Profile of a pilgrim town: a socio-riligious study of Tarakeswar - Chakrabarti, Prafulla; Indian Statistical Institute. Sociological Research Unit (Calcutta: ISI, 1980)
Contents : Preface -- List of Maps -- List of Diagrams -- list of tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background of Tarakeswar : Legend and History -- 3. Social Structure -- 4. Sacred Complex of Tarakeswar -- 5. Social Organization of the Priest -- 6. Some Characteristics of Pilgrims -- 7. On Tarakeswar Pilgrimage : The Sravani Pilgrims -- 8. Trends of Change : Dharna Pilgrims -- 9. Economic Function -- 10. Temple, Town and Hinterland -- 11. Summary and Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Appendix.
The present work is the outcome of a socio-religious survey conducted at Tarakeswar. Basically it is concerned with the analysis of structure and function of a relatively recent sacred complex in a sense parallel to the studies by many scholars of anthropological culture.
Keywords: Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India -- Tarakeswar; Tarakeswar (India) -- Religion; Tarakeswar (India) -- Social conditions; Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages; Religion; Social conditions