Image not found or type unknown TITLE INFORMATION Tel: +1 212 645 1111 Email: [email protected] Web: https://www.accartbooks.com/us Published 22nd Dec 2014 Image not found or type unknown Historic Temples in Pakistan A Call to Conscience Reema Abbasi Madiha Aijaz ISBN 9789383098491 Publisher Niyogi Books Binding Paperback / softback Territory USA & Canada Size 9.09 in x 9.11 in Pages 296 Pages Price $40.00 First comprehensive volume covering the remaining noteworthy Hindu temples in Pakistan The book covers 24 temples spread across Pakistan, along with 5 major Hindu festivals celebrated there, and Fakira, the master idol- crafter from Sindh Elaborately embellished with evocative photographs of antiquated and exquisite Hindu shrines, opulent rituals and festivals, and the regional populace Historic Temples in Pakistan: A Call to Conscience makes a case for keeping ancient emblems of faith alive and for pluralism in a land of irony that has been home to multiple ancient faiths, yet stands besieged by unpalatable extremism. By framing an all-inclusive piety, this book sets out to ignite a discourse and the collective conscience of a nation numbed into silence and fear. Elaborately embellished with evocative photography of antiquated and exquisite Hindu shrines, opulent rituals and festivals and regional populace, the chronicle has extensive research and exceptional pilgrimage sites - Hinglaj, Katas Raj, Kalka Cave Temple, Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir, Shivala Mandir, to name a few. A special section introduces the extraordinary Fakira, last of the human hands behind idols in Pakistan. Humanity is cast as the oldest of creeds and the reason for faiths. Therefore, devotion cannot be reserved for a sole Call to Prayer. Contents: Foreword; Preface; Balochistan - The Rebel Land; Hinglaj Mata Trial by Faith; Thar and Nagarparkar - Lyricism among the Dunes; Shiv Mandir, Umerkot Confluence of Shiva and Akbar; Nagarparkar Into the deep white of ancient godhood; Karachi - A Portrait of Defiance; Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir A triumph over time; Varun Dev Mandir, Manora Where the past is present; Sri Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple Shiva's Neptunian birthplace; Sri Laxmi Narain Temple Divinity by the deep; Sri Swaminarayan Temple The rhythm of faith; Naval Mandir Divinity in small places; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab - Canvases of Contrast; Katas Raj Between myth and reality; Gor Khattree and Gorakhnath Temple Layered with rebirths; Neela Gumbad Mandir or Balmiki Temple Chronicle of a death foretold; Shivala Mandir, Mansehra Mahadev's mountain; Balmiki Temple, Peshawar Kali ki gali; Krishna Mandir, Rawalpindi Krishna's living temple; Krishna Mandir, Lahore Krishna's face of fear; Sindh Land of a god called Indus; Kalka Cave Temple, Arore Into the womb; Sadhu Bela, Sukkur Isle of hope; Mata Singh Bhavani Mandir Saturated in Time; Rama Pir Mandir Refuge of brotherhood; Fakira The god maker; Lifelines - Diwali and Garba Night A trail of glory; The Love Fast of Karva Chauth; Holi at Ranchore Lines Dance of abandon; Janmashtami at the Swaminarayan Temple To the tune of faith; Ganesh Chaturthi Wisdom unchained; Acknowledgements; References; Illustration Credits; Index. Historic Temples in Pakistan makes a case for keeping ancient emblems of faith alive and for pluralism in a land of irony besieged by unpalatable extremism..