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== Buddhist Records == | == Buddhist Records == | ||
Buddhist temples keep records of death and cremations performed by and for the temple, and names of pilgrims visiting the temple. These records are kept at each temple. Death and cremation records may contain additional information on the deceased's family members. | Buddhist temples keep records of death and cremations performed by and for the temple, and names of pilgrims visiting the temple. These records are kept at each temple. Death and cremation records may contain additional information on the deceased's family members. | ||
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*'''1920-2015''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2615401 India, Uttar Pradesh, Kaushambi, Karari, Shitala Dham, Pandit Narendra Prasad, Hindu pilgrimage records, 1920-2015](*) at FamilySearch - images | *'''1920-2015''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2615401 India, Uttar Pradesh, Kaushambi, Karari, Shitala Dham, Pandit Narendra Prasad, Hindu pilgrimage records, 1920-2015](*) at FamilySearch - images | ||
*'''1945-1993''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3346907 India, Uttar Pradesh, Soron, Pt. Keshav Dutt Vasist, Hindu pilgrimage records, 1945-1993](*) at FamilySearch, - images | *'''1945-1993''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3346907 India, Uttar Pradesh, Soron, Pt. Keshav Dutt Vasist, Hindu pilgrimage records, 1945-1993](*) at FamilySearch, - images | ||
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=== Hindu Pilgrimage (''Bahi'') === | === Hindu Pilgrimage (''Bahi'') === | ||
These documents record the names of Hindus who make pilgrimages to sacred centers in India where certain religious rituals or ordinances are performed. They can be used to establishes individual identity and linkage back many generations. Some records date back as far as the 15th Century. However, the great majority are of the 18th Century to the present. | These documents record the names of Hindus who make pilgrimages to sacred centers in India where certain religious rituals or ordinances are performed. They can be used to establishes individual identity and linkage back many generations. Some records date back as far as the 15th Century. However, the great majority are of the 18th Century to the present. | ||
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Records can be located in the homes and “offices” of the Panda (Hindu combination priest-businessman) in cities and towns scattered all over India but primarily in the North. The sacred centers are located in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. Most of the centers are in Uttar Pradesh. There is one site in the south in the area of the city of Madura in the state of Tamil Nadu. | Records can be located in the homes and “offices” of the Panda (Hindu combination priest-businessman) in cities and towns scattered all over India but primarily in the North. The sacred centers are located in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. Most of the centers are in Uttar Pradesh. There is one site in the south in the area of the city of Madura in the state of Tamil Nadu. | ||
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== Islamic Records == | == Islamic Records == | ||
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