From Kala Pani to Gangadhaara: sacred space and the trauma of indentureship in Trinidad

The Gangadhaara Festival, the brainchild of Ravindranath Maharaj (Raviji), a Hindu activist in Trinidad, is the yearly celebration of Ganga Ma, the goddess associated with the Ganges River. Although Raviji’s temple, the Hindu Prachar Kendra (Kendra), organizes the event, their name is absent from si...

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Main Author: Persaud, Prea (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2018
In: Nidān
Year: 2018, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 50-66
Further subjects:B Indentureship
B Indo-Caribbean
B Diaspora (social sciences)
B Trinidad
B Pilgrimage
B Hinduism
B Caribbean
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