The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism (2 Vol Set)

Bahula Chauth, 79 – 80 , 93, 227

Baiga, 80

Baijnath, 80 – 81

Bairagi Naga, 24, 59, 81 , 197, 232,

452, 571, 577, 592, 732. See

alsoNaga

Digambara Naga, 40, 197 ,

232, 476

dwaras, 215

groups, 40, 123–134

Nirmohi Anis, 476

Nirvani Ani, 476

Shri Sampraday group, 145,

643 – 644

Baird, Robert D., 58, 126, 179, 283,

307, 516, 544, 553, 576, 637,

682, 768

Baisakh, 81 , 87, 128, 613, 729

festivals, 25, 81, 230, 380, 443,

462, 501, 632, 651

Baisakhi, festival, 81 , 227

Baithak, 81 – 82

Bajrang Dal, 82

Baka, 82

Bakasur, 82 , 110

Bakker, Hans, 74

Baksheesh, 82

Balabhadra, 82 – 83 , 164, 308, 534,

567, 665

Balaji, 51, 83 , 435

Balakrishna, 83 , 149

Balarama, 24, 83 – 84 , 176, 184, 193,

249, 575

epithets, 82, 269, 595

Bali, 39, 84 , 84 – 85 , 85 , 196, 368,

551, 557, 711

Bana, dramatist, 85 , 276, 349, 540

Bana linga, 85. See alsoLinga

Banaras(Eck), 699

Bana, poet, 85

Bania, 85 – 86

Banjara, 86

Banking, 86

moneylending, 85, 86

Barahmasa, 86

Barahmasa in Indian Literature

(Vaudeville), 86

Barat, 87

Barnett, Lionel D., 387

Barsana, 87 , 544

Baruthani Ekadashi, 81, 87 , 218, 227

Barz, R. K., 540, 646, 735

Basavanna, poet, 87 – 88 , 185, 314,

390, 402

Basham, Arthur Llewellyn, 22, 94,

119, 226

Basohli, 88 , 439, 488. See

alsoPainting

Basu, Tapan et al., 182, 255, 279,

566, 762

Bath, Mohenjo-Daro, 88 , 298–299

Baudhayana, sage, 48, 88 , 192,

339, 640

Bayly, C. A., 86, 444, 696

Beal, Samuel, 290

Begampura, 88

Begging, 36, 88 – 89 , 121, 349, 726, 729

Begram, 89

Bel, 90

Belagave, 90

Bells, 246

Belur, 90 , 269, 289, 353

Belur Math, 90

Benares, 16, 21, 36, 70, 90 – 91 , 96,

102, 197, 202, 240, 462, 562, 616

Kabirpanth, 329

Kashi, 356

Manikarnika Ghat, 91, 161,

419 – 420

names of, 73

Varanasi, 90, 739

Benares Hindu University, 91 , 414

Bengal Vaishnavism and Sri

Chaitanya(Chakravarti), 136

Bengali, 91 , 184

Betel, 91 – 92

Bhadrakali, 92 , 165, 315, 347, 370,

606, 742