[Y-Indology] ant-hills

[Guest guest]

Hello Manuel,

 

you could have a look at :

 

König, Ditte, 1984

Das Tor zur Unterwelt. Mythologie und Kult des Termitenhügels in der

schriftlichen und mündlichen Tradition Indiens. Wiesbaden.

(in German).

 

Best, Volker

 

At 10:56 16.05.02 -0700, you wrote:

>Can anyone tell me something about ant-hill worship in

>India?

>

>Thanks in advance

>

>Manuel Magalhaes

>

 

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Dr. Volker Thewalt

http://www.bamiyan.de

Kapellenweg 8a, D-69257 Wiesenbach

fon: 06223/970122 fax: 06223/970123

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[Guest guest]

hallow Volker Thewalt

1>In ancient system of vedic rituals the sand of

ant-hill was used for formatting the vedi (ground)for

rituals.The reference and relavent mantrah can be

obtained by the book"encyclopedea of shout rituals

published by vedic shanshodhan mandal.pune,India.

2>Anothe book is "mantra maharnavah".there is a

chapter named"yakshiNy prakaranah".there a yakshiny

named "yojana gandhaa"is being worshipped on the

ant-hills.

I hope this information will be helpfull for you.

spsharma

 

 

 

 

--- Volker Thewalt <vthewalt wrote:

> Hello Manuel,

>

> you could have a look at :

>

> König, Ditte, 1984

> Das Tor zur Unterwelt. Mythologie und Kult

> des Termitenhügels in der

> schriftlichen und mündlichen Tradition

> Indiens. Wiesbaden.

> (in German).

>

> Best, Volker

>

> At 10:56 16.05.02 -0700, you wrote:

> >Can anyone tell me something about ant-hill worship

> in

> >India?

> >

> >Thanks in advance

> >

> >Manuel Magalhaes

> >

>

>

-----------------------

> Dr. Volker Thewalt

> http://www.bamiyan.de

> Kapellenweg 8a, D-69257 Wiesenbach

> fon: 06223/970122 fax: 06223/970123

>

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>

>

>

 

 

 

 

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