Lord Jagannath: His Temple, Cult and Festivals
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Edition
1st. ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8173050511
Length
xiv+182p., Plates; Bibliography; Index.
Subjects
The present work is a learned discourse, exact and generic, on the relevance of the Cult of Jagannath to contemporaneous culture over a thousand years. As such it purports to be a unique work--the pioneer one on the history and culture of the Cult of Jagannath--twined with a deep sensitivity towards its philosophy and relevance in a broad spectrum of sectarian synthesis. It brings to light the history of the monasteries at Puri, their founders' (from Sankara and ...