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Index abhishekam 42, 87, 107–108, 117–118 akhand Ramayana 62, 66 ACK see Amar Chitra Katha Alamelumanga 114 adharma 24, 127, 193 alamkara 88 adornment 87–89 alaya 98 Advaita Vedanta 83 Allocco, Amy L. 31, 197, 214 advertisements Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) comic caste 16 books 58–59, 70–71 matrimonial 16 amavashya 128 oral and visual narratives Ambedkar, B. R. 16, 58 46, 55 Ammoru (1995) 60 vrats 161, 166–167 amrita 49 agency amulets 201 female agency 143, 148, 181, 183 ancestors murtis 81 astrology 213 ritual healing 195, 204, 211, 218 context-specificity 8 shakti 143 death rituals 186–188 tali 183 COPYRIGHTEDfamilies MATERIAL of deities 32, 36–40 vrats 148, 165, 167 oral and visual narratives 53–54 Everyday Hinduism, First Edition. Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger. © 2015 Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger. Published 2015 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 231 0002478111.indd 231 2/4/2015 10:11:00 AM Index ancestors (cont’d ) Shani dosham 215–216 pilgrimage 110, 112 vastu 216–218 possession 203 asura 22–23, 27–29, 48–49, 51, 125, 127 ritual healing 196 Atlanta, Georgia 10 Andal 81–82 astrology 211, 214–215 Andhra Pradesh (Andhra) 14, 47, bhaktis 78 80, 111, 155, 217–218 families of deities 35–36, 40–43 animal sacrifice (bali) 31, 53, 90, 140, 212 festivals 125–126 Annamacarya 74–75 pilgrimage 117 anna prasanna 171 polytheistic imagination 9 anti-god see asura puja shrines 40–43 antyesti 186 temples 89, 108 Appar 74 upanayana 173–176 arangetram see ranga pravesham vrats 148–150, 155 arati 90–91, 131–132, 158–159 Atmavilas, Yamini 181 arca avatara 79 auspiciousness archana 106, 155 astrology 211–212 architecture 101–104, 216–218 festivals 126–129 Ardhanarishvara 26, 41 possession 207 Arjuna 24–25 samskaras 169–170, 174, 179–183, Arni, Samhita 69 186–187 arranged marriage 178–179 vrats 148–151, 156–158, 160, 165 Arya Samaj 85 austerities 27, 53–54, 100–101 ascending the stage see ranga avataras 21–25, 28, 79–80, 109, 119–120 pravesham asceticism bahaks 47–48 death rituals 188, 190–191 Bala Krishna family of deities 23, 25–27, 32 families of deities 24 oral and visual narratives 54, 64–65 ritual healing 197 ashramas 6–7 worship 75, 87, 93 ashrams 53–54, 65 Balarama 22, 103 ashta lakshmis 30, 160–161 bali 31, 90, 212 astrology 211–218 bangles 88, 90, 100, 170, 172, concepts and definitions 194, 181–182, 187 211–212 BAPS see Swaminarayan healing across religious bar mitzvah/bat mitzvah 173 boundaries 199–200 Basavanna 83–84 naga dosham 213–215 Bengali 9, 28–29, 56, 69, 85 navagrahas 212–213, 215 Bhagavad Gita 24–25 samskaras 179 Bhagavata Purana 19, 48, 56 232 0002478111.indd 232 2/4/2015 10:11:01 AM Index Bhagvan 162 Buddha 23–24 bhagya 218 burial 186, 190 bhajans 76–77 bhakti 73–85 calendar see luni-solar calendar concepts and definitions 1, 73 camphor 90, 104, 115, 209 deity without form 83–85 caste 13–17 murtis 77–85 dharma 6–7 narratives of god in the discrimination 13, 16–17 murti 80–82 families of deities 19 poet-saints 74–76, 81–85 possession 204–205 singing to god and the samskaras 169–170, 172–174, goddess 76–77 178–181, 184–185 vrats 150–151 varna and jati 7, 13–16, 178 Bharata 63–64 worship 73 Bhikshatana Murty 100 char dham 110 Bhimakavi 82 Chhattisgarh 68, 77, 123, 128, Bhu Devi 53 132–133, 190, 205, 221 bhut-pret see ghosts Christianity bindis see forehead marking Hinduism and Hindu biomedical medicine 193–194 traditions 2–4 birth 170–171 murtis 78, 85 boon 20, 23, 28, 40, 54, 63, 82, 151, 189 ritual healing 194–195, 199–203 bottu see forehead marking samskaras 190–191 Brahma 20–21, 28, 34, 53–54, 65, 79, Cidambara Mahatmya 99–101 125, 170, 188 city-wide festivals 132–137 brahmacharya 6 comic books 58–59, 70–71 brahman 14, 44–45, 83, 224 coming-of-age rituals 172–177 Brahmins 40, 142, 