International Journal of Indic Religions ISSN 2471-8947 Contents Semontee Mitra, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University semontee.mitra@gmail.com Saraswati Puja : An Ethnographic Account of a Bengali Religious Festival in the United States Article 1 Maria Lucia Abaurre Gnerre Ph.D., Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) – Brazil marialucia.ufpb@gmail.com Yoga heritage in Brazil: History and culture in the development of a Brazilian Yoga Article 2 Murali Balaji, Ph.D., Director, Hindu American Foundation murali@hafsite.org Ghar Wapsi and the ethics of conversion in India and other non-Abrahamic countries Article 3 Beverly Ochieng-Sande, Ph.D., Shawnee State University bochiengsande@shawnee.edu Indians in the diaspora: A reflection of the Indian culture from an “outsider’s” perspective. Article 4 Lavanya Vemsani, Ph.D., Shawnee State University lvemsani@shawnee.edu Narasimha, the Supreme Lord of the Middle: The Avatāra and
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