10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AKHARA»
Discover the use of
akhara in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
akhara and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Wrestler's Body: Identity and Ideology in North India
This system of hydraulic classification — swampy water to clean one's anus,
water to dampen the ground, water to wash one's self and one's clothes, and
water to drink — serves to structure akhara space and one's movement through
this ...
2
The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to ...
and values, namely the akhara, asceticism and the Hindu sect. Hence our
characterisation of the RSS as a Hindu nationalist sect.99 The sectarian crucible
of the Hindu nation The RSS took on several features of the Indian terrorist
societies, ...
Christophe Jaffrelot, 1999
3
Autobiography of a Sadhu: A Journey Into Mystic India
Datt Akhara in Ujjain, is the ancient math of Juna Akhara. Juna means old. So
before it was called the old akhara, when it was younger, it was called Datt
Akhara, and even before that, Bhairon Akhara, after Shiva's terrifying form. Ujjain
and ...
4
Oral Tradition Narratives of the Emai People
akhara bi 6 khai 6. akhara bi o khai INT li o nwu omo fi li okun, PF she take child
throw APP sea akhara bi 6 khai 6. akhara bi o khai INT li o nwu omo fi li okun, PF
she take child throw APP sea akhara bi 6 khai 6. akhara bi o khai INT oli okun i i ...
Ronald P. Schaefer, Francis O. Egbokhare, 2000
5
Akhil Bharatiya
Akhara Parishad
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (All India Akhara Council) is the apex organisation of Hindu Sants (saints) and Sadhus (ascetics) in India.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z
Akhara. The name of a subgroup of the Naga class of Dashanami Sanyasis; a
particular type of renunciant ascetic. The Dashanami Sanyasis are devotees (
bhakta) of the god Shiva, organized into different akharas or regiments on the
model ...
James G. Lochtefeld, 2002
7
South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in ...
no longer required them to pass through the Niranjani akhara grounds, and thus '
would have given them a status as an independent akhara'. This was foiled by a
savvy British administrator, whose compromise route still took the Junas through
...
8
Culture and Power in Banaras: Community, Performance, and ...
One reason for this is that biraha singers do not improvise their song texts; rather
they obtain and memorize texts from poets who belong to one specific akhara.
The song texts are the property of that akhara. Thus it is only through
membership ...
9
AYODHYA - THE DARK NIGHT
tradition that the Nirvani Akhara possessed the temple of Lord Hanuman inside
Hanumangarhi, meaning, thereby, that it would have control over all the offerings
and donations that the temple received from devotees and patrons. As part of this
...
Dhirendra K Jha / Krishna Jha, 2012
10
Pilgrimage and Power: The Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, 1765-1954
Bairagi Akharas (three): Nirvani, Digambar, and Nirmohi; Sikh Akharas (three):
Udasins of the Bara and Chota Panchayati Akhara, and Nirmal Akhara.5 In an
attempt to mitigate dangerous sadhu rivalries in the late nineteenth century, the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AKHARA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
akhara is used in the context of the following news items.
Jatin Goswami felicitated
At a function held on the occasion of inauguration of the two-day cultural festival of the Akhara Ghar Natygosthi, a socio-cultural organisation at ... «Assam Tribune, Jul 15»
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Mary Chey of Murray Street, Lebanon, a cell/molecular biology major, the daughter of Akhara Chey and Nhar Roy, a 2011 graduate of Lebanon ... «Lebanon Daily News, Jul 15»
Girl in 20s found murdered
LUDHIANA: A girl in her 20s was found murdered at Akhara village in Jagraon on Wednesday. Passersby spotted the body and informed to the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Buddha Amarnath Yatra to commence from Aug 17 in Poonch hills
"Chhari Mubarak", the holy mace of Lord Shiva, will be taken from Shree Dashami Akhara Mandir Poonch towards Himalayan shrine in Mandi ... «GreaterKashmir.com, Jun 15»
BJP President Amit Shah's speech at book release on Pramukh Swami
Aadi Shankaracharya had created Akhara sysem that worked for long and took Hindu faith to a new path. Pramukh Swamiji through BPAS has ... «DeshGujarat, Jun 15»
Srinagar unrest: Protest against desecration of mosque
Chanting slogans in favour of freedom and against India, the angry protesters pelted stones at the picket of the CRPF near Akhara Building to ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
UP cops use saffron flags in mock drill, BJP seeks apology
Acharya Narendra Giri, president of Akhara Parishad, the highest body of saints in India, said, "All the officers who were present in the mock ... «India Today, Jun 15»
Forceful demos in Srinagar against desecration of Jamia Masjid
Chanting slogans in favour of freedom and against India, the angry protesters pelted stones at the picket of the CRPF near Akhara Building to ... «Kashmir Media Service, Jun 15»
Lalu Yadav shares stage with Nitish Yadav, calls self indispensable
Is school an akhara (arena)?… If I become country's PM someday, BJP will have to face great problems,” he said, adding that BJP will never ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
Aamir Khan Personally Trains His 'Four Daughters' for Dangal?
Dangal directed by Nitesh Tiwari, is inspired by the story of former wrestler Mahavir Singh, from Haryana's Balali village, who built an 'akhara' ... «Masala.com, Jun 15»
