00890nam a2200181Ia 4500 20260819111653.0 250725s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und|| 23 612.6610954 BHA Bhattacharyya, N.N Indian Puberty Rites / N. N. Bhattacharyya. New Delhi : Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1980. v, 81p. 25 cm. Indian Puberty Rites examines puberty and initiation ceremonies in India and their relationship to religious beliefs, social customs, and rites of passage. Bhattacharyya draws particularly on ancient Sanskrit literature and compares textual evidence with surviving tribal and popular customs to explain aspects of ancient Indian social and religious life. Puberty rites -- India. India -- Social life and customs. Adolescence -- India. RBK 65732 65732 0 0 ddc 0 1 SNUL SNUL 2025-07-25 Donated 0.00 0 612.6610954 BHA G5925 2025-07-25 00:00:00 2025-07-25 RBK Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection