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How can the visitor experience be enhanced for spiritual and cultural tourism in India?
The e-book focuses on some very prominent places of spiritual and cultural interest such as the temple at Tirupathi which is the worlds largest pilgrimage destination and is visited on an average by a million tourists everyday. The other sites chosen are the Buddhist tourism circuit, the Golden Temple at Amritsar which is the great spiritual center for the Sikhs from all across the globe. The special issue also features work on the Vaishno Devi shrine in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Two very famous temples at Deli- Lotus Temple and ISKON temple are also featured in the special issue. There are very interesting common threads running across at each of these destinations. There are lots of suggestions for the policy makers, civic authorities as well as the management boards of these places.
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Rich specialized insect damage on Pliocene leaves from the Mahuadanr Valley (India) growing under a warm climate with weak seasonality
Plant‐insect interactions play a crucial role in shaping terrestrial ecosystems, influencing abundance and distribution of plant species. In the present study, we investigated leaf‐mining patterns on fossil leaves from Pliocene strata of the Mahuadanr Valley, Jharkhand, eastern India, deposited under a seasonal tropical climate, and reported complex interactions between plants and insects. We identified 11 distinct mining morphotypes. These morphotypes were mainly found on Dipterocarpaceae, Fabaceae, Lauraceae, and Moraceae; similar mining traces were also observed in the contemporary vegetation surrounding the fossil site. Although mining richness was relatively high, only 2.6% of all leaves in the fossil assemblage were mined. We compared mining richness and abundance values with previously reported values for galling. While richness was slightly lower for galling, almost 50% of all fossil leaves were galled. A literature survey on mining and galling patterns in modern vegetation suggests that there is no global explanation for richness of mining or gall‐inducing insects. Thus, low nutrient availability in the ancient forest, dominance of semideciduous leaves with hard texture, and different habitats in the same forest ecosystem, such as well‐drained forests and riparian stands, may all have favored different types of specialized plant–insect interactions. We investigated mining diversity in a Pliocene leaf assemblage of India and compared it to galling diversity; both functional feeding groups were relatively rich, but mining was much less abundant. Among possible factors determining the observed high galling intensity, we emphasized the role of semideciduous leaves with a hard texture, typical of tropical dry deciduous forests, as suitable hosts for gall‐inducing insects.
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The rough guide to South India & Kerala
\"Tropical heat, golden beaches and soul-stirring temples: India's steamy South is the most colourful and spiritually charged part of the country. Whether you're in search of a special yoga retreat, a Goan beach hut or the best places to spot a tiger in Kerala, this Rough Guide provides all the expert advice you'll need. Clear, colour-coded maps will help you navigate Mumbai's streets and Mysuru's markets, while our detailed reviews cover everything from treehouse lodges to palaces fit for a maharaja\"--Page [4] of cover.
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Krishna's Curse in the Age of Global Tourism: Hindu pilgrimage priests and their trade
This article explores the strategies of pandas (Hindu pilgrimage priests) in Vrindavan, relating changes in their trade (pandagiri) to tourism. These changes are the result of the pandas’ creative adjustments to shifting travel patterns that affect their market niche. Utilizing audio-recordings of the pandas’ guided tours, the article first portrays how pandas acquire ritual income from pilgrims by ‘inspiring’ donations of which they get a percentage. While commercial interests and economic conditions have always been crucial in shaping and perpetuating pilgrimage institutions and practices, global tourism has become an increasingly significant factor. Pandas all over India modify their services while the traditional exchange model (jajmani system) wanes. Changing travel patterns have made the guided tour a crucial component in the operation of Hindu pilgrimage. Vrindavan pandas have therefore turned into guides conducting religious sightseeing tours (darshan yatra). These tours are core to the new strategy for acquiring ritual income. To secure clients, pandas build connections with travel agencies and drivers and, in some cases, establish their own travel agencies that combine priestly and tourism services. The pandas’ own understandings of their methods and contemporary travel trends further reflect the dynamic interplay between pilgrimage and tourism in India.
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India : top sights, authentic experiences
Lonely Planet's Best of India is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at the intricate floral designs on the Taj Mahal, float along Kerala's backwaters as the sun sinks behind whispering palms, and dive into the teeming bazaars, mighty fortresses and fine dining of Jaipur - all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of India and begin your journey now!
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India Media, Internet & Telecommunications Complete Profile
Get all three comprehensive reports bundled into one for a complete media and communications profile of India. An excellent source of practical information, this profile offers an extensive dialing guide with city codes, a listing of ISPs and Internet cafes, profiles of the major media outlets (with contact info!) and more.
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Travel and Ethnology in the Renaissance
This book, first published in 2000, offers a wide-ranging and ambitious analysis of how European travellers in India developed their perceptions of ethnic, political and religious diversity over three hundred years. It analyses the growth of novel historical and philosophical concerns, from the early and rare examples of medieval travellers such as Marco Polo, through to the more sophisticated narratives of seventeenth-century observers - religious writers such as Jesuit missionaries, or independent antiquarians such as Pietro della Valle. The book's approach combines the detailed contextual analysis of individual narratives with an original long-term interpretation of the role of cross-cultural encounters in the European Renaissance. An extremely wide range of European sources is discussed, including the often neglected but extremely important Iberian and Italian sources. However, the book also discusses a number of non-European sources, Muslim and Hindu, thereby challenging simplistic interpretations of western 'orientalism'.
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