FOLK 029 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Dayananda Saraswati, Bengali Renaissance, Diglossia
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Six lunar seasons timed with agricultural cycles and weather. Twelve hindu lunar months equal 354 days; but unlike islamic lunar calendar the calendar the calendar is off set every 2. 71 years by adding an extra lunar month. The diglossia means when two distinct varieties of a language are spoken within the same speech community (often distinguishing between high and low variety) Narayana argues that it is possible to speak hinduism and not know the bhagavad gita, even if one does not identify with the label hindu . A glimpse of god or goddess in the form of murti, or physical form. Despite recent origins and innovative rituals, adi para shakti is in the process of being identified with the pan-indian devi or goddess. First anniversary of goddess" birth celebrated with jathra. Mari amman associated with cures from smallpox; when smallpox was eradicated she took on tuberculosis; inspiration for aids amma.
