Gaṃgārohaṇa Pūjā festival tradition | Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

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About this record

Gaṃgārohaṇa Pūjā festival tradition is cataloged as a Rite / ceremony within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Sri Lanka” and its period or origin is “Introduced locally in the early nineteenth century; continuing regional reception.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Sri Lankan Theravāda Buddhist ritual culture.”

This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.

Record fields

Alternate / historical names: Gangarohana Puja; Matara Gaṃgārohaṇa festival
Parent tradition: Sri Lankan Theravāda Buddhist ritual culture
Public geographic context: Sri Lanka
Period / origin: Introduced locally in the early nineteenth century; continuing regional reception
Living / historical status: Historical festival with documented contemporary local reception
Access / protocol: Community-bound / restricted
Evidence status: Directly cited

Geography

Candidate

Sri Lanka

Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.

Where to read more

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Source 1journals.sjp.ac.lk

Stable attribution

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Gaṃgārohaṇa Pūjā festival tradition. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 4207. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/4207

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