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motivating force behind all action and existence in the material universe. Yet in Shaktism, states C. MacKenzie Brown, the cultural concepts of masculine and the feminine as they exist among practitioners of Shaktism are aspects of the divine, transcendent reality. In Hindu iconography, the cosmic dynamic of male-female or masculine-feminine interdependence and equivalence, is expressed in the half-Shakti, half-Shiva deity known as
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There is no census data available on demographic history or trends for Shaktism or other traditions within Hinduism. Estimates vary on the relative number of adherents in Shaktism compared to other traditions of Hinduism. According to a 2010 estimate by Johnson and Grim, the Shaktism tradition is the
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The roots of Shakta Tantrism are unclear, probably ancient and independent of the Vedic tradition of Hinduism. The interaction between Vedic and Tantric traditions trace back to at least the sixth century, and the surge in Tantra tradition developments during the late medieval period, states Geoffrey
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I am the Queen, the gatherer-up of treasures, most thoughtful, first of those who merit worship. Thus Gods have established me in many places with many homes to enter and abide in. Through me alone all eat the food that feeds them, – each man who sees, breathes, hears the word outspoken. They know it
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The tantra practices are secretive, subject to speculations and criticism. Scholars variously attribute such criticism to ignorance, misunderstanding or sectarian bias on the part of some observers, as well as unscrupulous practices by some Shaktas. These are some of the reasons many Hindus question
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They are like fire and its power to burn: if one thinks of fire one must think of its power to burn. If one recognizes Kali one must also recognize Brahman; again, if one recognizes Brahman one must recognize Kali. Brahman and Its Power are identical. It is Brahman whom I address as Shakti or Kali.
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Kali is none other than Brahman. That which is called Brahman is really Kali. She is the Primal Energy. When that Energy remains inactive, I call It Brahman, and when It creates, preserves, or destroys, I call It Shakti or Kali. What you call Brahman I call Kali. Brahman and Kali are not different.
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I am Manifest Divinity, Unmanifest Divinity, and Transcendent Divinity. I am Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, as well as Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati. I am the Sun and I am the Stars, and I am also the Moon. I am all animals and birds, and I am the outcaste as well, and the thief. I am the low person of
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Shakti tradition practices animal sacrifice to revere goddesses such as Kali in many parts of India but particularly in the eastern and Himalayan states of India and Nepal. This is either an actual animal, or a vegetable or sweet dish substitute considered equivalent to the animal. In many cases,
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section, which was a late addition (100 to 300 CE) to the work. The archaeological and textual evidence implies, states Thomas Coburn, that the goddess had become as prominent as God in Hindu tradition by about the third or fourth century. The literature on Shakti theology grew in ancient India,
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into colonial mining and plantations operations in the Indian ocean and the Caribbean regions. These included a significant amount of Shakta devotees. While instances of Shakta animal sacrifice during Kali puja in the Caribbean islands were recorded between 1850s to 1920s, these were relatively
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She is "the loving mother who protects her children and whose fierceness guards them. She is outwardly frightening – with dark skin, pointed teeth, and a necklace of skulls – but inwardly beautiful. She can guarantee a good rebirth or great religious insight, and her worship is often communal –
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Shaktas conceive the goddess as the supreme, ultimate, eternal reality of all existence, or same as the Brahman concept of Hinduism. She is considered to be simultaneously the source of all creation, its embodiment and the energy that animates and governs it, and that into which everything will
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Shaktism encompasses a nearly endless variety of beliefs and practices – from animism to philosophical speculation of the highest order – that seek to access the Shakti (Divine Energy or Power) that is believed to be the Devi's nature and form. Its two largest and most visible schools are the
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Shaktism's focus on the Divine Female does not imply a rejection of the male. It rejects masculine-feminine, male-female, soul-body, transcendent-immanent dualism, considering nature as divine. Devi is considered to be the cosmos itself – she is the embodiment of energy, matter and soul, the
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Srividya largely views the goddess as "benign and beautiful " (in contrast to Kalikula's focus on "terrifying and horrifying " Goddess forms such as Kali or Durga). In Srikula practice, moreover, every aspect of the goddess – whether malignant or gentle – is identified with Lalita.
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Animal sacrifice of a buffalo or goat, particularly during smallpox epidemics, has been practiced in parts of South India. The sacrificed animal is dedicated to a goddess, and is probably related to the myth of goddess Kali in Andhra Pradesh, but in Karnataka, the typical goddess is
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She is mainly worshipped by students in schools and colleges in India. She was one of the significant deities of Vedic India, where she was worshipped in Gurukuls in ancient times. She embodies sound and voice itself. Vasant Panchami is primarily celebrated in February.
