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Page 89
... matha at Tarakeswar has been the dominant religi- ous institution of the town . Until 1925 the maṭha owned the ... matha is generally understood to refer to an institution which is the dwelling place of a sannyāsi , that has as its ...
... matha at Tarakeswar has been the dominant religi- ous institution of the town . Until 1925 the maṭha owned the ... matha is generally understood to refer to an institution which is the dwelling place of a sannyāsi , that has as its ...
Page 90
... matha among sannyāsis and also to avoid the vigorous demonstrations which sannyasis have sometimes held in the past when they felt they had not been given their due . The functions of the matha in the dissemination of religion are all ...
... matha among sannyāsis and also to avoid the vigorous demonstrations which sannyasis have sometimes held in the past when they felt they had not been given their due . The functions of the matha in the dissemination of religion are all ...
Page 153
... Matha and ISKCON are located in Mayapur . These mathas have a less monolithic significance in Navadvip than the Tarakeswar matha , but still perform important functions in the sacred centre . Like the Samaj Bārī , the mathas are active ...
... Matha and ISKCON are located in Mayapur . These mathas have a less monolithic significance in Navadvip than the Tarakeswar matha , but still perform important functions in the sacred centre . Like the Samaj Bārī , the mathas are active ...
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