Ganges: Along Sacred Waters
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2005
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-51259-3 (ISBN)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-51259-3 (ISBN)
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Introduction; 1. From the Glaciers of the Himalayas; 2. The River Turns Its Back on the Mountains; 3. The River's Encounter with the Vast Flatlands; 4. The Sacred Waters of Varanasi; 5. In Featureless Bihar 6. Bengala: Islam Along the Ganges; 7. The Delta's Thousand Fingers.
India's holiest river, the Ganges, winds some 1,550 miles through the country, from its headwaters in the Himalayan glaciers past the villages and cities of the Gangetic Plain to the Delta's thousand fingers in the Bay of Bengal. Here, Aldo Pavan and his camera trace the route of this sacred river, capturing its beauty and its many different phases and moods.
India's holiest river, the Ganges, winds some 1,550 miles through the country, from its headwaters in the Himalayan glaciers past the villages and cities of the Gangetic Plain to the Delta's thousand fingers in the Bay of Bengal. Here, Aldo Pavan and his camera trace the route of this sacred river, capturing its beauty and its many different phases and moods.
Aldo Pavan is an Italian travel writer and photographer, and a regular contributor to the travel magazine Gulliver.
Introduction; 1. From the Glaciers of the Himalayas; 2. The River Turns Its Back on the Mountains; 3. The River's Encounter with the Vast Flatlands; 4. The Sacred Waters of Varanasi; 5. In Featureless Bihar 6. Bengala: Islam Along the Ganges; 7. The Delta's Thousand Fingers.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.10.2005 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 267 illustrations, 253 in colour |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 257 x 273 mm |
| Gewicht | 2020 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Bildbände ► Asien |
| ISBN-10 | 0-500-51259-0 / 0500512590 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-500-51259-3 / 9780500512593 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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