The Sanskrit term Durgāpratiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Durgapratistha or Durgapratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Durgāpratiṣṭhā (दुर्गाप्रतिष्ठा) refers to “installation rites for Durgā”, as discussed in chapter 11 of the Viṣvaksenasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to pratimā-icons) and the construction of temples.—Description of the chapter [mūrtibheda-lakṣaṇa]: Here the narrative turns first to the decorations and weapons of the Lord in His Supreme Form, then to further description of Vāsudeva’s form. [...] For each of these as well as for various other forms of the Lord there are different rules and methods of pratiṣṭhā-installation [e.g., durgāpratiṣṭhā] as well as distinctions to be maintained regarding their individual decorations and distinctive marks (143-148).

2) Durgāpratiṣṭhā (दुर्गाप्रतिष्ठा) refers to the “installation rites for Durgā”, as discussed in chapter 19 of the Viṣṇusaṃhitā: a Sanskrit text written in 2600 verses which covers typical Pāñcarātra topics through a narrative dialogue between Aupagāyana and Siddha Sumati.—Description of the chapter [pratiṣṭhā-anantara-kriyā]: Among the concluding concerns of the pratiṣṭhā-rites are the installation of various other powers around the temple-precincts. The locations of, and the mantras to be used in the procedure of installation for the following deities are given the digdevatās, the seven mātṛkā-goddesses, Vīrabhadra and others, Varāha, Durgā [e.g., durgāpratiṣṭhā], Viṣvaksena, Īśāna, et. al. (2-21). [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Durgāpratiṣṭhā (दुर्गाप्रतिष्ठा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oppert. Ii, 9724.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Pratishtha, Durga.

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