Annakūt/Govardhan Pūjā: Identity and Pilgrimage in the Gujarātī Hindu Diaspora

This article will examine the annual festival of Annakūt/Govardhan Pūjā and look at its role in transforming Gujarātī Hindu notions of the sacred in the U.K. I will provide an brief ethnographic account of the festival as celebrated by B.A.P.S. Swaminarayan Sanstha and the International Society for...

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Main Author: Wood, Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2010
In: Diskus
Year: 2010, Volume: 11
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