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... cult . The full configuration of these centres represents not only the goddess as a body , but also the Śākta cult in all its vitality . Similarly , in each individual pitha , the ground has been sanctified and energized by the touch of ...
... cult . The full configuration of these centres represents not only the goddess as a body , but also the Śākta cult in all its vitality . Similarly , in each individual pitha , the ground has been sanctified and energized by the touch of ...
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... cult - brought about the institutionalization of his teachings and practices and gave them the form which has allowed the cult to survive 500 years to the present day . The nature of Caitanya , as perceived by his followers , will be ...
... cult - brought about the institutionalization of his teachings and practices and gave them the form which has allowed the cult to survive 500 years to the present day . The nature of Caitanya , as perceived by his followers , will be ...
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... Cults of Bengal . Calcutta : Indian Publications . Mahāprabhū - dāsa , Bābāji . 1976. Śrī Gauranga Sathik Janmasthāna ... Cult of Jagannath . Calcutta : K. L. Mukhopadhyay . Mitra , Ashok . 1961. Fairs and Festivals of West Bengal ...
... Cults of Bengal . Calcutta : Indian Publications . Mahāprabhū - dāsa , Bābāji . 1976. Śrī Gauranga Sathik Janmasthāna ... Cult of Jagannath . Calcutta : K. L. Mukhopadhyay . Mitra , Ashok . 1961. Fairs and Festivals of West Bengal ...
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