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Page 90
... chief administrator of a religious bureaucracy . The matha is first and foremost an institution demanding much administration . The pre- sent role of the matha , its relationship to other aspects of the religious complex of Tarakeswar ...
... chief administrator of a religious bureaucracy . The matha is first and foremost an institution demanding much administration . The pre- sent role of the matha , its relationship to other aspects of the religious complex of Tarakeswar ...
Page 102
... chief sannyāsis mix mustard oil and turmeric into a paste which they smear first onto Bābā , then onto their purohit , then onto them- selves . After this , they are shaved by a temple barber . Carrying one or more of the Gangulys on ...
... chief sannyāsis mix mustard oil and turmeric into a paste which they smear first onto Bābā , then onto their purohit , then onto them- selves . After this , they are shaved by a temple barber . Carrying one or more of the Gangulys on ...
Page 146
... chief disciple of the previous sevait , assisted by other disciples . The chief sevait is also responsible for management of all the shrine affairs , planning , financing , operation , etc. In this work he is as- sisted by a committee ...
... chief disciple of the previous sevait , assisted by other disciples . The chief sevait is also responsible for management of all the shrine affairs , planning , financing , operation , etc. In this work he is as- sisted by a committee ...
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