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This text, states C. Mackenzie Brown – a professor of Religion, is both a culmination of centuries of Indian ideas about the divine woman, as well as a foundation for the literature and spirituality focussed on the female transcendence in centuries that followed. The
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not, yet I reside in the essence of the Universe. Hear, one and all, the truth as I declare it. I, verily, myself announce and utter the word that Gods and men alike shall welcome. I make the man I love exceeding mighty, make him nourished, a sage, and one who knows
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ideas, wherein nonduality is emphasized, all dualities are declared as incorrect, and interconnected oneness of all living beings' souls with Brahman is held as the liberating knowledge. However, adds Tracy Pintchman – a professor of Religious Studies and Hinduism,
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installed in South Indian temples, because – as modern practitioners assert – "there is no disputing that this is the highest form of Devi and that some of the practice can be done openly. But what you see in the temples is not the
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In Shakti mythology, Durga slays an evil buffalo demon (left, 18th century statue). Right: A buffalo about to be sacrificed by a villager during Durga puja festival. The buffalo sacrifice practice, however, is rare in contemporary
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norms." Many Samaya practitioners explicitly deny being either Shakta or Tantric, though scholars argues that their cult remains technically both. The Samaya-Kaula division marks "an old dispute within Hindu Tantrism".
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is celebrated on the last four days of the Navaratis, following Kali Puja. It is very similar to Durga Puja in its details and observance, and is especially popular in Bengal and some other parts of Eastern India.
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said in Devi Upanishad, verse 2, "I am essentially Brahman". According to V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar – a professor of Indian history, in Shaktism theology "Brahman is static Shakti and Shakti is dynamic Brahman."
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While Hindus of all denominations celebrate the autumn Navratri festival, Shaktas also celebrate two additional Navratris – one in the spring and one in the summer. The spring festival is known as
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Some forms of the goddess are widely known in the Hindu world. The common goddesses of Shaktism, popular in the Hindu thought at least by about mid 1st-millennium CE, include Parvati, Durga, Kali,
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In Nepal, West Bengal, Odisha and Assam, animal sacrifices are performed at Shakti temples, particularly to mark the legend of goddess Durga slaying the buffalo demon. This involves slaying of a
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finds its roots in the work of the 16th-century commentator Lakshmidhara, and is "fiercely puritanical attempts to reform Tantric practice in ways that bring it in line with high-caste
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The philosophical and devotional underpinning of all such ritual, however, remains a pervasive vision of the Devi as supreme, absolute divinity. As expressed by the 19th-century saint
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Beyond tantra, the Shakta sub-traditions subscribe to various philosophies, are similar in some aspects and differ in others. These traditions compare with Vaishnavism, Shaivism and
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Shaktism is a goddess-centric tradition of Hinduism, involving many goddesses, all being regarded as various aspects, manifestations, or personifications of the same supreme goddess
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Shakta temples are found all over South Asia. Many towns, villages and geographic landmarks are named for various forms of the Devi. Major pilgrimage sites of Shaktism are called "
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smaller group with about 30 million or 3.2% of Hindus. Adherents of Shaktism are referred to as Shaktas. Large shakta communities are particularly found in eastern states, such as
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spirituality who are attracted to Goddess worship", suggest Shaktism is a "symbol of wholeness and healing, associated especially with repressed female power and sexuality."
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Shaktas celebrate most major Hindu festivals, as well as a huge variety of local, temple- or deity-specific observances. A few of the more important events are listed below:
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tradition, from which it is derived. It is subdivided into four subcategories of texts based on the goddesses Kuleśvarī, Kubjikā, Kālī and Tripurasundarī respectively. The
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is historically the most complete introduction to Shakta Tantrism, distilling into its 16 verses almost every important topic in Shakta Tantra tradition. Along with the
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the relevance and historicity of Tantra to their tradition. The emphasis in Shaktism that love of the deity is more important than obedience shows an influence of the
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The central conception of Hindu philosophy is of the Absolute; that is the background of the universe. This Absolute Being, of whom we can predicate nothing, has Its
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Vasant Panchami is dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of arts, skills, intelligence, knowledge, and wisdom. She is the consort of Lord Brahma, the creator.
