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... sects do not take the form of exclusive and opposed religious communities in Bengal . The popu- lation cannot be neatly divided by the criterion of sect membership . Both sects are intimately part of one religious system and , though ...
... sects do not take the form of exclusive and opposed religious communities in Bengal . The popu- lation cannot be neatly divided by the criterion of sect membership . Both sects are intimately part of one religious system and , though ...
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... sects in Bengal . Despite the anticipated correlation between sect and deity in all the places of pilgrimage , it is noteworthy that pilgrimage to these places is not undertaken exclusively by sect members . Significant minorities of ...
... sects in Bengal . Despite the anticipated correlation between sect and deity in all the places of pilgrimage , it is noteworthy that pilgrimage to these places is not undertaken exclusively by sect members . Significant minorities of ...
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... sect centres and the sect . The relationship is one of mutual interaction , in which the centre draws features from regional sources , but in turn makes contributions to these patterns . One good example of this relationship is seen in ...
... sect centres and the sect . The relationship is one of mutual interaction , in which the centre draws features from regional sources , but in turn makes contributions to these patterns . One good example of this relationship is seen in ...
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