A stupendous work and a veritable mine of information on all aspects of Hinduism! Arranged in alphabetical order. The topics dealt in greater detail are: religion, philosophy, mythology, rituals, scriptural works, festivals, and pilgrim centres. Other topics include astrology, biographies of religious personalities, iconography, Sanskrit language of literature, temples and religious institutions. A must for all students of Hinduism.
Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power. It is not in the brain but in the heart that the Atman, possessed of knowledge, power, and activity, has its seat.
-Swami Vivekananda
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