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Jagannātha Ratha Yātrā | Part 4 - The Deeper Meaning
Part 4 in a series that provides insight on the Jagannātha Ratha Yātrā which takes place annually in Puri, Odisha. In this piece, learn about the rituals performed, the idea of kingship and deeper significance imbued in the festival, and theme of the chariot.
Neha Sharma-Vashishtha, Tanya Fransz
18 min read
Dharma Today
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Mukhaliṅga - Confluence of Form and Essence in Śaiva Iconography
The mukhaliṅga symbolizes the confluence of form and essence, uniting metaphysical subtlety, tāntric energy, and devotional presence into a single sacred form that bridges the transcendent and immanent aspects of divinity.
Sai Priya Chodavarapu
8 min read
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Jagannātha Ratha Yātrā | Part 3 - Folktales
Part 3 in a series that provides insight on the Jagannātha Ratha Yātrā which takes place annually in Puri, Odisha. In this piece, learn about the legends surrounding the festival, the duration of the celebrations, the unique idols, and the inclusive nature of the community proceedings.
Neha Sharma-Vashishtha, Tanya Fransz
8 min read
Dharma Today
Jagannātha Ratha Yātrā | Part 2 - The Chariots Come Alive!
Part 2 in a series that provides insight on the Jagannātha Ratha Yātrā which takes place annually in Puri, Odisha. In this piece, learn about the installation process of the grand chariots, the celebrations as mentioned in Skanda Purāṇa, what happens during the procession, and the temple as it stands today.
Neha Sharma-Vashishtha, Tanya Fransz
5 min read
Dharma Today
Jagannātha Ratha Yātrā | Part 1 - Tribal Origins
Part 1 in a series that provides insight on the Jagannātha Ratha Yātrā which takes place annually in Puri, Odisha. Learn about its origins in the Skanda Purāṇa, and the reason for Odisha as the primary celebration kṣetra.
Neha Sharma-Vashishtha, Tanya Fransz
10 min read
Dharma Today
Book Review - Part 2 | The Majoritarian Myth by Kausik Gangopadhyay
Part 2 of our review of Dr. Kausik Gangopadhyay's book titled 'The Majoritarian Myth - How Unscientific Social Theories Create Disharmony.' This 2-part article series examines how we live in a world where the official public discourse views any event as an expression of the majority oppressing the minority, whether or not this may actually be the case.
Padmavathy Manavazhahan
8 min read
Cinema And Books
Reclaiming the Forest - Against the Modernist Myth of Environmentalism in India
The piece offers a civilizational critique of Ramachandra Guha’s recent work Speaking with Nature. It attempts to foreground indigenous, Vaidika, and dhārmika perspectives on environmental ethics as lived ontology deeply embedded in our texts, practices, and lifeworlds rather than modern ideology.
Anurag Shukla
12 min read
Culture And Policy
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