02619nam a22002297a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100120008308200240009510000250011924500820014426000450022630000260027136500600029752017920035765000210214970000270217094200120219799900190220995201610222820220221091730.0220216b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789354893421  cAL  aEnglish  223bRUSLa915.49604  aHarley Rustad921313  aLost in the Valley of DeathbA story of obsession and danger in the Himalayas  aHaryanabHarper Collins Publishersc2022  a286 p.bPBc23x15 cm.  aBLCR-000122b₹399.20c₹d₹499.00e20%f15-02-2022  aA riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India--one of at least two dozen tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley. For centuries, India has enthralled Westerners looking for an exotic getaway, a brief immersion in yoga and meditation, or, in rare cases, a true pilgrimage to find spiritual revelation. Justin Alexander Shetler, an inveterate traveler trained in wilderness survival, was one such seeker. In his early thirties, Justin quit his job at a tech startup and set out on a global journey-across the United States by motorcycle, then down to South America, and on to the Philippines, Thailand, and Nepal--in search of authentic experiences and meaningful encounters while documenting his travels on Instagram. His enigmatic character and magnetic personality gained him a devoted following who lived vicariously through his adventures. But the ever-restless explorer was driven to seek out ever-greater extremes, and greater risks, in what had become a personal quest--his own hero's journey. In 2016, he made his way to the Parvati Valley, a remote and rugged corner of the Indian Himalayas steeped in mystical tradition and shrouded in darkness and danger. There he spent weeks studying under the guidance of a sadhu, living and meditating in a cave. At the end of August, accompanied by the sadhu, he set off on a spiritual journey to a holy lake--one from which he would never return. Lost in the Valley of Death is about Justin's search to find himself, in a country where, for many Westerners, the path to spiritual enlightenment can prove fraught, even treacherous. But it is also a story about all of us and the ways, sometimes extreme, we seek fulfillment in life.  aBiography920271  aRUSTAD (Harley)920272  2ddccBK  c221523d221523  00102ddc40708OTHaALbALd2022-02-16eNavaKarnataka Publications Pvt.Ltdg399.20l0o915.49604 RUSLp075458r2022-02-16 00:00:00v499.00w2022-02-16yBK