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Sacred waters
a pilgrimage up the Ganges River to the source of Hindu culture
By Alter, Stephen
- ISBN
- 978-0-15100-585-7
- Publisher
- New York : Harcourt, c2001.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2002
The Ganges, India's major river and spiritual shrine, rises in a rugged region of the Himalayas bordering Nepal. Its tributaries have been a source of pilgrimage for centuries. Alter, an American born of missionary parents and raised in this region-he described growing up between two cultures in his fine book, All the Way to Heaven-made four short treks over a one-year per...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
