{"product_id":"western-himalayan-temple-records-state-pilgrimage-ritual-and-legality-in-chamb-257-9789004176935","title":"Western Himalayan Temple Records: State, Pilgrimage, Ritual and Legality in Chamb\u0026#257;","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mahesh Sharma\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Folklore \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile numerous studies exist on major South-Asian temples, surprisingly little is known about 'minor shrines' and 'lesser states'. Here fifty-five new documents, in a western-Himalayan script and language, and belonging to a small Siddha shrine, redress this remarkable gap in our knowledge. The documents cover a wide spectrum--from revenue grants to those dealing with ritual, pilgrimage, legality and temple-economy--thus building a picture of the relationship between state and shrine, and particularly so for the minor centres: their popularity and relationship with major temples; mundane matters; notices, petitions, and law-suits. It becomes clear how 'lesser states', despite their limited resources, patronized numerous small shrines, along with major temples; and the role played by the Nath-Siddha-ascetics in creating consent-to-rule, acculturation, and constructing hybridity between the Hindu and Tibetan-Buddhist traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47891609550999,"sku":"9789004176935","price":22833.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789004176935.webp?v=1781184273","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/western-himalayan-temple-records-state-pilgrimage-ritual-and-legality-in-chamb-257-9789004176935","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}