The Mahā Kumbh Melā in Allahabad 2013
The following article deals with the Mahā Kumbh Melā1 in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh, northern India) and the practices of Hindu world renouncers2 during this festival. In 2013, the year under study, approximately 120 million renouncers and lay pilgrims attended the festival. After a brief overview of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Diagonal-Verlag
2018
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Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft
Year: 2018, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 52-84 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Allahabad
/ Kumbha Melā
/ Geschichte 2013
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| RelBib Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
| Further subjects: | B
Hindu renunciation
Kumbh Mela
festival
lived religion
India
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Volltext (Verlag) |