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... activities of men . There are different categories of these activities , in line with the different strands of Hinduism practised in West Bengal , but for all , a place where an individual achieved recognized spiritual inspiration is ...
... activities of men . There are different categories of these activities , in line with the different strands of Hinduism practised in West Bengal , but for all , a place where an individual achieved recognized spiritual inspiration is ...
Page 68
... activities enjoined upon seekers . The Bengali fol- lowers of Dvaita , in contrast , see all religious activities as variations on the unitary theme of devotion . The activities by which a devotee achieves the ultimate goal of the sect ...
... activities enjoined upon seekers . The Bengali fol- lowers of Dvaita , in contrast , see all religious activities as variations on the unitary theme of devotion . The activities by which a devotee achieves the ultimate goal of the sect ...
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... activities attract pilgrims , these features of the Samāj Bārī are only one part of the organization's functions . Founded in 1905 , its trustees now have under their control temples in Vrndāvana , Benares , Calcutta ( Baranagar ) ...
... activities attract pilgrims , these features of the Samāj Bārī are only one part of the organization's functions . Founded in 1905 , its trustees now have under their control temples in Vrndāvana , Benares , Calcutta ( Baranagar ) ...
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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activities aspects āśrama associated avatāra Bārī bathing behaviour Benares bhakti Bhardwaj bhoga Birbhum body Brahman Burdwan Caitanya Calcutta caste cent cremation ground cult culture darśana deity devotion dharna District divine earthly festival Gajan Ganges Gaudīya Vaisnavas Gauranga Giri goddess Goswamys guru Hindu Hinduism holy Hooghly District important India individual institution jātris journey Kālī kīrtana Krsna līlā linga located lotus mahanta Mandira mantra matha Māyā Mayapur Muslim Navadvip number of pilgrims offering participants patterns perform pilgrimage centre pilgrimage tradition pilgrims pīthas place of pilgrimage popular practices prasāda priests pūjā Purāņa purohit puruşa Rādhā regional religious ritual river sacred places sacred zone sacrifice sādhanā sādhus Śaiva Śākta pithas Śakti Samāj sannyāsis Sanskrit sect shrine Śiva śmaśāna social songs spiritual Śrī structure symbolic takes Tantric Tārā Tarakeswar Tarapith temple tion tirtha Turner Vaisnava Vāmā Vāmākhepā Vasistha village visited Vişnu vows Vrndāvana West Bengal worship