149, 159, 171–173, context-specificity 176, 215 caste 7, 17 Brahmo Samaj 85 dharma 7–8 brahmotsavam 109 families of deities 44–45 bride samskaras 187–188 astrology 212 cremation 186–187, 190 families of deities 18 cyber puja 93–95 murtis 82, 88 oral and visual narratives 69 Dalit 16 ritual healing 200 dance samskaras 179–182, 186–187, 190 Krishna 50 vrats 149, 157, 162–164 oral and visual narratives 46 bride-price 180–181 possession 205–208 233 0002478111.indd 233 2/4/2015 10:11:01 AM Index dance (cont’d ) Dharmashastras 5 samskaras 177–178 dhotis 173–174 Shiva 99–101, 110 diagnostic rituals 196 temples 89, 99–101 diaspora 10 dargah 194–195 astrology 214–215 darshan contemporary context 223–224 festivals 130 families of deities 35–36 oral and visual narratives 60, 70 festivals 126, 129 pilgrimage 110, 113–119 oral and visual narratives 60, 70–71 temples 104–105 possession 204, 211 vrats 151 representations and worship 87, 93–94 interpretations of dasa avataras 21–25 Hinduism 223 Dasharatha 63–64, 66 samskaras 172–173, 175–176, Dashera 29, 66, 124–125, 148 177–179, 182, 187 Davis, Richard 79, 83, 107 temples 98, 103–104, 108 death rituals 186–191 vrats 146, 155 demon see asura worship 78 devadasis 89 discrimination 13, 16–17 Devarajan, Arthi 178 disguise see guises Devi Divali 123, 124, 127–129, 149 contemporary context 222 diyas (dipam) 127–128 families of deities 19, 20, 28–30, domestic puja shrines see puja shrines 39–42 Doniger, Wendy 61–62 oral and visual narratives 51–55 dosham 164, 213–215 shrines 110–111 dowries 180–181 Devi Mahatmya 19 Draupadi 38 devotion see bhakti drishti see evil eye dharma Durga as a way of life and religious contemporary context 225–226 tradition 3–5 families of deities 28–29, context and multiplicity 6–10 40–41, 43 families of deities 21, 22–25 oral and visual narratives 51 festivals 127 Durga Puja 9, 125, 135–136 learning dharma 4–5 durmuhurtam 211 oral and visual narratives 63–65 Dwaparayuga 23 pilgrimage 120 ritual healing 202 Eck, Diana 8–9 samskaras 186 eclipses 211–212 vrats 166 eco-friendly Ganeshas 138 234 0002478111.indd 234 2/4/2015 10:11:01 AM Index education 221–222 neighborhood and city-wide ethnography 1–2, 5, 9–11, 14–17, celebrations 132–137 204, 220 oral and visual narratives 46 everyday language 67 pilgrimage 119 evil eye (nazar, drishti) 4, 128, place-bound festivals 138–144 171–172, 196–202, 218 polytheistic imagination 9 possession 204–208 families of deities 18–45 processions 108–109, 126, context-specificity 44–45 130–137 Devi 19, 20, 28–30, 39–42 puja shrines 127–128, 130–132 gramadevatas 28, 30–34, 222 stri vesham 141–142 kinship 18–19 temples 108–109, 126 mythological and narrative Ugadi 125–126, 138, 148 families 19, 21–34 ugra mukhis 142–143 puja shrines 32, 36–45 vrats 148–149 puranas 19–20, 34, 35 film industry 59–60, 69, 221 Shiva 19–21, 25–27, 35, 37, 42 fireworks 128 temple families 34–36 flame offerings (arati) 90–91, Trimurti 20–21 131–132, 158–159 Vishnu 20–25, 34–35, 37, 42 food fate (bhagya) 218 dharma 4 female-centered Ramayana families of deities 40, 42 performances 68–69 festivals 126, 131–132, 140–141 Feng Shui 216 samskaras 187 Festival of Lights (Divali) 123, 124, temples 104, 105–107 127–129, 149 vrats 147, 149, 151, 153–161 festivals 123–144 worship 91–92 concepts and definitions 123–127 forehead markings (bindi, bottu) 90, Dashera 29, 66, 124–125, 148 91–93 Divali 123, 124, 127–129, 149 Durga Puja 9, 125, 135–136 Gajasura 27 eco-friendly Ganeshas 138 Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand 58 families of deities 28–29, 31–33, Ganesha 34, 37 families of deities 26–27, 37, 43 Ganesha Chaturthi 129–138 oral and visual narratives 9, Gangamma Jatara 138–144 26–27, 80–81 Gaura 125, 204–209 vrats 157 immersion 128–130, 132, 135–137 worship 80–81, 86 luni-solar calendar 124, 125–126 Ganesha Chaturthi 129–138 Navaratri 123, 124 Ganga Devi 51–55 235 