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... ceremony among the Iatmul people . His emphasis in this work on the complex links between individuals , particular forms of conventionalized beha- viour and socio - cultural totalities has influenced my own approach . More generally , I ...
... ceremony among the Iatmul people . His emphasis in this work on the complex links between individuals , particular forms of conventionalized beha- viour and socio - cultural totalities has influenced my own approach . More generally , I ...
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... ceremony , the linga is bathed with the milk of 108 unripe coconuts . After the ceremony , the mahanta performs a phula- karaṇī wishing peace and prosperity for all people . There are bands , processions , strings of lights , and ...
... ceremony , the linga is bathed with the milk of 108 unripe coconuts . After the ceremony , the mahanta performs a phula- karaṇī wishing peace and prosperity for all people . There are bands , processions , strings of lights , and ...
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... ceremony , when a child being weaned is given the prasāda 43 Vows ( mānot ) are mental contracts between pilgrim and deity in which the pilgrim promises to given an offering if the desired object is granted by the deity . Pilgrims are ...
... ceremony , when a child being weaned is given the prasāda 43 Vows ( mānot ) are mental contracts between pilgrim and deity in which the pilgrim promises to given an offering if the desired object is granted by the deity . Pilgrims are ...
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