The book is about the personal experiences of the author when he undertook the foot parikrama of the holy river Narmada (Maiyaa) along with Swamiji Gajanan Tirth.

Intended for reading of the book, propagate the importance of Maiyaa to a larger and global audience. Encourage them to visit and endure and experience the spiritual bliss as you spend time on the banks of Maiyaa.

The book provides an insight on the importance of some tirth shetras and mandirs on either banks of Maiyaa.

About the Author: Commander (Retd.) Anil Pande was commissioned in the Indian Navy as an officer where he served as an Electrical Engineer. Being a student of Sainik Satara School and an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune. He studied at the prestigious IIT Delhi, where he earned a MTECH degree. After completing his studies, he served on board a number of Warships and shore establishments in various capacities. Post retirement from active service, he served as a GM (Quality Assurance) in a private company in Mumbai.

Whilst in the Navy, he was blessed by Mata Amritanandmaye, the Hugging Saint from Kerala. She has been his spiritual guide and played an important role in bringing about a marked change in his life.

In addition to his military service and work experience, Cdr. Anil has been extremely passionate about travelling, mainly related to religious places. He has undertaken several Tirth Yatras since retirement from the defence services which included paying obecience at various shrines like Mount Kailash/Manasorvar, Amartnath, Jotirlingas, Tirupati Balaji, Simahachalam, Konark and Ganapati Temples, Devi Shakti Peeths all over India, etc.

Rivers in India are revered and considered as a living beings and Narmada Maiyaa is no exception. Circumambulation of Narmada Maiyaa is considered also as Tirth Yatra. This book covers his personal experiences of the same.

Cdr. Anil currently lives in Mumbai, India with his wife, son and daughter-in-law.

• Paperback: 338 pages
• Publisher: White Falcon Publishing; 1 edition (2023)
• Author: Anil Pande
• ISBN-13: 9788196357153
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 Inches

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