Modern Hinduism: Being an Account of the Religion and Life of the Hindus in Northern IndiaUnwin, 1887 - 494 pages |
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amongst ascetic Asura bathe believed Benares Bengal birth blessed body born Brahmans Buddhist Calcutta called caste ceremony Chaitanya chief Christian classes common daughters declared deity descendants disciples divine Durga duties earth evil faith father favour feast feet festival Gaya gifts give given goddess gods guru hand heaven Hindu Hinduism holy honour husband idol incarnations India Jagannatha Jatra Kāli Kayasthas king Krishna Kshatriya Kulin Lakshmi live Mahabharata mantras Manu marriage married mother obtain offerings Orissa performed pilgrimage pilgrims prayers present priests Puja Purana Puri Purusha Sukta Rāmānuja Rāmāyana regarded religion religious respect rice rites river sacred sacrifice Samaj Sanskrit Sanyasi Sasthi Sastras Scriptures sect seen shrine sins Siva spirit story Sudra supposed supreme taught teaching temple texts Vaishnavas Vaisya Vedas Vishnu whilst widow wife woman women worship Yama
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