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SPECIFICATION: Publisher : Divine Life Society By : Swami Sivananda Cover : Papaerback Language : English Edition : 2001 Pages : 176 Weight : 150 gm. Size : 7 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches ISBN-10: 8170520398 ISBN-13: 978-8170520399 DESCRIPTION: Book description:the hindus are a profoundly religious people their goal of life is self-realisation or the attainment of god-consciousness in this book gurudev has explained the significance and the philosophy of many of our fasts and festivals in two aspects of these observances, he has always allowed the greatest freedom: (1) in the determination of the dates of the festival, which, as he has explained on page 53, vary, and (2) in the traditional ways of celebrating them for instance, in south india during the durga puja they have the kolu when various idols and toys are arranged in colourful gallaries before which, every evening, girls sit and sing again, in some places there is fire-walking without the kavadi (see page 109), held in honour of draup

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