The Pre-Saiva Mahakala of Ujjayini

Ujjayini, one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage sites, is widely known as Siva’s city. The great deity of the famous Mahakala temple has been worshipped as its main patron until the present day. However, Phyllis Granoff has demonstrated that some early sources such as the Harivamsa (112.125-26)...

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Main Author: Száler, Péter (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2021
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2021, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-104
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ujjain / Mahākāla / Cult / Rise of / Śaivism / Jainism
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
Further subjects:B Ujjayinī
B Mahākāla
B Kālaka
B Kārtavīrya Arjuna
B Sūrya
B Bāṇa
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