Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Brill's encyclopedia of Hinduism. Volume One |
Editors | Knut A. Jacobsen, Helene Basu, Angelika Malinar, Vasudha Narayanan |
Place of Publication | Leiden and Boston, MA |
Publisher | Brill |
Pages | 73-85 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789004176416 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Abstract
The entry provides information on Hindu practices and Hindu people in the Himalayan Region of South Asia. Ritual practices, religious officiates, places of worship, places of pilgrimmage and matters of theology are discussed.
Keywords
- Himalaya
- Himalayan
- Kailash
- Badrinath
- Kedarnath
- Gangotri
- Ganga
- Ganges
- Yamuna
- Jumna
- Yamnotri
- Devi
- India
- Shiva
- Shaivite
- Shaman
- Shamanism
- Drums
- Sacrifice
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Himachal
- Uttarakhand
- Garhwal
- Kumaon
- Kashmir