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Thirteen festivals: a ritual year in Bengal

Ralph W. Nicholas

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Description:An expression common among Bengali Hindus says baro mase, tero parban, "in twelve months there are thirteen festivals." The present work deals with the great variety of rituals that take place during the remainder of the year, including worship is Sitala, goddess of disease and mother of the village; Canada, goddess of snakes; Lakshmi, embodiment of prosperity dwelling in the rice crop; Data Narayana, who has a Muslim personality as Satya Pir; and the goddesses worshiped by women within the house: Sasthi, goddess of children; the auspicious Mangal Candi; and Bipattarini, who saves people from danger.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Thirteen festivals: a ritual year in Bengal. To get started finding Thirteen festivals: a ritual year in Bengal, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 252

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Orient BlackSwan

Release: 2016

ISBN: 8192304639

Description: An expression common among Bengali Hindus says baro mase, tero parban, "in twelve months there are thirteen festivals." The present work deals with the great variety of rituals that take place during the remainder of the year, including worship is Sitala, goddess of disease and mother of the village; Canada, goddess of snakes; Lakshmi, embodiment of prosperity dwelling in the rice crop; Data Narayana, who has a Muslim personality as Satya Pir; and the goddesses worshiped by women within the house: Sasthi, goddess of children; the auspicious Mangal Candi; and Bipattarini, who saves people from danger.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Thirteen festivals: a ritual year in Bengal. To get started finding Thirteen festivals: a ritual year in Bengal, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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