The ritual anointing or bathing of an idol with offerings such as milk, honey, sugar and water. It is practised in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Within certain Buddhist traditions, it is performed as an initiation rite. Historically, it was also a consecration rite performed at a monarch’s coronation.
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Smooth stones found on the bed of the Narmada River in central and western India, which are worshipped as the…
A ten-day public celebration of the Hindu festival of Navaratri, which was observed in Vijayanagara — the capital of the…
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