Shaligram Pilgrimage in the Nepal Himalayas /

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For roughly two thousand years, the veneration of sacred fossil ammonites, called Shaligrams, has been an important part of Hindu and Buddhist ritual practice throughout South Asia and among the global Diaspora. Originating from a single remote region of Himalayan Nepal, called Mustang, Shaligrams a...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walters, Holly (Holly L.) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Vishnu > (Hindu deity) > Cult.
Rocks > Himalaya Mountains.
Rocks > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Rocks > Religious aspects > Hinduism.
Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages > Nepal > Mustang (District)
Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages > Nepal > Mustang (District)
Sacred stones > Nepal > Mustang (District)
Śālagrāma.
Buddhist worship, rites and ceremonies.
Hindu worship, rites and ceremonies.
Religious groups: social and cultural aspects.
Mysticism, magic and ritual.
Rocks, minerals and fossils.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages
Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages
Rocks
Rocks > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Rocks > Religious aspects > Hinduism
Sacred stones
Śālagrāma
South Asia > Religious life and customs.
Asie méridionale > Vie religieuse.
Himalaya Mountains
Nepal > Mustang (District)
South Asia
Pilgrimage, Hinduism, Nepal, Himalayas, Fossil.
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