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... kīrtana songs takes many forms . 18 It was not until well after the death of Caitanya that he himself was glorified as the object of kirtana devotion , when his identification as an avatara was accepted . Present practice includes songs ...
... kīrtana songs takes many forms . 18 It was not until well after the death of Caitanya that he himself was glorified as the object of kirtana devotion , when his identification as an avatara was accepted . Present practice includes songs ...
Page 153
... kirtana , but the ākhāḍās have no direct role in pilgrimage practices in Navadvip . The fols of Navadvip have changed little from the time when they were surveyed by Professor E. B. Cowell in 1864 ( Garett 1910 : 181- 3 ) .52 They are ...
... kirtana , but the ākhāḍās have no direct role in pilgrimage practices in Navadvip . The fols of Navadvip have changed little from the time when they were surveyed by Professor E. B. Cowell in 1864 ( Garett 1910 : 181- 3 ) .52 They are ...
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A Case Study of West Bengal E. Alan Morinis. kirtana , and in the evening , the footwear of Caitanya are taken , accompanied by kirtana , to the house of Visnupriyā for pūjā and kirtana , then are returned to their temple . ( 3 ) Māgha ...
A Case Study of West Bengal E. Alan Morinis. kirtana , and in the evening , the footwear of Caitanya are taken , accompanied by kirtana , to the house of Visnupriyā for pūjā and kirtana , then are returned to their temple . ( 3 ) Māgha ...
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The Gauramandala conceived as lotus | 1 |
VästupuruşamandalaThe temple as puruşa Plates between pages 104 and 105 | 2 |
GauraNitai Caitanya and Nityananda | 3 |
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activities Advaitic ascetics aspects Āśrama association avatāra Bābā Bakreswar Bārī bathing behaviour Benares bhakti Bharamalla bhoga Birbhum body Brahman Burdwan Caitanya Calcutta caste cent cremation ground cult culture darśana deity devotion dharnă dharnā-jātris disciples District divine earthly festival Gajan Ganges Ganguly Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas Gauranga Mandira Giri goddess Goswamys guru Hindu Hinduism holy Hooghly Hooghly District important India individual institution jātris journey Kālī kirtana Kṛṣṇa līlā linga located mahanta mantra matha Māyā Mayapur Muslim Navadvip Nityananda number of pilgrims offering perform pilgrimage centre pilgrimage tradition pilgrims pīṭhas place of pilgrimage popular practices prasāda priests pūjā Purāņa purohit Rādhā religious ritual river sacred places sacrifice Śākta Sākta pithas Śakti Samāj sannyāsis Sanskrit sect shrine siddhis Śiva śmaśāna social songs spiritual Śrī Kṛṣṇa symbolic Tantric Tārā Tarakeswar Tāraknatha Tarapith temple tion tirtha town Vaiṣṇava Vāmā Vāmākhepā Vasistha village visited vows Vṛndāvana West Bengal worship