From Pilgrim Landscape to 'Pilgrim Road': Tracing the Transformation of the Char Dham Yatra in Colonial Garhwal
The pan-Indian pilgrimages to the char dhams (four holy abodes) of the Garhwal Himalayas were deeply ecological and sensorial experiences in the pre-colonial era. Drawing on archival research, I trace how colonial schemes, together with the enterprises of modern Hindu institutions, engendered signif...
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2018
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B Hinduism and ecology B caste hegemony B Orientalism B History |
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