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 10
... story the panda will tell while bringing the pilgrims to Vasudeva Ghat is that when Manu lived here in the first yuga , before the first deluge , he encountered a fish whom he recognized as the incarnation of Vishnu . The god informed ...
... story the panda will tell while bringing the pilgrims to Vasudeva Ghat is that when Manu lived here in the first yuga , before the first deluge , he encountered a fish whom he recognized as the incarnation of Vishnu . The god informed ...
Page 19
... story of the defence of Ramkot against intruders will certainly be told to the pilgrim , but there is only one important temple at present built on one of the ' gates ' . This is Ayodhya's most famous temple , Hanumangarhi . There is ...
... story of the defence of Ramkot against intruders will certainly be told to the pilgrim , but there is only one important temple at present built on one of the ' gates ' . This is Ayodhya's most famous temple , Hanumangarhi . There is ...
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... stories connected with the place . In other periods they may flourish , thanks to an active promotion . There are also several places outside Ayodhya associated with the Ram story . First of all I shall mention the old tirtha Gopratara ...
... stories connected with the place . In other periods they may flourish , thanks to an active promotion . There are also several places outside Ayodhya associated with the Ram story . First of all I shall mention the old tirtha Gopratara ...
Contents
Sarayu and the ghats | 9 |
The presence of | 18 |
The conjunction of time and place | 28 |
Copyright | |
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