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Adorned Reverie - The Necklace's Journey through Ancient Indian Literature

The article makes an attempt to re-discover the enchanting allure of necklaces in ancient Indian literature, where radiant gems were intertwined with emotion, spirituality, and cultural practices.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 8 min read

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Experience: The Ultimate Refuge of Logic

The Taittirīya Āraṇyaka lists four modes to establishing evidence for any statement attempting to describe reality. Read more about these, and how experience is the ultimate refuge of logic.

Ajey Pai 7 min read

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The Chidambara Rahasyam

This article delves into the historical and religious significance of the Naṭarāja temple in Chidambaram. It also examines its legal status in the context of political vendettas against the shrine.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 16 min read

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The pancākṣara of Bhagavān Śiva is a mahāmantra composed of five letters: Na-Ma-Śi-Vā-Ya. These five letters denote the five actions or pañca-kṛtyam of the Bhagvān Śiva: Sṛṣṭi (creation), Sthiti (preservation), Saṃhāra (destruction), Tirodhāna (veiling), Anugraha (blessing). These five aspects are captured beautifully in Pañcamukha Śiva, the five-fold faces of Bhagavān Śiva.

Bṛhat 6 min read

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Studying the Kaṭha Upaniṣad: A Psycho-Spiritual Lens: Part 1

Psycho-Spiritual Demystification of Katha Upanisad

Abhisek Kumar Panda 22 min read

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The Timeless Elegance of Ancient Indian Hairstyles - a Journey through the Ages

Through the strands of time, the article unravels the secrets of these ancient Indian coiffures, discovering a captivating world where hair was not just an accessory but a medium for artistic expression and cultural significance.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 11 min read

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Sanskṛta vs. FATE Languages

The battle between Sanskṛta and FATE languages (Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, English) for the domination of the Śiva tattva of our languages is the battle which will decide the cultural fate of Bhāratavarśa. The victory of Sanskṛta in this battle will be a linguistic equivalent of decolonizing India.

Pankaj Saxena 18 min read

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Cultural Transfer as Diffusion of Complexity

Not all societies in this world manage to become a civilization: the ingredients which make a society evolve from barbaric to civilised have been subject to interest of anthropologists and complexity theorists alike. However, what we know empirically is that the cultural complexity varies across civilizations, even regions within civilizations.

Kriteesh Parashar 12 min read

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The Navakalēvara Ceremony at Puri: Ritual Embodiment of Jagannātha

This piece describes the fascinating ritual of Navakalēvara that happens periodically — with special attention paid to the involvement and crucial importance of all jātis and tribes in the ritual — which speaks to the syncretism and inter-dependence of castes at the shrine.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 23 min read

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Adorned Reverie - The Necklace's Journey through Ancient Indian Literature

Experience: The Ultimate Refuge of Logic

The Chidambara Rahasyam

Pañcamukha Śiva

Studying the Kaṭha Upaniṣad: A Psycho-Spiritual Lens: Part 1

The Timeless Elegance of Ancient Indian Hairstyles - a Journey through the Ages

Sanskṛta vs. FATE Languages

Cultural Transfer as Diffusion of Complexity

The Navakalēvara Ceremony at Puri: Ritual Embodiment of Jagannātha