Srinathji and the Vallabhites of Jatipura : A Conversation with Paul M. Toomey: Journal of Vaishnava Studies

Abstract

The following conversation which occured on March 3, 1991, rveals quite a bit about Vallabha tradition and the early history of the Srinathji deity. Paul Toomey was a pioneer scholar, conducting extensive feild research at Mount Govardhana and Radha-Kunda. His special area of interest was food ritual in popular Vaisnava tradition, and this culminated in his doctoral dissertation at the University of Virginia.