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... matha , to the present day , the matha at Tarakeswar has been the dominant religi- ous institution of the town . Until 1925 the matha owned the temple and all the lands associated with it . Even now the mahanta is referred to as the ...
... matha , to the present day , the matha at Tarakeswar has been the dominant religi- ous institution of the town . Until 1925 the matha owned the temple and all the lands associated with it . Even now the mahanta is referred to as the ...
Page 90
... matha among sannyāsis and also to avoid the vigorous demonstrations which sannyāsis 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 sannyāsis 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 ...
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... 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 Samāj 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 Samāj Bārī , the mathas are active ...
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