The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hindusim vol 2

Bahula Chauth, 79–80, 93, 227
Baiga, 80
Baijnath, 80–81
Bairagi Naga, 24, 59, 81, 197, 232,
452, 571, 577, 592, 732. See
also Naga
Digambara Naga, 40, 197,
232, 476
dwaras, 215
groups, 40, 123–134
Nirmohi Anis, 476
Nirvani Ani, 476
Shri Sampraday group, 145,
643–644
Baird, Robert D., 58, 126, 179, 283,
307, 516, 544, 553, 576, 637,
682, 768
Baisakh, 81, 87, 128, 613, 729
festivals, 25, 81, 230, 380, 443,
462, 501, 632, 651
Baisakhi, festival, 81, 227
Baithak, 81–82
Bajrang Dal, 82
Baka, 82
Bakasur, 82, 110
Bakker, Hans, 74
Baksheesh, 82
Balabhadra, 82–83, 164, 308, 534,
567, 665
Balaji, 51, 83, 435
Balakrishna, 83, 149
Balarama, 24, 83–84, 176, 184, 193,
249, 575
epithets, 82, 269, 595
Bali, 39, 84, 84–85, 85, 196, 368,
551, 557, 711
Bana, dramatist, 85, 276, 349, 540
Bana linga, 85. See also Linga
Banaras (Eck), 699
Bana, poet, 85
Bania, 85–86
Banjara, 86
Banking, 86
moneylending, 85, 86
Barahmasa, 86
Barahmasa in Indian Literature
(Vaudeville), 86
Barat, 87
Barnett, Lionel D., 387
Barsana, 87, 544
Baruthani Ekadashi, 81, 87, 218, 227
Barz, R. K., 540, 646, 735
Basavanna, poet, 87–88, 185, 314,
390, 402
Basham, Arthur Llewellyn, 22, 94,
119, 226
Basohli, 88, 439, 488. See
also Painting
Basu, Tapan et al., 182, 255, 279,
566, 762
Bath, Mohenjo-Daro, 88, 298–299
Baudhayana, sage, 48, 88, 192,
339, 640
Bayly, C. A., 86, 444, 696
Beal, Samuel, 290
Begampura, 88
Begging, 36, 88–89, 121, 349, 726, 729
Begram, 89
Bel, 90
Belagave, 90
Bells, 246
Belur, 90, 269, 289, 353
Belur Math, 90
Benares, 16, 21, 36, 70, 90–91, 96,
102, 197, 202, 240, 462, 562, 616
Kabirpanth, 329
Kashi, 356
Manikarnika Ghat, 91, 161,
419–420
names of, 73
Varanasi, 90, 739
Benares Hindu University, 91, 414
Bengal Vaishnavism and Sri
Chaitanya (Chakravarti), 136
Bengali, 91, 184
Betel, 91–92
Bhadrakali, 92, 165, 315, 347, 370,
606, 742
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