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Shaligram Interpretive Practice (Secondary Markings)
One of the most complicated aspects of Shaligram interpretation, and the one that often takes the longest to learn, is reading the various small markings that indicate the nuances of a specific...
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Great News! The “Guide to Shaligrams” Has a Publisher!
Wonderful announcement everyone!!My second manuscript, designed for a popular general audience, finally has a publisher! I can hardly believe it but the book will be coming out in 2023!I have planned...
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“Outward Spirals: A Guide to Shaligram Interpretive Traditions” (Work Continues)
A lovely morning Shaligram seva image I’ve been hard at work editing the manuscript for my upcoming book on Shaligram interpretive traditions and I am excited that we are still on track for...
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“Shaligram Pilgrimage in the Nepal Himalayas”— Interview with Dr. Raj Balkaran
I’ve been hard at work recently with the new book on Shaligram interpretive tradition which is still on track to come out around the end of 2023. But, in the meantime, I spent some time with Dr. Raj...
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Outward Spirals: A Guide to Shaligram Interpretive Traditions (TLS Press, 2024)
I finally have some good news to share about the Shaligram interpretive guide that I know so many of you have been asking me about for the past few years. Well, we finally have a release date!March...
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Outward Spirals: A Guide to Shaligram Stones (Cover Reveal)
It’s taken over a decade of work to get here but Outward Spirals finally has a release date for October, 2024.When I met my first Shaligram on the way to India in 2012, I never could have imagined...
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I have been noticing that with the last few updates and patches that WordPress has gone through, some of the text in my older posts in slowly getting corrupted. I apologize for this. But unless I am...
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“Outward Spirals” is Almost Here!
The time is finally (FINALLY!) upon us! Outward Spirals, the guide to Shaligram interpretive traditions, will go on pre-order from TLS Press starting August 31st! As soon as the link is available, I...
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“Outward Spirals: A Guide to Shaligrams” is Now Available for Pre-Order!
I am so incredibly pleased to announce that Outward Spirals: A Guide to Shaligram Stones is now available for pre-order!This book is the culmination of my ethnographic work with Shaligrams and...
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Outward Spirals: A Guide to Shaligram Stones! Now out from TLS Press!
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...
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