Nilmata Purana
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Nilmata Purana is an ancient Sanskrit text traditionally regarded as the foundational cultural and religious chronicle of Kashmir, detailing its myths, rituals, and sacred geography.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu text
ⓘ
Purana ⓘ cultural chronicle ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Shiva
NERFINISHED
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Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ local Nagas of Kashmir ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of lakes and rivers of Kashmir
ⓘ
accounts of mountains of Kashmir ⓘ accounts of sacred sites of Kashmir ⓘ legends of Nila-Naga ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
source for early history of Kashmir
ⓘ
source for local Kashmiri traditions ⓘ source for religious practices of ancient Kashmir ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational cultural chronicle of Kashmir
ⓘ
religious chronicle of Kashmir ⓘ |
| describes |
myths of Kashmir
ⓘ
rituals of Kashmir ⓘ sacred geography of Kashmir ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
local festivals of Kashmir
ⓘ
origin myths of Kashmir Valley ⓘ ritual prescriptions for Kashmiris ⓘ sacralization of Kashmir landscape ⓘ tirthas of Kashmir ⓘ |
| genre | Purana literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cosmological status of Kashmir
ⓘ
relationship between humans and Nagas ⓘ ritual duties of inhabitants of Kashmir ⓘ sacralization of water bodies ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Kashmiri religious practices
ⓘ
perception of Kashmir as a sacred land ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentions |
Kashmir Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vitasta (Jhelum River) NERFINISHED ⓘ various tirthas of Kashmir ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Nila-Naga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Indology
ⓘ
Kashmir studies ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| tradition | Kashmiri Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| traditionallyDatedTo | early medieval period ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
historians of Kashmir
ⓘ
scholars of Hinduism ⓘ scholars of Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
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