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Page 42
... activities of men . There are different categories of these activities , in line with the different strands of Hinduism practised in West Bengal , but for all , a place where an individual achieved recognized spiritual inspiration is ...
... activities of men . There are different categories of these activities , in line with the different strands of Hinduism practised in West Bengal , but for all , a place where an individual achieved recognized spiritual inspiration is ...
Page 68
... activities enjoined upon seekers . The Bengali fol- lowers of Dvaita , in contrast , see all religious activities as variations on the unitary theme of devotion . The activities by which a devotee achieves the ultimate goal of the sect ...
... activities enjoined upon seekers . The Bengali fol- lowers of Dvaita , in contrast , see all religious activities as variations on the unitary theme of devotion . The activities by which a devotee achieves the ultimate goal of the sect ...
Page 147
... activities attract pilgrims , these features of the Samāj Bārī are only one part of the organization's functions . Founded in 1905 , its trustees now have under their control temples in Vṛndāvana , Benares , Calcutta ( Baranagar ) ...
... activities attract pilgrims , these features of the Samāj Bārī are only one part of the organization's functions . Founded in 1905 , its trustees now have under their control temples in Vṛndāvana , Benares , Calcutta ( Baranagar ) ...
Contents
The Gauramandala conceived as lotus 2 VästupuruşamandalaThe temple as puruşa Plates between pages 104 and 105 | 1 |
a Goswamy and his CaitanyaViṣṇupriya shrine | 2 |
GauraNitãi Caitanya and Nityananda | 3 |
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activities Advaitic ākhāḍās ascetics aspects Āśrama association avatāra Bābā Bakreswar Bārī bathing behaviour Benares bhakti Bharamalla bhoga Birbhum body Brahman Burdwan Caitanya Calcutta caste cent cremation ground cult culture darśana deity devotion dharnă dharnā-jātris District divine earthly festival Gajan Ganges Ganguly Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas Gauranga Mandira Giri goddess Gosvāmin Goswamys guru Hindu Hinduism holy Hooghly District important India individual institution jātris journey Kālī kirtana Kṛṣṇa līlā linga located mahanta mantra matha Māyā Mayapur Muslim Navadvip number of pilgrims offering perform pilgrimage centre pilgrimage tradition pilgrims pīṭhas place of pilgrimage popular practices prasāda priests pūjā Purāņa purohit Rādhā religious ritual river sacred places sacrifice sadhus Śākta Sākta pithas Śakti Samāj sannyāsis Sanskrit sect shrine siddhis Śiva śmaśāna social songs spiritual Śrī Kṛṣṇa symbolic Tantric Tārā Tarakeswar Tāraknatha Tarapith temple tion tirtha town Vaiṣṇava Vāmā Vāmākhepā Vasistha village visited vows Vṛndāvana West Bengal worship