Bhakti, Equality, and Power: Temple Potters and Sacred Food (Mahaprasada) in Orissa.

This article analyses the relationship between Bhakti , power, and equality in South Asia, by studying the meanings of Mahaprasada , or the sacred food of the Jagannatha temple in Orissa, as represented in nineteenth-century European and Indian texts. The article further juxtaposes these textual mea...

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Published in:	Journal of Social History Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 451 - 470
Main Author:	Chakrabarti, Upal
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Spring2025
Subjects:	Odisha (India) Equality Power (Social sciences) Bhakti Food & religion Potters Jagannātha (Hindu deity) Hindu temples
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