A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Tirumala-Tirupati
This page describes Tirumala-Tirupati which is located on page 404 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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Gati in Theory and Practice [by Dr. Sujatha Mohan]
Other than these there are many sculptures seen in Tirumala-Tirupati temple mandapas. From the Vijayanagara inscriptions we come to know that the traditional temple dancers called devar adigal were given a place of honor in these temple rituals. 5. Dance movements found in temples of Orissa The Konark temple in Bhuvaneswar is the grandest and best known of Sun temples in India. This dates back to the 13th century and it represents the highest point in Orissa temple architecture....
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [by T. S. Syamkumar]
[……] The name Pancaratra must therefore mean the fivefold division of the day. ” See Pancaratragma, Tirumala Tiruppati Deavasthanamas, Tiruppati, 2001, pp. 14-17. (* 9) See The Agama Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 18; and also see the appendix of this same volume. In his study, Schrader has listed 210 names of Pancaratragamas. See Schrader, F. O. , Introduction to the Pancaratra and the Ahirbudhnya Samhita, Adyar Library, Madras, 1916, pp. 8-11....
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Chaitanya's Life and Teachings [by Krishna-das Kaviraj]
Tirupati.—A very famous holy city in the Chandra-gin taluq of the N. Arcot district. In Lower Tirupati, which stands in the plain, there are 15 templesf the chief of them being dedicated to Govinda-raja-swami (the brother of Venkateshwar) and Ramswami. Upper Tirupati, usually called Tirumala (from Tirumalai, holy hill), stands on the top of the range, six miles north west of Lower Tirupati. Its chief divinity is Venkateshwar. (North Arcot Manual, 142-153). Tri-kal-hasti....
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