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... Vaisnava Sacred Places : Līlā - bhūmis and Dhāmas In the discussions of Śākta and Śaiva pilgrimage patterns , it has been noted that the legends of the founding of places of pilgrimage in these two sects frequently emphasise the role of ...
... Vaisnava Sacred Places : Līlā - bhūmis and Dhāmas In the discussions of Śākta and Śaiva pilgrimage patterns , it has been noted that the legends of the founding of places of pilgrimage in these two sects frequently emphasise the role of ...
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... Vaisnava practices and an environment permeated with the devotion and love that one seeks to cultivate in his life . These living features of the Vaisnava pilgrimage centres in their turn contribute to the sanctity and reputation of the ...
... Vaisnava practices and an environment permeated with the devotion and love that one seeks to cultivate in his life . These living features of the Vaisnava pilgrimage centres in their turn contribute to the sanctity and reputation of the ...
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... Vaisnava pilgrim to Navadvip to have a darśana ( sighting ) of Caitanya and Rādhā- Kṛṣṇa's vigrahas , to make obeisance at one or more shrines of the goddess and to Śiva , to visit and bathe in the Ganges , to encounter and perhaps talk ...
... Vaisnava pilgrim to Navadvip to have a darśana ( sighting ) of Caitanya and Rādhā- Kṛṣṇa's vigrahas , to make obeisance at one or more shrines of the goddess and to Śiva , to visit and bathe in the Ganges , to encounter and perhaps talk ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Pilgrimage Tradition in West Bengal | 12 |
The Philosophical Roots of the Pilgrimage Tradition in West Bengal | 46 |
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