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 138
... Akhara : 2. Mahanirvani Akhara : 3. Santoshi Akhara : Nirmohi ani Ramanandi Nirmohi Vishnuswami Nirmohi Maladhari Nirmohi Radhavallabhi Nirmohi Jhariya Nirmohi Ramanandi Mahanirvani Harivyasi Mahanirvani Ramanandi Santoshi Harivyasi ...
... Akhara : 2. Mahanirvani Akhara : 3. Santoshi Akhara : Nirmohi ani Ramanandi Nirmohi Vishnuswami Nirmohi Maladhari Nirmohi Radhavallabhi Nirmohi Jhariya Nirmohi Ramanandi Mahanirvani Harivyasi Mahanirvani Ramanandi Santoshi Harivyasi ...
Page 278
... akhara panchayat has any doubt against any member of the executive panchayat in regard to his working or ambitions , he may raise a question in the akhara panchayat and therein a decision is taken after consideration , which the member ...
... akhara panchayat has any doubt against any member of the executive panchayat in regard to his working or ambitions , he may raise a question in the akhara panchayat and therein a decision is taken after consideration , which the member ...
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... akhara . If the decision is taken against some member of the akhara a written copy of the decision , signed by the members present at the session , is given into the hands of that member . This paper is called panchnama .. ... Rule 10 ...
... akhara . If the decision is taken against some member of the akhara a written copy of the decision , signed by the members present at the session , is given into the hands of that member . This paper is called panchnama .. ... Rule 10 ...
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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