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The Rise and Decline of Shaivism in Ancient India

Manish Maheshwari | 12 min read
With the collapse of the Gupta Empire, Saivism became the dominant religion of India.  ... Read more

Manur-Nagnath: A Forgotten Archaeological Site and the Hidden History of Shaivism

Vijay Sarde | 11 min read
Journey of a medieval Shaiva centre from Pashupata-Kalamukhas to that of Virashaiva-Lingayats.  ... Read more

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An Upanishad Teaching in a Pali Buddhist Text

Tattva Team | 6 mins read

Rupa Gosvami: The Bhakta who Transformed Bhakti into Bhakti Rasa

Manish Maheshwari | 11 mins read

The Role of Mantra and Sound in Tantric Hinduism

Tattva Team | 7 mins read
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Art & Culture
Art & Culture

Shiva and Shakti: The Sublime Poetry of Jnaneshwar

Tattva Team | 8 mins read

Yogi Matsyendranatha in Stone

Vijay Sarde | 7 mins read

The Meaning and Symbolism behind the Iconography of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

Tattva Team | 9 mins read
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Yoga & Meditation
Yoga & Meditation

Amritasiddhi: The Earliest Shaiva Text of Hatha Yoga

Tattva Team | 8 mins read

Dattatreya Yoga Shastra: A Seminal Text of Early Hatha Yoga

Tattva Team | 8 mins read

Yoga in Stone - Some of the Earliest Sculptural Representation of Yoga Postures

Vijay Sarde | 9 mins read
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History
History

The Repeated Destruction and Reconstruction of the Kashi Vishvanatha Temple

Manish Maheshwari | 11 mins read

The 12th century Sanskrit Renaissance in Bengal

Manish Maheshwari | 11 mins read

The Economic Life of Vedic People

Tattva Team | 6 mins read
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