Article ID: CBB950904660

A Comparative Survey of the Indradhvaja Ceremony (Gārgīyajyotiṣa 45) (2019)

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This article gives a preliminary survey of Gārgīyajyotiṣa 45, a ritual description of the festival of Indra's Banner (indradhvaja), based on manuscript evidence. The testimony of Garga is compared to the description of the same rite in Varāhamihira's Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 42), with reference to later Puranic versions. Since Varāhamihira has explicitly referenced Garga's text on multiple occasions, this comparison brings to light Varāhamihira's own innovations with respect to his source material. While Varāhamihira did not produce the ritual ex nihilo, he seems to have added greater specificity to the ritual's mantric content and overnight structure, and to the broader connectivity between the Indradhvaja festival and other events in the nascent royal calendar.

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Authors & Contributors
Kolachana, Aditya
Vyas, Pravesh
Pai, Venketeswara
Dhammaloka, Jambugahapitiye
Melnad, Keshav
Sriram, M. S.
Concepts
Sanskrit
Rituals
Calendars
Astronomy
Mathematics
India, civilization and culture
Time Periods
Ancient
16th century
Prehistory
Neolithic period
Early modern
Medieval
Places
India
Peru
Himalayan Mountains (Nepal)
Argentina
South America
Italy
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