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... vows as it is common to make a mental vow to the deity , promising fulfilment , usually by worship in the temple . Again , health reasons are most commonly stated for fulfilling vows , with seventy - two pilgrims , or 14 per cent of the ...
... vows as it is common to make a mental vow to the deity , promising fulfilment , usually by worship in the temple . Again , health reasons are most commonly stated for fulfilling vows , with seventy - two pilgrims , or 14 per cent of the ...
Page 115
... vows it can be seen that the majority of pilgrims seek the general rewards of darśana and worship , but a considerable minority under- take contractual vows with the deity for the remedy or avoidance of specific earthly problems . The ...
... vows it can be seen that the majority of pilgrims seek the general rewards of darśana and worship , but a considerable minority under- take contractual vows with the deity for the remedy or avoidance of specific earthly problems . The ...
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... vow . Other purposes success in examinations , procuring a good marriage arrangement , obtaining a child or speci- fically a son , resolving a dispute were also mentioned . Except in two cases , these vows were to be fulfilled by a ...
... vow . Other purposes success in examinations , procuring a good marriage arrangement , obtaining a child or speci- fically a son , resolving a dispute were also mentioned . Except in two cases , these vows were to be fulfilled by a ...
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