Bhadrakalipujana, Bhadrakālīpūjana, Bhadrakali-pujana: 1 definition

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Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study

Bhadrakālīpūjana (भद्रकालीपूजन) or Bhadrakālīpūjā is the name of a festival that once existed in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa. Bhadrakālīpūjana proceeds as follows: Performed on the 8th of the bright half of Āśvayuk, this ceremony consists of the worship of Bhadrakālī with incense, garlands, clothes, lamps, jewels, fruits, roots, meat, vegetables and drinks, the observance of vigil at night with music and dancing, worship of books, tools and weapons in the temple of Durgā, eating of food mixed with curd, offering of balls of food to an eagle and feeding of the Brāhmaṇas, the friends and the relatives.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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