Women's brata rituals
By: Sila Basak ; [translated by Sumanta Sen]
Publisher: Gyan Pub. House
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: Vratas; Hinduism; Rituals; Hindu women; Religious life; Bengal (India); Religious life and customs; Hindu symbolism
Other titles: Brata rituals
Work titles: Bāṃlāra bratapārbaṇa
Description: Study on the vratas, Bengali folk rituals observed by Hindu women during the worship of local deities; with comparison of rituals of other states of India; includes some new dimension to the study.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-257) and index.