Touted as one of thetwelve Jyotirlinga temples in India, Ramanathaswamy Temple is a holy pilgrimage site for Smarthas, Shaivites, and Vaishnavites. Here the principal deity is Lord Shiva in the lingam form. You can enter at any of the temple’s 4 gates. Unknown to many, Ramanathaswamy...
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Traditionally, they will serve the drink to their God first at Hindu temples before sharing it with others as prasad (food or beverages offered to a god by worshippers). Surprisingly, Panakam can help with indigestion and hydrate your body. Besides the common ingredients such as jaggery, ginger...
Similarly, territorial cults give form to local communities at levels ranging from neighborhood ‘Place God’ (Tudi Gong) shrines, village-level temples, market-based temples, upward to the City God temples found in administrative capitals (Sangren 1987). City Gods also played a role in the ...
My blog currently hosts several articles related to Fujian Province, China, including Sun Wukong’s cult, some of his mainland temples, a 13th-century pagoda relief carving, and a rare Yuan-Ming Journey to the West (Xiyouji, 西遊記) puppet play entitled Tripitaka Seeks the Scriptures (Sanzang...
The main topic of the Āgamas is the worship of deities and especially the image worship in temples and other matters related to the temples. They also deal with civil and moral codes, initiation, purificatory ceremonies, consecration, and daily routines of the practitioners and philosophy. ...
and examine how contact between continents shaped these far-flung places. Along the way, they'll introduce the colourful characters who played pivotal roles in the development of these cities, and lead listeners through the must-visit palaces, temples, bazaars and, of course, bars and restaurants...
This chapter introduces the edited volume, which builds on initial case studies of popular idolatry in Japan, or what Aoyagi Hiroshi intended in the first decade of the new millennium to establish as a subfield of symbolic anthropology called “idology,” but goes further to provide a transcultur...
It is one of the most popular sports in South Korea. In 1924, bowling lanes were added to temples in Seoul. An annual tournament was begun that continues even today, attracting the world’s best bowlers. The most popular television show for bowling is Pin4, which has been airing since ...
Many supporters love that his fan base is growing all over the globe. Hailing from humble beginnings, Wayne has come a long way in achieving all that he has, and it has been possible through the hard work, tears and sweat that he put into his talent...