Tales, tanks, and temples: The creation of a sacred center in seventeenth-century Bengal.

From: Asian Folklore Studies | Date: June 1, 2002| Author: Ghosh, Pike | Copyright information

Vrindavan, the hallowed site of the Hindu deity Krishna's youth, located geographically in the green groves on the banks of the River Yamuna in north India, was of deep spiritual concern for his devotees. In its replication at Vishnupur, the capital of the local Malla dynasty in eastern India, aspects of the distinctive physical qualities of this older holy site were selectively reproduced, while others were abandoned. I analyze the town's devotional poetry, oral narratives, extant temple f...

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