Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.s3.t3.3
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.s3.t3.3
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Hemapura was another place where the festival of Inda was in vogue. The Bṛhatkalpa Bhāṣya refers to Indatthāna around which gathered the five hundred girls of high family of the town with oblations (bali) flowers and incense pots (dhūpakadacchuya) in their hands, praying Inda for their good luck (sobhagga)184. Polisapura is mentioned as another centre of Inda festival 185.
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- Bṛhatkalpalaghubhāṣya — Saṅghadāsagaṇi Kṣamāśramaṇa, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit