The Life of Hinduism

a brahmin woman. 225 ple precincts. She was beautiful and witty. Her modesty attracted men even more than her beauty. Princes, c ...

226. caste cry escaped him. ‘O my God, my Lord Vadakkunatha, it is Tatri. Tatri.’ And he fled from my sight, disappearing immedi ...

a brahmin woman. 227 hardly brought any consolation to the families and womenfolk of the excommuni- cated men.” By this time, I ...

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231 15. Hinduism in Pittsburgh Creating the South Indian “Hindu” Experience in the United States vasudha narayanan Do not reside ...

232. diaspora and atmosphere of other Srivaisnava temples in general and the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tiru Venkatam (Tirupati) ...

hinduism in pittsburgh. 233 annual report, the chairman of the temple ’s board of trustees reported that “as an established reli ...

234. diaspora The temple at Penn Hills carries with it some of the clout and prestige associated with the Indian temple on which ...

hinduism in pittsburgh. 235 figure 9 Sri Venkateswara Temple, Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, showing the hilly surroundings and adjacen ...

236. diaspora Briefs” reported the following: “Thanksgiving Weekend (1987)—All deities were decorated with silver kavachas. A sp ...

hinduism in pittsburgh. 237 bol, not an image, nor a conduit to the supreme, but wholly, completely there. Thus he is totally pr ...

238. diaspora It is interesting to note that the concept of “sacred land” is not recognized only by the Penn Hills devotee. Repu ...

hinduism in pittsburgh. 239 “idolators”; early Western missionary terminology still rings in their ears.^14 Perusal of the publi ...

240. diaspora many Hindus in this country accept the “symbolic” meaning as their heritage, and this generic neo-Advaita package ...

hinduism in pittsburgh. 241 claimer: “The views expressed in the articles published are those of the writers and do not necessar ...

242. diaspora mestic, community, and temple rituals in Hinduism as practiced in the United States. Domestic rituals, such as the ...

hinduism in pittsburgh. 243 usually cloud the thinking process” and saw how special techniques like meditation, yoga, music, and ...

244. diaspora figure 10 An Indian American boy from the Philadelphia area brings members of his Boy Scout troop to visit the Pit ...