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)
Dr Walter’s where can I get your new book
Outward Spirals is available from Three Little Sisters Press, from Amazon USA, and Amazon India! Links are in the publication announcement post!
Thank you
Just ordered your book Dr Walter’s. Am looking forward to going through the Shaligram description.
Have just placed order for the book Dr Walter’s. Am looking forward to its amazing contents
Thank you so much! I truly hope you enjoy it and that all the collected information is valuable to you.
Dr Walter’s just received my copy of your book Outward Spirals. The images are remarkable. Am so excited to see the beautiful Shaligrams – and am waiting now to identify some of rhe shaligram s that are in my home
Thank you
I hope it is helpful to you and to everyone who needs it! — HW