Gods on Earth: The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage CentreBloomsbury Academic, 1988 - 310 pages A detailed historical anthropology of Ayodhya, which argues that religious values can reflect political and economic processes. |
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Page 77
... Kumbh Mela : ' three Kumbhs back ' or ' before last Kumbh ' . He is very reluctant to speak about his private past , but he told me that he had been a celibate from his childhood ( naisthik brahmacāri ) . He only lives in Ayodhya during ...
... Kumbh Mela : ' three Kumbhs back ' or ' before last Kumbh ' . He is very reluctant to speak about his private past , but he told me that he had been a celibate from his childhood ( naisthik brahmacāri ) . He only lives in Ayodhya during ...
Page 140
... Kumbh Melas . At these bathing festivals the akharas combine into armies ( anis ) and lose their separate identities . The great event at the Kumbh Mela is bathing in the river at the auspicious moment . At this time the Vishnuite ...
... Kumbh Melas . At these bathing festivals the akharas combine into armies ( anis ) and lose their separate identities . The great event at the Kumbh Mela is bathing in the river at the auspicious moment . At this time the Vishnuite ...
Page 141
... Kumbh Mela of Ujjain in . 1921 in which the Ramanandis took major decisions on their own identity . This case has been discussed fully in an earlier section and shows that the meetings at the Kumbh Melas are important at least for the ...
... Kumbh Mela of Ujjain in . 1921 in which the Ramanandis took major decisions on their own identity . This case has been discussed fully in an earlier section and shows that the meetings at the Kumbh Melas are important at least for the ...
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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