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Page 77
... town and thana ( state administrative unit with police station ) headquarters in the Hooghly District . As a railhead and thana headquarters , the town has significance beyond its religious importance , and is a regional centre of ...
... town and thana ( state administrative unit with police station ) headquarters in the Hooghly District . As a railhead and thana headquarters , the town has significance beyond its religious importance , and is a regional centre of ...
Page 122
... town pre - dates his birth in A.D. 1486 , it is because of Caitanya that Navadvip has its present status as a place ... town according to the 1971 census was 94,204 . The municipal town of Navadvip takes in only part of the area ...
... town pre - dates his birth in A.D. 1486 , it is because of Caitanya that Navadvip has its present status as a place ... town according to the 1971 census was 94,204 . The municipal town of Navadvip takes in only part of the area ...
Page 153
... town to pilgrims . There are several mathas in Navadvip : the Bansi - dāsa Bābāji , Devānanda Gauḍīya , and the Mahānirvāna Mathas , while the Gau- ḍīya Sarasvat Matha and ISKCON are located in Mayapur . These mathas have a less ...
... town to pilgrims . There are several mathas in Navadvip : the Bansi - dāsa Bābāji , Devānanda Gauḍīya , and the Mahānirvāna Mathas , while the Gau- ḍīya Sarasvat Matha and ISKCON are located in Mayapur . These mathas have a less ...
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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