Images
Throughout the website I have tried to use my own images, the majority of which have been taken across these last two years representing the period of my Pilgrimages in India and Nepal.
On occasions I have used imagery drawn from the web when I haven’t had suitable material for a particular post or page. During those parts of my journey which have had a particular sacred significance for me, I generally don’t take any photographs anyway (such as the Chota Char Dham Pilgrimage destinations). In these cases I have given either the direct attribution, or the download link.
References and Recommended Reading
It is often customary to include a section on references used and recommended reading, and in any works of an academic nature I have produced, then this has always been included as a necessary part. This is not, however, an academic work and I have included references and recommended reading at the foot of the relevant page.
I have also aimed to keep these to a minimum in order not to overwhelm the narrative with long lists of attributions, references and explanations. Much of what I have written comes from my own extensive knowledge of these subjects as gained across years of both formal academic work and personal interest.
Many of the concepts I talk about are readily researched online, where many simple and useful sites/guides are available. I have sometimes used Wikipedia as the first portal into such research and where this has been the case, then I have included a direct link in the references at the page end.
Wikipedia is much criticised for its accuracy and simplifications, but although offering the more simple or better known definitions of different concepts, my general view is that it is still an acceptable first point of query for the interested lay person who might be readily overwhelmed by complicated definitions from more academic works. It is therefore my view that most of the information offered about Eastern theological and philosophical traditions are sufficiently acceptable as a start.