Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6849

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*vrata* (CITD), religious vow; a self-imposed task; a religious act of devotion or austerity; vowed observance; a vow in general. There are many *vratas* mentioned in the different *Purāṇas*. But new *vratas* crop up in different parts of the country.

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