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Shakti devotees consider animal sacrifice distasteful, and practice alternate means of expressing devotion while respecting the views of others in their tradition.
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or Ameti is a celebration of the menstruation of the goddess, by hundreds of thousands of devotees, in a festival held in June/July (during the monsoon season) at
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is a part of Durga Puja celebrations by Shaktas, where Laksmi symbolizes the goddess of abundance and autumn harvest. Lakshmi's biggest festival, however, is
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devi is mainly worshipped as the goddess Bhavani. She is one of the important Hindu deities in Nepal. Two major centers of Shaktism in West Bengal are
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incorporates Tantric ideas giving the Devi a form and motherly character rather than the gender-neutral concept of Adi Shankara's Advaita Vedanta.
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Shaktism involves a galaxy of goddesses, all being regarded as different aspects, manifestations, or personifications of the same supreme goddess
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among these Rajput communities is a warrior-pativrata guardian goddess, with local legends tracing reverence for her during Rajput-Muslim wars.
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Dattatreya: The Immortal Guru, Yogin, and Avatara: A Study of the Transformative and Inclusive Character of a Multi-faceted Hindu Deity
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tradition) found in Nepal and Tibet and the Tantric Shakta tradition of Hinduism. Both movements cherish female deities. According to
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are reworkings of ancient Shakti mythologies. A significant part of this Sikh scripture is based on the teachings in the Shakta text
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describes the Devi (or goddess) as "universal, cosmic energy" resident within each individual. It thus weaves in the terminology of
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elements associated with the Tarapith tradition, including "conquest of the Goddess, exorcism, trance, and control of spirits."
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Urban, Hugh (1997). "Elitism and Esotericism: Strategies of Secrecy and Power in South Indian Tantra and French Freemasonry".
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Samuel, were a means to confront and cope with Islamic invasions and political instability in and after the 14th century CE.
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and J.N. Pal, dated the Baghor formation to between 9000 BC and 8000 BC. The origins of Shakti worship can also be traced to
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Among the earliest evidence of reverence for the female aspect of God in Hinduism is this passage in chapter 10.125 of the
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tradition as a Vedic attribute, however this link has been contested by scholars. Scriptures such as the Devi Mahatmya,
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The philosophical premise in many Shakta texts, states professor of Religious Studies June McDaniel, is syncretism of
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as another aspect of divine and the knower of ultimate knowledge (Brahman), such as in section 3 and 4 of the ancient
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in its ear before killing it. The meat of the sacrificed animal is then cooked and eaten by the Shakta devotees.
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where the skull of Kali is believed to be worshipped along with her 25 forms. The kali ghat temple is located in
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Puja in Western India, to celebrate the arrival of Gauri, Mother of Ganesha where she brings her son back home.
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Sub-traditions of Shaktism include "Tantra", which refers to techniques, practices and ritual grammar involving
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Shaktism views the Devi as the source, essence and substance of everything in creation. Its texts such as the
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than devotional, and they often involve sitting alone at the ground, surrounded by ash and bone. There are
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The Goddess Lives in Upstate New York: Breaking Convention and Making Home at a North American Hindu Temple
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is not the earliest literary fragment attesting to the existence of devotion to a goddess figure, states
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dreadful deeds, and the great person of excellent deeds. I am Female, I am Male in the form of Shiva.
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There has been a significant sharing of ideas, ritual grammar and concepts between Tantric Buddhism (
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The Triumph of the Goddess: The Canonical Models and Theological Issues of the Devi-Bhagavata Purana
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uncommon when compared to other rituals such as temple prayers, community dancing and fire walking.
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around April/May, one of the largest festivals in South India, celebrating the wedding of goddess
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texts are closely related to the Kuleśvarī texts and can be considered as part of the Kulamārga.
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McDermott, Rachel Fell (1998). "The Western Kali". In Hawley, John; Wulff, Donna Marie (eds.).
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Encountering the Goddess: A translation of the Devi-Mahatmya and a Study of Its Interpretation
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shrine for Shakti worship were discovered in the terminal upper paleolithic site of Baghor I (
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texts of Hinduism form an important scriptural framework in Shaktism. Scriptures such as the
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Revelry, Rivalry, and Longing for the Goddesses of Bengal: The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals
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A 9th-century Durga Shakti idol, victorious over demon Mahishasura, at the Shiva temple,
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In the 19th century through the early 20th century, Indian laborers were shipped by the
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The World's Religions in Figures: An Introduction to International Religious Demography
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The map depicts location of Shakti Peethas in South Asia, major (blue) and minor (red).
