the Kumbh
    Unfolding Faith: A Journey to the Kumbh
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    Unfolding Faith: A Journey to the Kumbh

    By Agam Gupta

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    India is a land of mythologies, customs and rituals. It contains almost all varieties of religious practices known to the world. The KumbhMela is one of the prominent religious practices of Hindu religion in India.

    This book has been designed to make you familiar with the various aspects of this great traditionalist Hindu practice. It starts with the legends attached to the origin of the KumbhaMela in India.

    It contains details about where and how the KumbhMelas take place in our country. There are four places in India where the KumbhMela is organized every twelve years. Between two KumbhMelas occur ArdhaKumbhs. However, the most important of all where devotees get a life-time fortune to take a holy dip is MahaKumbhMela. It takes place once in 144 years. The next KumbhMela is to be held in 2015 in Nashik.

    The book concludes with various details of Prayag, which is the venue of current KumbhMela. In contains details about the gathering, general administration, opportunities as well as threats and suggestion for beter planning

    Agam recalls the spiritual caravan of peace activists, Naga sadhus, tantriks, pilgrims, mystical walkers, wandering monks, miracle workers, roaming philosophers, natives of the land and foreigners at KumbhMela of 2013 in Paryag.

    The book contains the personal feeling of the author about the Mela, deliberation with administration, sadhus as well as tourists
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing India
    Release dateSep 26, 2013
    ISBN9781482812145
    Unfolding Faith: A Journey to the Kumbh
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    Agam Gupta

    AUTHOR IS A YOUNG BOY WHO HAS EXCELLED NOT ONLY IN HIS SCHOOL ACADEMIC EDUCATION THROUGH OUT BUT HE WAS BRILLIANT IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, HE VISITED U.S.A & DID SCIENCE COURSE IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY IN 2012. SINCE CHILDHOOD HIS QUALITIES WERE CREATIVITY, VIVID IMAGINATION & OFTEN WERE THINKING ABOUT THE WRITING PROCESS, ABOUT BOOKS IN GENERAL, OR ANYTHING THAT'S RELATED TO BOTH. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN EXTREMELY AVID READER, WHICH IN TURN HAS LED HIM TO ENJOY WRITING. PARENTAL INVESTMENT AND ATTITUDES HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT INFLUENCES ON AGAM’S SPIRITUAL TEMPERAMENT & SOCIO CULTURAL INTERESTS. THREE YEARS BACK AUTHOR WENT TO A PILGRIMAGE HARIDWAR, A SPECIAL PLACE OF VERY PERSISTENT HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC WHICH EXTEND ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURES AND BELIEF SYSTEM, WHICH INFLUENCED AUTHOR DEEPLY RATHER PILGRIMAGE FIRED THE IMAGINATIONS OF POTENTIAL WRITER AGAM. HE IS A GOOD OBSERVER AND SEES PEOPLE AND EVENTS FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. BEING A GOOD LISTENER/OBSERVER, WHEN HE VISITED RECENTLY HELD PRAYAG KUMBH, HE MET DURING HIS VISIT, RELIGIOUS GURUS, HOLY SADHUS (SEERS),NAGAS & OTHER DEVOTEES WHICH ENABLED HIM TO RECREATE THE SCENES IN HIS MANUSCRIPT, PHOTO GALLERY & BRING IT TO LIFE. WITH CONATIVE & INFORMATIVE PURPOSE, AGAM VISITED KUMBH, DID SEARCH ON SUBJECT- KUMBH MELA, THE LARGEST CONGREGATION OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.

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      Unfolding Faith - Agam Gupta

      ADVANCE PRAISES

      1. The coffee-table book is a fascinating firsthand account of the 2013 Kumbh Mela from the view point of an intelligent young man. The extensive coverage is matched by beautify Photographic view. It is indeed refreshing to see a youngster embarking on a spiritual journey. A must read for all who believe in spirituality inclined.

      Usha Razdan

      Professor

      Delhi University, Delhi, India

      2. I can relate to Agam’s faith journey. If you’re a youngster, curious about religious thought and empowering young scholars, this book is a must!"

      Sanjeev Anand

      (Lyricist)

      3 I recommend this book to everyone seeking to explore their faith and hosting of great events for a better world.

      Ashok Mastie

      (Pop Singer)

      4. Agam Gupta belongs to a generation which considers such religious inspirations and spiritual traditions as shackles. The strong great belief of Hindu community has been depicted in the most subtle manner. This is a book, to be read by everyone, who thinks that the understanding of the divine power of nature can be discovered by self reliasation.

      S. K. Gangele

      Judge High Court of MP

      Madhya Pradesh

      5. Don’t plan to travel to the next Kumbh, without reading this book. Kumbh being the most sacred and awaited celebration of Hindu religion, and this book capturing its full grandeur, make this one a wonderful read. Agam’s work engages the reader and focusses on the purest form of Hindu Religion and its celebration at the Kumbh. This book depicts the younger generation’s approach to gain insight into the religion and also encourages faith in the traditional cultural values.

      Mukesh Jain IPS

      PS Minister of State for Power Govt. of India

      Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001

      6. I am very pleased to see a highly energetic young man embark upon a spiritual journey when most of his generation is spending time having fun with friends, and socializing over the web. Agam’s account of the Kumbh Mela 2013 is an example in itself for the younger generation that there are spiritual methods to gain highest levels of satisfaction.

      Justice Retd A K Srivastava

      Allahabad and Delhi High Court

      Chairman advisory Committee

      of the 10th International Conference of

      Chief Justices of the World.

      7. In contrast to most coffee table books on Kumbh, this one, when you read, will make you look at the grandest event of Hindu tradition and its rich cultural heritage, not just as a guide to Kumbh Mela, but, what you will hear instead is a story about personal characteristics, what we might better call virtues, and how they influence the followers and then the religion itself. You will understand the effective and silent administration that goes about performing its duties and helping the visitors to enjoy and live the moment that comes alive once in 12 years, but leaves impression for the next 12 years, persuading the visitor to attend this grand celebration again.

      Dr. B. L. Shailesh

      Member of Parliament

      Chairman Standing committee

      8. Prayer, Offering, Prais, and Sacrifice, This book covers it all on latest Kumbh.

      Jasbir Jassi

      (Singer)

      9. A deeply insightful account, of a young man’s discovery of Hindu Faith alongside his mother makes me believe that future of our nation and religion is in good hands.

      Alka Sharma Bharti

      (Vastu Shatri)

      UNFOLDING FAITH

      A JOURNEY TO KUMBH

      UNFOLDING FAITH

      A JOURNEY TO KUMBH

      AUTHOR: AGAM GUPTA

      Copyright © 2013 Agam Gupta . All rights reserved.

      ISBN

      978-1-4828-1213-8 (sc)

      978-1-4828-1214-5 (e)

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without

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