A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Snanayatra
This page describes Snanayatra which is located on page 296 of the third 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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Chaitanya Bhagavata [by Bhumipati Dasa]
The festival Deity of Ananta Vasudeva is brought here during the Snana-yatra. The Deity is then bathed by streams of water squirted out of fountains surrounding that temple. During the Snana-yatra, in other words, during the rainy season, this Bindu-sarovara becomes the residence of many large crocodiles. Western historians like Starling, Hunter, and Cunningham, as well as archeologists of India like Raja Rajendralala Mitra have described Bhuvaneshvara as a principal Buddhist center....
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