Himalaya Region

Andrew Alter

Himalaya Region

Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies

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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.

Original language	English
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

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

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Himalaya Region

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