A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Durgapuja or Durgotsava
This page describes Durgapuja or Durgotsava which is located on page 553 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Durgapuja or Durgotsava” according to 9 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
for enjoying material happiness, they considered hari-kirtana performed for the pleasure of Krishna as another means to enjoy material happiness as in the Durga-puja festival....
Read full contents: Verse 2.23.99
Varahi Tantra (English Study) [by Roberta Pamio]
Conclusion of the exposition on Durgapuja. The first half of this chapter concludes the exposition on Durgapuja (vv. 1-57 ), as it is given in the Du. Bh. T. Bhairava says that in the Durgapuja one should also worship the weapons, emblems and armour of the Goddess (v. 1): the pujamantras of the weapons of the goddess are then given: khadga (vv. 2-6); churika, i. e. knife (vv. 7-9); kattaraka, i. e. dagger (v. 10); dhanu (vv. 11-12); kunta, i. e. spear (v. 13); varma, i. e....
Read full contents: Chapter 30 - Conclusion of the exposition on Durgapuja
Puppetry in Assam [by Gitali Saikia]
Sometimes a temporary shrine is constructed,such as for Durga puja in West Bengal or Ganesh Utsav in Maharashtra to specify space for rituals and cultural performances. This temporary shrine is ritually abandoned after the festival is over,and the image of Durga,which had been installed for the duration of the festival,is immersed in a river....
Read full contents: Characteristics of Folk drama
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