Sacred Geography of Braj: Intergenerational Reinterpretations a Living Religious Landscape

Author(s)	Mr. ALOK PANDIT
Country	India
Abstract	This paper studies how the sacred geography of the Braj region is being reinterpreted across generations within a changing social context. Instead of framing the discussion in terms of religious decline or revival, the study introduces the idea of adaptive continuity to explain how sacred meanings endure even as modes of engagement shift. Based on qualitative field interactions and theoretical reflections from the sociology of religion, the analysis shows that older generations continue to privilege embodied pilgrimage, ritual participation, and institutional authority. Younger generations, however, increasingly relate to sacred space through symbolic attachment, selective practice, and digitally mediated forms of engagement. These developments do not indicate the disappearance of religion; rather, they reflect a reconfiguration of how sacred landscapes are experienced and understood. The findings contribute to debates on secularisation, spatial religion and generational change by demonstrating that the sacred geography of Braj remains dynamic, negotiated and socially rooted.
Keywords	Sacred Geography, Intergenerational Change, Braj Region, Lived Religion, Post-Secular Modernity, Spatial Sociology
Field	Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On	2026-03-07

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