Karaha Pujan: A Folk-Worship of Krsna in Eastern Uttar Pradesh
This article brings to light a kind of worship of lord Krsna practised especially by the communities of Ahir (cowherds), and Gadariya (shepherds) of eastern Uttar Pradesh, called Karaha pujan. It involves life-threatening practices performed, in a state of possession, by a bhagat, a man with charism...
| Published in: | Religions of South Asia |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Equinox
2019
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| In: |
Religions of South Asia
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 160–187 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Uttar Pradesh (Ost)
/ Krishna
/ Cult
/ Folk religion
/ Spiritual possession cult
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Ahīr
B Possession B Shakta B Folk Religion B Vaishnava B Folk Tantra B Kṛṣṇa |
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