0002478111.indd 235 2/4/2015 10:11:01 AM Index Gangamma Gryhasutras 169 contemporary context 222 gudi 98 families of deities 31–32, 34 guises 25, 109, 125, 139–141, 143 festivals 138–144 worship 88–89 HAF see Hindu American Ganga River 25, 49, 54–55, 112, 187 Foundation garbagriha 101–103, 105–106, 117 hair Gaura 125, 204–209 matted hair 210 Gayatri Mantra 172–176 possession 207 gemstones 212 samskaras 171–172 gender tonsure 114, 118, 171–172, 187 education and literacy 221–222 Hanuman festivals 141–142 families of deities 24, 38, 41–43 oral and visual narratives 67–69 oral and visual narratives 64 possession 204 pilgrimage 120–121 samskaras 176–177 possession 205 vrats 147–148, 164–167 temples 109–110 women’s status 176–177 vrats 148 ghi malish 108 Hanuman Chalisa 42, 77 ghosts (bhut) 196, 199, 203 harati 90–91, 131–132, 158–159 globalization 71, 221 Harijan 16 Godavari River 112, 160 hari katha 47 Gold, Ann 113–114 harvest festivals 124, 127 Gond 205–207, 221 healing see ritual healing gopurams 101–104, 116 heaven 8, 189 gotras 179 hell 8, 189 Govinda Raja Swamy 34, 115–117 Himalaya 25 grahas 212–213, 215 Hindu American Foundation gramadevatas 28, 30–34, 222 (HAF) 223 astrology 214 Hindu Temple of Atlanta (HTA) 36, contemporary context 222, 224–226 74, 78, 89, 108, 117, 126, 148–149, festivals 138 155, 214–215 murtis 88, 225–226 homam 173, 222 possession 204, 210 horoscopes see astrology ritual healing 194 hundi cash 116 shrines 105, 109 Hyderabad 133–137, 153, 194, 195, 199 temples 99, 101 grammar of devotion 93 identity 2–3, 14–16 graphic novels 69 idolatry 79 grave-shrines 194–195 immersion 128–130, 132, 135–137, 187 236 0002478111.indd 236 2/4/2015 10:11:01 AM Index inauspicious 4, 211 vrats 150–151, 164–165 infertility 188, 197–198, 213 worship 75–76 International Society for Krishna Kartik 128 Consciousness (ISCKON) 108 Kartikeya 27 internet 60, 222–223 Karva Chauth 151, 152, 166–167 ishtadevatas 36 Kashi Vishvanath Mandir (Varanasi) Islam
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    1. Sri Ramakrishna’s home at Kamarpukur with Shiva Temple 8. Sri Ramakrishna’s room 2. Sri Ramakrishna’s room at Cossipore at Kamarpukur CHICAGO CALLING 7. Sri Ramakrishna’s room and 3. Sri Ramakrishna’s room Nahabat, Sri Sarada Devi’s room, at Dakshineshwar at Dashineshwar A Spiritual & Cultural Quarterly eZine of Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago No. 13, 2017 6. Panchavati at Dashineshwar 4. Sri Ramakrishna’s room at Dakshineshwar (view from the temple side) 5. Dakshineshwar Temple: An Illustration Table of Contents Pag e EDITORIAL 3 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S INSPIRED TEACHINGS 5 SWAMI KRIPAMAYANANDA SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ON COURAGE 7 SWAMI TYAGANANDA ARISE, AWAKE AND STOP NOT 10 MAHAVAKYAS 11 SWAMI ISHATMANANDA INTRODUCTION TO THE COVER PAGE 15 ADVERTISEMENTS 17 Editor: Swami Ishatmananda Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago 14630 Lemont Road, Homer Glen. 60491 email: [email protected] chicagovedanta.org ©Copyright: Minister-in-Charge Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago NO 13. 2017 Chicago Calling 2 On February 28, 2017 millions of people all Avatara is a reservoir of great spiritual power. over the world celebrated the 182nd Tithi Puja (Birth Anniversary) of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna. Sri Ramakrishna showed through his life how to inculcate the divinity already in every human Hindus believe and the scriptures support the being. His boyhood was full of mystical idea that every time the culture and religion of experiences. The whole of his youth was spent in India (Bharat-Varsha) face the danger of being various spiritual practices. The intensity and overpowered by hostile forces the Supreme Being diversity of his practices have no parallel in the takes form and ascends to earth to save them.
