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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... rule . Communi- cations improved thanks to the Pax Britannica . Moreover , not only the landed gentry , but also what he calls the ' service gentry ' , merchant groups and , for example , Bengali government servants , the main ...
... rule . Communi- cations improved thanks to the Pax Britannica . Moreover , not only the landed gentry , but also what he calls the ' service gentry ' , merchant groups and , for example , Bengali government servants , the main ...
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... Rule 9 : There are some customs regarding the session of an assembly in a baithak . A kotwal gives date and place of ... rules , etc. of the akhara . His pledges are the following . 1. He would strictly follow customs and traditions . 2 ...
... Rule 9 : There are some customs regarding the session of an assembly in a baithak . A kotwal gives date and place of ... rules , etc. of the akhara . His pledges are the following . 1. He would strictly follow customs and traditions . 2 ...
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... [ Rule 11 has much the same to say about the mahant of the patti . ] Rule 15 : The sadhus of Hanumangarhi living in or out of Hanumangarhi cannot have any property in their own name . Property attained by such sadhus will be in the name ...
... [ Rule 11 has much the same to say about the mahant of the patti . ] Rule 15 : The sadhus of Hanumangarhi living in or out of Hanumangarhi cannot have any property in their own name . Property attained by such sadhus will be in the name ...
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Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
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