Taxmanns Mysterious Temples of India [Coffeetable Book] Compendium Showcasing 46 Enigmatic Shrines Across 17 StatesBlendin

Mysterious Temples Of India Is A Lavish, 96Page CoffeeTable Compendium That Journeys Across 17 Indian States To Showcase 46 Living Shrines Where Faith, Craft, And The Inexplicable Meet. Pairing FullBleed, HighResolution FourColour Photography With Concise, Researched Essays, The Book Situates Each Mystery In Its Architectural, Geographic, And Devotional Context (For Instance, Pillars That Seem To Float At Lepakshi, EverBurning Flames At Jwala Devi, SeaWashed Ligams At Nishkalank Mahadev, A TideVanishing Shrine That Reappears Twice Daily, A Vault At Padmanabhaswamy Said Never To Be Opened, Musical Pillars And Steps, Bricks That Float, A 10Ton Kalash Crowning Somnath, And Even An Idol Reputed To Grow Hungry If Offerings Are Delayed). Designed For Browsing And Deep Reading Alike, Every Spread Captures The TempleS Aura, The Legend Behind It, And The Observable Clues That Make It Singular And An Elegant Balance Of Faith, Folklore, Geology, Ritual, And Engineering. Opening With A Clear Contents Section And Closing With Unforgettable Images, This Deluxe Volume Is Both A PanIndia Visual Atlas Of Sacred Enigmas And A CollectorWorthy ArtefactIdeal For Display, Gifting, And Inspiration.This CoffeeTable Book Is Intended For The Following Audience: Connoisseurs Of Art Books & Collectors Seeking A Premium, Boxed, GiftWorthy Edition Travellers, Photographers & Cultural Historians Exploring Living Ritual, Regional Architecture And Oral Tradition Educators, Librarians & Students Of Religion/Heritage Who Value WellCaptioned Visuals With Primary Narratives Devotees & Spiritual Seekers Drawn To IndiaS Shakta, Shaiva And Vaishnava Sacred Geographiesthe Present Publication Is Printed On Premium Art Paper With HybridUv Embossing, And The Hardbound Volume Is Presented In A FourColour Gift Box, Making It As Much A Collectable As A Visual Atlas. [PanIndia Coverage | 46 Shrines 17 States] From Andhra Pradesh & Assam To Gujarat, Kerala, Mp, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh & UttarakhandClearly Indexed StateWise [PhenomenonFirst Straplines] Every Chapter Opens With A Crisp Hook Stating The Wonder [Myth Material] Legends Are Set Alongside Observable Cues, Such As Tides (Sea Temples), Solar Alignments (Gavi Gangadhareshwara; Vidya Shankar), And Acoustics (Hampi Pillars; Airavatesvara Steps) [Signature TwoPage Rhythm] FullBleed Image Opposite A Concise Narrative With A Bold Strapline And Quick Context Blocks [HighFidelity Visuals] 96 ArtPaper Pages In Four Colours, PurposeBuilt For Browsing And Deep Reading [Theme Clusters]O Sea & Tide Nishkalank; Stambheshwaro Light & Astronomy Gavi Gangadhareshwara; Vidya Shankaro Sound & Resonance Hampi; Airavatesvara; Ramappao Engineering/Material KailasaS TopDown Monolith; SomnathS 10Ton Kalasho Ritual Particulars ThiruvarppuS 2Minute Closure; ParassiniS DogFirst Prasd; Kal BhairavS Liquor Offering. [Architecture And Belief] Form, Plan And Alignments Are Read With Living Practice [Credo & Care] Neutral, Informative Voice [CollectorReady] Hardbound CoffeeTable Build, HybridUv Jacket, Premium ArtPaper, GiftBox Presentationthe Select Coverage Of The Coffee Table Is As Follows: Andhra Pradesho Mangalagiri (Panakala Narasimha) Deity Drinks Half The Jaggery Offering; Sanctum Stays Dry And Warmo Lepakshi (Veerabhadra) The Famous Hanging Pillar; VijayanagaraEra Craft And Footprint Loreo Tirupati Balaji IdolS Moist Back, Eternal Lamps, SeaLike Sound, And Varaha Darshan Traditions Assamo Kamakhya (Nilachal) Menstruation Festival Of The Goddess; Ambubachi Cloth As Prasd; YoniTank At Sanctum Gujarato Somnath First Jyotirliga; 10Ton Kalash And 27Ft Flag Atop The Shikharao Stambheshwar (Kavi Kamboi) Shrine Submerges At High Tide And ReEmerges At Low Tide.O Tulsi Shyam (Sasan Gir) ZeroGravity Magnetic Hill; Three Sulphur Springs Believed To Be Healing Keralao Padmanabhaswamy (Thiruvananthapuram) Anantaayana Icon; Sealed Vault Legend And Jewel Inventorieso Sabarimala 41Day Vrata, 18 Sacred Steps, And Makaravilakku Lighto Thiruvarppu (r Krishna) Hungry Idol; Temple Closes Only Two Minutes Daily For Offerings Madhya Pradesho Kal Bhairav (Ujjain) Liquor Offering Accepted By The Deityo Khajuraho MultiSect Complex; Famed Sculptures And Tantric Symbolismo Gadhiya Ghat Mata Lamp Lit With Water; Local Miracle Lore Maharashtrao Kailasa (Ellora) Monolithic Temple Carved TopDown; Vast Rock Removal Feato Ambernath Pandava NightBuild Legend; 1060 Ce Inscription Odishao Konark Sun Temple Chariot Plan With 24 Wheels; Magnetic Keystone Lore; Three Surya Imageso Puri Jagannath Flag Flies Against The Wind, NoShadow Claim, And Endless Prasd Supply Rajasthano Tanot Mata (Jaisalmer) 1965 War LegendBombs Failed To Explode; Bsf Custodianship Tamil Naduo Brihadeeswara (Thanjavur) 1,000Year Granite Marvel; 80Ton Capstone; 20Ton Nandio Airavatesvara (Darasura