  • Sikhism Reinterpreted: the Creation of Sikh Identity

    Sikhism Reinterpreted: the Creation of Sikh Identity

    Lake Forest College Lake Forest College Publications Senior Theses Student Publications 4-16-2014 Sikhism Reinterpreted: The rC eation of Sikh Identity Brittany Fay Puller Lake Forest College, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://publications.lakeforest.edu/seniortheses Part of the Asian History Commons, History of Religion Commons, and the Religion Commons Recommended Citation Puller, Brittany Fay, "Sikhism Reinterpreted: The rC eation of Sikh Identity" (2014). Senior Theses. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at Lake Forest College Publications. It has been accepted for inclusion in Senior Theses by an authorized administrator of Lake Forest College Publications. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Sikhism Reinterpreted: The rC eation of Sikh Identity Abstract The iS kh identity has been misinterpreted and redefined amidst the contemporary political inclinations of elitist Sikh organizations and the British census, which caused the revival and alteration of Sikh history. This thesis serves as a historical timeline of Punjab’s religious transitions, first identifying Sikhism’s emergence and pluralism among Bhakti Hinduism and Chishti Sufism, then analyzing the effects of Sikhism’s conduct codes in favor of militancy following the human Guruship’s termination, and finally recognizing the identity-driven politics of colonialism that led to the partition of Punjabi land and identity in 1947. Contemporary practices of ritualism within Hinduism, Chishti Sufism, and Sikhism were also explored through research at the Golden Temple, Gurudwara Tapiana Sahib Bhagat Namdevji, and Haider Shaikh dargah, which were found to share identical features of Punjabi religious worship tradition that dated back to their origins.
  • Substantial and Substantive Corporeality in the Body Discourses of Bhakti Poets

    Substantial and Substantive Corporeality in the Body Discourses of Bhakti Poets

    Perichoresis Volume 18.2 (2020): 73–94 DOI: 10.2478/perc-2020-0012 SUBSTANTIAL AND SUBSTANTIVE CORPOREALITY IN THE BODY DISCOURSES OF BHAKTI POETS YADAV SUMATI* PG Govt. College for Girls, Chandigarh, India ABSTRACT. This paper studies the representation of human corporeal reality in the discours- es of selected Bhakti poets of the late medieval period in India. Considering the historical background of the Bhakti movement and contemporary cultural milieu in which these mystic poets lived, their unique appropriation of the ancient concept of body is reviewed as revolu- tionary. The focus of the study is the Kabir Bijak, Surdas’s Vinay-Patrika, and Tulsidas’s Vinay- Patrika, wherein they look at and beyond the organic corporeality and encounter human body not as a socially, religiously, economically stamped noble body or lowly body; male body or female body, but a human body. This paper explores how, like existential phenomenologists, these poet/singers decode the material reality of human beings and link it to the highest goal of achieving Moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth-death) by making body a vulnerable but essential instrument towards spiritual awakening. The paper also reflects upon how these poets have suggested a middle path of absolute devotion to God while performing all earthly duties, seek spiritual enlightenment and avoid the extremities of asceticism and hedonism. KEYWORDS: corporeality, body, liberation, salvation, bhakti In this Kali Yug the body is full of woe, care, wickedness and diverse pains. Where there is steadfastness, peace and all purity, rise, Kabir, and meet it there. (Kabir) Those powerful rulers who had conquered the whole world, even made Yamraj (the God of death) their captive and tied him up—even they became the food of Kaal (Time), what do you count then? Contemplate and think about the whole matter seriously yourself—what is the truth, what is the reality.