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Page 114
... 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 ...
Page 198
... 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 ...
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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