Gods on Earth: The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage CentreA detailed historical anthropology of Ayodhya, which argues that religious values can reflect political and economic processes. |
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... Mother Goddesses , Hanuman ranks in North India among the most powerful . The temple is immensely crowded on Tuesdays , the day of the week on which Hanuman is especially worshipped . On this day people , especially women and children ...
... Mother Goddesses , Hanuman ranks in North India among the most powerful . The temple is immensely crowded on Tuesdays , the day of the week on which Hanuman is especially worshipped . On this day people , especially women and children ...
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... mother and the three children ( one boy , two girls ) came to live with his mother's brother in the compound where his grandparents and other family members also lived . From an early age he was attracted by the seemingly adventurous ...
... mother and the three children ( one boy , two girls ) came to live with his mother's brother in the compound where his grandparents and other family members also lived . From an early age he was attracted by the seemingly adventurous ...
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... mother ; the mother shows the way to the father , who becomes the child's first guru ; after the father the Brahman purohit becomes the guru ; and he is succeeded by the guru of a religious community who gives the community's mantra to ...
... mother ; the mother shows the way to the father , who becomes the child's first guru ; after the father the Brahman purohit becomes the guru ; and he is succeeded by the guru of a religious community who gives the community's mantra to ...
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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