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Pūjā Associations in West Bengal
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Journal of Asian Studies (1969) 28 (3): 579–594.
Published: 01 May 1969
... ranks. When young men organize Kālī pūjā in the city, they bring priests similar to those who worship Durgā in the sārvajanīn paṇḍals . 10 Usually three, and sometimes four, disks made of solā or pith, strung together, and used as a sacred ornament. 9
Chattopadhaya...
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Nine Nights of Power: Durgā, Dolls, and Darbārs
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Journal of Asian Studies (2023) 82 (4): 738–740.
Published: 01 November 2023
... of the Great Goddess at night” (41) during Navaratri. Navaratri celebration also is a site of play that gives space to get shaped by and resist sociopolitical and cultural changes. In discussing the politicization and secularization of Durga P in West Bengal in chapter 3, Moumita Sen analyzes the pandals...
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Thebaw: Last King of Burma
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Far Eastern Quarterly (1944) 3 (4): 309–312.
Published: 01 August 1944
... have temporary mat pandals erected on his estate for the entertainment of his guests. I talked with several people who had received presents of silk loin cloths and sarees brought from Bombay or imported from Burma. THEBAW: LAST KING OF BURMA 311 These generous instincts seem to have kept His Burmese...
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Bhāgavata Mēḷa Nāṭakam, a Traditional Dance-Drama Form
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Journal of Asian Studies (1963) 22 (2): 193–200.
Published: 01 February 1963
... with a thatched and decorated palm pandal supported by heavy bamboo pillars.17 The doors of the temple are kept open during the performance with the image of Lakshminarasiihha, adorned with the temple jewels and garlanded with fresh flowers, installed on a dais "so that the Lord may witness the offering of His...
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Technophany and Its Publics: Artisans, Technicians, and the Rise of Vishwakarma Worship in India
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Journal of Asian Studies (2022) 81 (1): 3–21.
Published: 01 February 2022
... between technology and ceremonies honoring the god. We arrived at the refinery as a pandit and assistant began to arrange puja materials on the main pandal altar not far from the refinery's main gate (see figure 2 ). A young mustachioed Vishwakarma figure flanked by clay elephants was the focal...
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Urban Growth and Municipal Development in the Colonial City of Madras, 1860–1900
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Journal of Asian Studies (1975) 34 (2): 341–360.
Published: 01 February 1975
... was not a wealthy city and its tax structure was such that the burden of municipal development fell on those who could least afford it. The Madras Municipality was financed by a tax on property and houses, on professions, on vehicles and animals, and on licenses issued for such purposes as erecting a pandal...
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Caste, Social Change, and the Social Scientist: A Note on the Ahistorical Approach to Indian Social History
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Journal of Asian Studies (1975) 35 (1): 63–84.
Published: 01 November 1975
..." concern was partly an outgrowth of an increasing awareness of the cultural plurality of the heterogeneous population collected under the appellation "Kayastha" and under the KC pandal, especially noticeable as for various historical reasons the KC recruitment expanded. It was partly a result of determined...
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Ritual Pollution as an Integrator of Caste and Religion
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Journal of Asian Studies (1964) 23 (S1): 151–197.
Published: 01 June 1964
... transport Brahmin guests to and from the ceremony. Women of a high Sudra caste (Okkaliga or Goldsmith) may be hired to wash the vessels in which the feast is cooked. The Barber must shave the groom before the ceremony. Hasalurus jealously guard their caste prerogative of constructing the canopy (pandal...
