Rituals and Sacred Space of Pandharpur, India
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Rituals and Sacred Space of Pandharpur, India. / Sand, Erik.
Holy Places & Pilgrimages: Essays on India. New Delhi : Shubhi Publications, 2011. s. 239-262 (Planes Earth & Cultural Understanding Series; Nr. Pub. 8).Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning
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T1 - Rituals and Sacred Space of Pandharpur, India
AU - Sand, Erik
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The small town Pandharpur, situated about two hundred kilometres south east of Pune, is one of the most popular sacred places in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is dedicated to the god Vithoba who is considered to be an incarnation of Vishnu in the form of Krishna. Pandharpur and Vithoba plays a very important role in the religious life of the so-called Varakari Sampradaya which goes back to at least the time of Jnadeva or Jnaneshvara in the second half of the 13th century. In fact the religious life of the town is to a great extent dominated by the presence of this Sampradaya, and the great yearly pilgrimage in the bright half of Ashadha (June-July), at which processions from all over Maharashtra join in Pandharpur is one of the most spectacular religious events in the region. Until comparatively recent the knowledge of the history and concept of Pandharpur as a sacred town has been completely dominated by the literature of the Varakari Sampradaya. In this paper I shall, however, be dealing with two Sanskrit mahatmyas, both called Pandurangamahatmya, and the ideas found therein with regard to the rituals and sacred space of Pandharpur.
AB - The small town Pandharpur, situated about two hundred kilometres south east of Pune, is one of the most popular sacred places in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is dedicated to the god Vithoba who is considered to be an incarnation of Vishnu in the form of Krishna. Pandharpur and Vithoba plays a very important role in the religious life of the so-called Varakari Sampradaya which goes back to at least the time of Jnadeva or Jnaneshvara in the second half of the 13th century. In fact the religious life of the town is to a great extent dominated by the presence of this Sampradaya, and the great yearly pilgrimage in the bright half of Ashadha (June-July), at which processions from all over Maharashtra join in Pandharpur is one of the most spectacular religious events in the region. Until comparatively recent the knowledge of the history and concept of Pandharpur as a sacred town has been completely dominated by the literature of the Varakari Sampradaya. In this paper I shall, however, be dealing with two Sanskrit mahatmyas, both called Pandurangamahatmya, and the ideas found therein with regard to the rituals and sacred space of Pandharpur.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Indien
KW - Helligt rum
KW - Pandharpur
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 81-8290-228-2
T3 - Planes Earth & Cultural Understanding Series
SP - 239
EP - 262
BT - Holy Places & Pilgrimages: Essays on India
PB - Shubhi Publications
CY - New Delhi
ER -
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