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In Bengal, the animal sacrifice ritual follows the guidelines as seen in texts such as
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In Shakta theology, the female and male are interdependent realities, represented with
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The eternal and infinite consciousness is I, it is my greatness dwelling in everything.
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Auspicious Wisdom: The Texts and Traditions of Srividya Shakta Tantrism in South India
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The Sri Chakra, also known as the Shri Yantra, is a mystical diagram used in Shaktism.
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The Vedic literature reveres various goddesses, but far less frequently than Gods
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A senior member of Guru Mandali, Madurai, November 1984, cited in Brooks 1992.
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school of Shaktism. This practice is rare among Hindus, outside this region.
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and others) and Saraswati important in Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions.
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as well as lowest castes and tribes, while the lower middle castes are
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Shaktism is a goddess-centric tradition of Hinduism. Relief statues of
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Kali as the supreme deity worshiped by Indra, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
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climaxing in one of the most important texts of Shaktism called the
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in particular, is considered in Shaktism to be as important as the
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Contemporary Society: Developmental issues, transition, and change
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Is the Goddess a Feminist?: the Politics of South Asian Goddesses
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icon. Left: A 5th century art work representing this idea at the
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Sri Lalita-Tripurasundari enthroned with her left foot upon the
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and Central India. In West Bengal Shaktas belong to the upper
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The earliest archaeological evidence of what appears to be an
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Srikula adepts most often worship Lalita using the abstract
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Devī Māhātmya, The Crystallization of the Goddess Tradition
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The rarer forms of Devi found among tantric Shakta are the
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epic and in texts of Egyptian, Minoan and Greek sources.
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poems and songs were composed by two Bengal court poets,
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can be further broadly subdivided into two streams, the
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presents the theology of Shaktism. This book is called
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lineages focus upon the Devi as the source of wisdom (
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festival. Also worshipped regularly are the numerous
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is considered in Shaktism to be as important as the
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reality is considered metaphorically to be a woman.
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Indian Musicological Society. 8985: 8592: 8205: 7513: 7429: 7417: 7405: 7393: 7205: 6034:"The Hindoo Goddess Kali", an illustration from 4568:, Kalika Purana, and Shakta Upanishads like the 11065:"Complete-Works/Volume 5/Epistles-First Series" 10899:International Journal of Applied Social Science 10193: 10117: 10099:Katznelson, Ira; Jones, Gareth Stedman (2010). 10098: 8871: 8491: 7566: 7369: 5407:The main deities of the Kalikula tradition are 4640:as the Goddess transcending all space and time, 4033:of ten goddesses. The most common forms of the 10515:The Rise of the Goddess in the Hindu Tradition 9775:Gray, David B.; Overbey, Ryan Richard (2016). 