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020			_a9780143474098
028			_a: Savera Book Distributors _b: 4754 Akarshan Bhawan, 23 Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi. _c: 25-26/CRB/1046
082			_a294.54 VER
100			_aVerma, Nalin.
100			_a; Yadav, Lalu Prasad.
245			_aLores of Love and Saint Gorakhnath _c/Nalin Verma.
260			_a, , Gurugram _b: Penguin Random House _c, 2025.
300			_axv, 215p. _c: 16cm.
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520			_aComprising four folktales, Sorthi-Brijbhar, Bharthari-Pingla, Heer-Ranjha and Saranga-Sadabrij, the book is an anthology of stories influenced by the life, time and teachings of Yogi Gorakhnath―an eleventh-century saint―who propounded an inclusive religious philosophy that laid the foundation of the Sufi and Bhakti movement in India. Initially, the yogis (mystics) of the Gorakhnath sect would sing these ballads on the tune of the sarangi and move door to door for alms. Originally, these stories existed in the oral tradition passed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads. The ballads are full of fairies, genies, witches, magic healers, witch doctors and ghosts besides angels in the form of Peer Baba (hermits) and sages. Over the decades and centuries, these stories have inspired folklorists, theatre artists and nautch parties to perform in melas (community fairs), religious events and marriages.
650			_aSaint Gorakhnath
650			_aBallads of Mystics
650			_a Magic & Love
700			_aNalin Verma
942			_cBOOK
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