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Page 116
... hold of ' ) , also called hatya ( sacrificing ) , is a characteristic ritual practice at Tarakeswar which has not been reported as occurring elsewhere in West Bengal . The central action of the pilgrim performing dharnā is to lie ...
... hold of ' ) , also called hatya ( sacrificing ) , is a characteristic ritual practice at Tarakeswar which has not been reported as occurring elsewhere in West Bengal . The central action of the pilgrim performing dharnā is to lie ...
Page 142
... holds a portion of the original two shares . The two brothers - Rāmadeva and Mahādeva - did not divide the tem- ple ... hold shares in the temple . The right to perform pūjā descends patrilineally as a rule , but there is no firm ...
... holds a portion of the original two shares . The two brothers - Rāmadeva and Mahādeva - did not divide the tem- ple ... hold shares in the temple . The right to perform pūjā descends patrilineally as a rule , but there is no firm ...
Page 227
... hold ' of the dog echoes the meaning of the word dharnā , catching hold . Had the jätri succeeded in catching the dog , he would have captured Bābā , who would then have had to grant him any boon within his powers . and so poisoned the ...
... hold ' of the dog echoes the meaning of the word dharnā , catching hold . Had the jätri succeeded in catching the dog , he would have captured Bābā , who would then have had to grant him any boon within his powers . and so poisoned the ...
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