12 years in the making and my guide to Shaligram interpretive traditions has finally been published! It’s available from TLS Press on all platforms where books are sold!
I am truly proud of this work and want to thank all those who made it possible. From the Shaligram pilgrims and devotees and I met and worked with over these many years, to my Nepali friends and colleagues in Mustang. This book represents not just several years of ethnographic fieldwork in the Kali Gandaki valley but continuous research before and after as I met with temple congregations, Hindu and Buddhist communities in and out of South Asia, and ritual specialists from all over the world.
So, here it is and I am sending all of the knowledge I recorded back to you!
(This text is currently only available in English, though I am seeking opportunities to have it translated into Hindi and Nepali. It does, however, contain complete full-color photographs of each Shaligram type as well as a description of how that shila is read drawn from both Puranic texts and from local practices. Enjoy!)
Outward Spirals: A Guide to Shaligram Stones (TLS)
Outward Spirals: A Guide to Shaligram Stones (Amazon USA)
Outward Spirals: A Guide to Shaligram Stones (Amazon India)
