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Bharat is the land of billions of gods and goddesses. It is a home to the faith of the crores of people. The perfect epitome of the people’s faith is found in the multitudes temples spread across the country. Be it the Siddhivinayak temple of the first-to-be-remembered Vighnaharta Ganesha, or The Shakti Peeth - the symbol of Maa Jagdamba’s prominence; be it the Jyotirlingas that represent the presence of Mahadev or the temples of Vishnu who incarnated in many forms to protect the Sanatan religion. There is a story behind the manifestation of every deity and the installation of each temple. Such stories are pictorially narrated in the form of semi realistic and surrealistic paintings by young artist Isha Majithia and a realist painter Aashish Katariya. The stories connected with the temples are penned by the country’s noted art curator and author Priya Adhyaru-Mehta in a lucid style. Beautiful combination of aesthetically pleasing paintings, and simple yet inspiring stories, makes the book - ‘Temples and Their Tales- A garland of sacred stories’ incredibly interesting. The book aims to introduce the young generation to the origin and glory of India’s leading legendary temples and enrich them with their religious, ritualistic, historical, traditional and cultural significance.