Mountain temples & temple mountains : architecture, religion, and nature in the central Himalayas / Nachiket Chanchani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chanchani, Nachiket, author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Series:

Global South Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural landscapes.

Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages.

Hindu temples.

India, North--Religious life and customs.

India, North.

Himalaya Mountains Region--Religious life and customs.

Himalaya Mountains Region.

Hindu temples--India, North.

Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages--India, North.

Cultural landscapes--India, North.

Hindu temples--Himalaya Mountains Region.

Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages--Himalaya Mountains Region.

Cultural landscapes--Himalaya Mountains Region.

North India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 268 pages).

Other Title:

Mountain temples and temple mountains

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2019]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Headed to the Himalayas

Gateways and guardians

Śaiva ascetics and kings in a flaming forest

Great temples and little kingdoms along the Vishnu Ganga River

New seekers and settlers

Conclusion

Appendix: Temple sites in India's central Himalayas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 29, 2019).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Other Format:

Print version: Chanchani, Nachiket. Mountain temples and temple mountains.

ISBN:

9780295744520

0295744529

Publisher Number:

99982552457

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.