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Parakh Om Bhatt
Parakh Om Bhatt is the author of Mrityunjay: Maha-Asura Series Book 1. He writes fiction centered on mythology and fantasy themes.
Mrityunjay: Maha-Asura Series Book 1
Synopsis
Mrityunjay is the first book in the Maha-Asura Series by Parakh Om Bhatt and Raj Javiya, a mythological spiritual thriller published by Penguin/Ebury Press in 2024. Not to be confused with Shivaji Sawant's Marathi classic about Karna, this is an original contemporary adventure that opens with the mysterious death of archaeologist Sudhir Arya and his grandson Vivaan's plunge into a thousand-year-old secret.
Spanning present-day India, the 1026 CE sack of the Somnath temple by Mahmud Ghaznavi, a fifth-century awakening of kundalini by the yogi Matsyendranath, and the mythic age of Satyuga, the novel fuses Indian mythology, Vedic lore, and archaeological mystery into a propulsive, multi-timeline thriller about identity and cosmic destiny.
Recommended for readers of Indian mythological fiction, spiritual thrillers, and fast-paced adventures rooted in Hindu history and legend.
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Characters
VivaanProtagonist
Grandson of a murdered archaeologist who is drawn into a thousand-year-old mystery that upends his understanding of his own identity.
Mahmud GhaznaviAntagonist
The historical sultan who sacks the Somnath temple in the 1026 CE timeline.
Sudhir AryaSupporting
A renowned archaeologist whose mysterious death triggers the story.
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