9732: 9401:. Albany: State University of New York Press. 9200: 9198: 7884: 7848: 7132: – Trinity of chief goddesses in Hinduism 6428:with substantial communities also existing in 4688: 4461:(literally, the path of nondualistic Shakti). 12023: 11556: 11115:. Astrojyoti.com. 30 May 2022. 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The eight forms of the goddess Lakshmi, 4636:within the flaming light of consciousness. 3909: 3895: 532: 518: 11442: 11412:"Ritual animal slaughter begins in Nepal" 11219: 11171: 10910:Taylor, Patrick; Case, Frederick (2013). 10863: 10764: 10552: 10512: 10493: 10481: 10344: 10325: 10306: 10287: 10079: 10061:Jones, Constance; Ryan, James D. (2006). 10060: 9833: 9511: 9492: 9479: 9102: 9075: 8895: 8835: 8772: 8736: 8705: 8693: 8532: 8479: 8455: 8443: 8383: 8371: 8344: 8190: 8178: 8166: 8154: 8142: 8031: 8007: 7896: 7872: 7812: 7761: 7706: 7590: 7542: 7447: 7303:, pp. 207–208, 211–213 verses 14–28. 5679:, one of the seven Matrikas named in the 5177:Srikula: family of Lalita Tripura Sundari 5004:, which are mainly worshipped during the 4060:sub-traditions, including Vidyapitha and 11409: 11339: 10978:. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 10826:The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Theology 10806:Classical Hindu Thought: An Introduction 10669: 10571: 10489:. 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State University of New York Press. 9755: 9737:Hindu Goddesses: Beliefs and Practices 9650: 9480:Dikshitar, V. R. Ramachandra (1999) . 9434: 9420:. State University of New York Press. 9415: 9333: 9310: 9189: 9063: 9039: 9027: 8979: 8907: 8616: 8604: 8580: 8520: 8508: 8431: 8395: 8294: 8253: 8241: 8229: 8217: 8130: 8118: 8091: 8079: 7836: 7725: 7677: 7650: 7638: 7626: 7614: 7471: 7363: 7351: 7339: 7327: 6953:Some Shakta temples are also found in 6007:; they have their individual shaktis, 5966:Shaktism versus other Hindu traditions 5594:The most important Shakta festival is 5439:as well as regional goddesses such as 4654:, Transl: Lynn Foulston, Stuart Abbott 4622:My sacred syllable ह्रीम्] transcends, 4180: 4100:; they have their individual shaktis, 12011: 11544: 11410:Shrestha, Manesh (24 November 2009). 11017:from the original on 20 December 2023 10992: 10973: 10930: 10889: 10783: 10251:An upper paleolithic shrine in India? 9814: 9795: 9690: 9671: 9589: 9568: 9396: 9356: 9291: 9165: 9051: 8967: 8919: 8811: 8748: 8724: 8652: 8467: 8265: 7911: 7860: 7800: 7776: 7749: 7737: 7694: 7602: 7554: 7495: 7483: 7459: 7241: 7211: 7126: – Female Tibetan Buddhist deity 5529:At Tarapith, Devi's manifestation as 5015: 4644:the oneness of the soul and Brahman. 1413:Anupalabdi (non-perception, negation) 1408:Arthāpatti (postulation, presumption) 11388: 11131: 11111: 11101:"Devi Upanishad – Vyasa Mahabharata" 11099: 11087: 11063: 10995:Ardhanārīśvara in Art and Literature 10890:Singh, Akhileshwar (10 April 2018). 10878:(24 & 25). Kyoto. Archived from 10767:Śaivism in Philosophical Perspective 10207: 10136: 10038:from the original on 9 December 2019 9957:. Oxford : Oxford University Press. 9228: 9177: 8544: 7959: 7519: 7435: 7423: 7411: 7399: 7260:. Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith. 6038:, by Dr. John Scudder (London, 1849) 5930:worship their weapons and horses on 5772:is performed on the fifth day after 5704: 5374:. The goddesses Kubjika, Kulesvari, 5044:and certain elements of traditional 4934:goddesses were combined to form the 4876: 4634:One should meditate on that reality, 4108:for Shiva, and consorts Lakshmi and 4025:goddesses were combined to form the 13627: 11267: 11039: 10846:The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies 10462: 10003:(reprint ed.). Kshetra Books. 9674:The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism 9610: 9552:Sixty Upaniṣads of the Veda, Part 1 8991: 8760: 7995: 7375: 7157:, VII.33.13-15, cited in Brown 1991 6683: 6656: 5826: 5226:The Srikula's best-known school is 5073:of Lakshmanadesika (11th century), 4116:constituting about 3.2% of Hindus. 24: 11436: 11393:. London: Guardian. Archived from 11275:. 18 December 2012. Archived from 11153:www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary 10786:Living Liberation in Hindu Thought 9834:Greenberg, Yudit Kornberg (2008). 9798:Visnuism and Sivaism: A Comparison 9630:Elsberg, Constance Waeber (2003). 