Banaras, City of LightColumbia University Press, 1999 - 427 pages "In BANARAS, Diana Eck . . . has written a notable book about this greatest of Indian pilgrimage sites. . . . Her brilliant, comprehensive book seems likely to remain for a long time the definitive work on this great Indian city".--WASHINGTON POST. 61 photos. 7 maps. |
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... Religious life and customs . I. Title . BL1153.7.V36 E24 1999 294.5'35'09542 - dc21 99-11349 Casebound editions of Columbia University Press books are printed on permanent and durable acid - free paper . Printed in the United States of ...
... Religious life and customs . I. Title . BL1153.7.V36 E24 1999 294.5'35'09542 - dc21 99-11349 Casebound editions of Columbia University Press books are printed on permanent and durable acid - free paper . Printed in the United States of ...
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... religious lore and traditions of a city that has stood on the banks of the river Gangā for more than 2,500 years , drawing on the rich range of Sanskrit sources that sing the praises of the city , as well as the stacks of Hindi penny ...
... religious lore and traditions of a city that has stood on the banks of the river Gangā for more than 2,500 years , drawing on the rich range of Sanskrit sources that sing the praises of the city , as well as the stacks of Hindi penny ...
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... religious leaders . Along the river at Har- ishchandra Ghat , where the funeral pyres of the cremation grounds once burned , stands an electric crematorium . It depends on irregular electricity , but still it provides a cheaper and more ...
... religious leaders . Along the river at Har- ishchandra Ghat , where the funeral pyres of the cremation grounds once burned , stands an electric crematorium . It depends on irregular electricity , but still it provides a cheaper and more ...
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... religious sig- nificance of the Kāshī Vishvanātha linga is not limited to one particular icon , but persistently ... religious imagination upon a singular temple or site has long been rejected in a religious tradition that has marked ...
... religious sig- nificance of the Kāshī Vishvanātha linga is not limited to one particular icon , but persistently ... religious imagination upon a singular temple or site has long been rejected in a religious tradition that has marked ...
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... religious life of Banaras to life through careful and focused studies of its neighborhoods . In the 1980s , Marc Katz studied the transmission of religious traditions in the Assi Ghat area of the city , focusing on the lilas — the ...
... religious life of Banaras to life through careful and focused studies of its neighborhoods . In the 1980s , Marc Katz studied the transmission of religious traditions in the Assi Ghat area of the city , focusing on the lilas — the ...
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Adi Keshava ancient Annapūrnā ascetic auspicious Avimukta Avimukteshvara Banaras bathing Bhairava Bindu Bindu Madhava Brahma brahmin Buddha Buddhist called century B.C. city's cremation ground Dandapani darshana Dashashvamedha death deities Devi dharma divine Divodāsa Durgā earth famous festival Forest of Bliss ganas Ganesha Gangā Gauri Ghat goddess gods Gupta heaven Himalayas Hindu holy honored Jātaka Kāla Kāla Bhairava Kāma Kashi Kāshi Khanda Kedāra Khanda King Krishna Kund lanes liberation linga of light live located Lolārka Lord Shiva Mahābhārata māhātmyas Manikarnikā Matsya Matsyodari moksha mosque Muslim myth nāgas Nārāyana Nikumbha North India Omkara Panchaganga Panchakroshi Road Pārvatī pilgrimage pilgrims Prayaga Purāna Rāma Rāmāyana religious rites ritual riverfront sacred city sage Sankatā sannyasins Sanskrit season Shakti Shiva linga shrine sins Skanda story symbol tīrthas tradition Trilochana Tulsi Vāpī Varana Vārānasī Vedas Vinayaka Vishnu Vishvanatha Temple Vishveshvara waters waxing fortnight worship yakshas