Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God
Subtitle: Retracing the Ramayana Through India
Edition: 1st Grove Press ed edition
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: November 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780802137333
Subjects: Råama (Hindu deity); Valmiki; Rama (Hindu deity); Hinduism; India - History; Travel - General; Travel; Ramayana; Asia - India; Hinduism - General; Travel / Essays & Travelogues; Hindu shrines; Description and travel; India
First sentence: WHOEVER reads this noble tale of Rama's deeds," writes the poet Valmiki at the start of his epic, "will surely be freed from all sins and will attain heavenly bliss."