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Ethnobiological analysis from myth to science, XI: Pancha Yajnya (Five Sacrifices) -The philosophy of tantra & religious ecology [1]

All the Devataas (environmental powers) of Hindu mythology are broadly classified into five groups, popularly known as Pancha Devataa; the single iconic representative of each group are Ganesh, Soorya, Vishnu, Ssiva and Durgaa. The worship of Pancha Devataa has an underneath relationship with the Pancha Yajnya (five sacrifices) concept of Manusmruti, to express one

Publication Date: 
01/04/2008
Sachidananda Padhy [2]
Journal of Human Ecology [3]
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Environment [4], Religious Beliefs [5], India [6], Ecology [7]

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