White-washing, Whitewashing: 2 definitions

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White-washing means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

White-washing (the wall) refers to one of the twenty-four undertakings connected to marriage in ancient India, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 170.21 f.: Twenty-four items are mentioned in connection with the marriage of Kuvalayamālā, [for instance, white-washing the wall], [...].

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (history)

Whitewashing the doors of temples (for the coronation of kings) was a common practice in ancient India.—In the later period, the practice of worship of image as well as the necessity of the construction of temple came into being gradually. The text of two epics viz., the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata, frequently mention about temple which bears the proof of having temples in the society of that time. In the Ayodhyākāṇḍa of the Rāmāyaṇa, it is mentioned that people of Ayodhyā were whitewashing the doors of their temples for the upcoming coronation of Rāma.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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