9340:State University of New York Press 7258:"The Rig Veda/Mandala 10/Hymn 125" 7086:The secondary scripture of Sikhs, 6336:Dvaita, qualified advaita, advaita 5783:Major Shakta temple festivals are 5686: 4624:the distinction of name and named, 4496:was composed by Abhirami Bhattar. 4056:Shaktism also encompasses various 4049:. Also worshipped are the various 25: 13669: 11513: 11389:Lang, Olivia (24 November 2009). 11293:"History of Sakti Cult in Odisha" 11091:. 10 October 2016. Archived from 11089:"Devi Upanishad – Rishi Atharvan" 10731:. University of Wisconsin Press. 9651:Fuller, Christopher John (2004). 9636:. University of Tennessee Press. 9397:Brown, Cheever Mackenzie (1998). 8133:, pp. 60–61, 87–88, 351–356. 7875:, pp. 9, 34, 89–90, 131–138. 5987:. Similarly, Shaktism influenced 5900:occurs during the three-day-long 5509:especially at festivals, such as 4169:and is worshipped during various 4080:. Similarly, Shaktism influenced 13626: 13616: 13607: 13606: 13595: 12300: 12046: 12038: 11673: 11002:Zeidan, Adam (20 January 2024). 10916:. University of Illinois Press. 10376:Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls 10194:Krishna Warrier, A. J. (1999) . 9613:Religious Diversity in Singapore 9334:Brooks, Douglas Renfrew (1992). 9311:Brooks, Douglas Renfrew (1990). 9045: 7926:, pp. 30, 114–116, 233–245. 7048: 6926: 6925: 6907: 6899: 6898: 6880: 6872: 6871: 6863: 6862: 6854: 6853: 6845: 6844: 6836: 6835: 6827: 6826: 6818: 6817: 6809: 6808: 6800: 6799: 6791: 6790: 6782: 6781: 6773: 6772: 6764: 6763: 6755: 6754: 6746: 6745: 6737: 6736: 6728: 6727: 6719: 6718: 6710: 6709: 6701: 6700: 6682: 6674: 6673: 6655: 6647: 6646: 6638: 6637: 6620: 6619: 6611: 6610: 6602: 6601: 6593: 6592: 6584: 6583: 6575: 6574: 6566: 6565: 6557: 6556: 6548: 6547: 6539: 6538: 6530: 6529: 6521: 6520: 6512: 6511: 6503: 6502: 6495: 5848: 5839: 4949:, particularly Tripura Sundari, 4421: 4412: 3926: 3876: 563: 501: 79: 27:Goddess-centric sect of Hinduism 13596: 11452:Studies in Comparative Religion 11299:. 11 March 2018. Archived from 10729:Plants of Life, Plants of Death 10555:Introduction to World Religions 10553:Partridge, Christopher (2013). 10326:McDermott, Rachel Fell (2011). 10229:Klostermaier, Klaus K. (2010). 9593:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide 9317:The University of Chicago Press 9304:Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers 7169: 7160: 7148: 6969:and elsewhere. Examples in the 6908: 6217:Recommends, recommends Optional 5449:, the protectress of children, 5262:. It is not uncommon to find a 13521:Relations with other religions 11364:Srinivasan, G. (4 July 2007). 10876:Journal of Indological Studies 10727:Simoons, Frederick J. (1998). 10538:. Concept Publishing Company. 10345:Munavalli, Somashekar (2007). 10103:. Cambridge University Press. 9697:. Cambridge University Press. 9512:Dhavamony, Mariasusai (2002). 9493:Dhavamony, Mariasusai (1999). 9298:Bhattacharyya, N. N. (1996) . 9285: 7605:, pp. 8, 17, 10, 21, 320. 7247: 7031:about 100 kilometers from the 4630:being, consciousness and bliss 4165:. The Devi is revered in many 651:Epic-Puranic royal genealogies 13: 1: 11012:Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 10576:. Columbia University Press. 10436:The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna 10418:(second ed.). ABC-CLIO. 10330:. Columbia University Press. 10141:. Berwick, ME: Nicolas-Hays. 9879:. New York University Press. 9875:; Erndl, Kathleen M. (2000). 9300:History of the Sakta Religion 7680:, pp. xiii–xiv, xvi, 21. 7182: 6398: 6089:Vedas, Upanishads and Tantras 5521:, prayer before her image or 5119: 5078: 4870:At least 10,000 Years Before 4852:At least 10,000 Years Before 4814:At least 10,000 Years Before 4796:At least 10,000 Years Before 4776:At least 10,000 Years Before 4758:At least 10,000 Years Before 4740:At least 10,000 Years Before 4510:, as well as Shakta-oriented 4499: 3707:Other society-related topics: 1403:Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy) 11570: 11536:Women in Hindu Shakta Tantra 10974:White, David Gordon (2003). 10959:. Indiana University Press. 10689:Rigopoulos, Antonio (1998). 10651:Roberts, Peter Alan (2011). 10636:. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. 10574:Classical Indian Metaphysics 10572:Phillips, Stephen H (1995). 9714:The Journal of Hindu Studies 9463:Dempsey, Corinne G. (2006). 9357:Brown, C. MacKenzie (1991). 8631:, pp. 187–195, 211–214. 8593:Hiltebeitel & Erndl 2000 7187: 6881: 5583: 5575: 5455:, the smallpox goddess, and 5127: 5012:across the Indian villages. 4924:decline of Buddhism in India 4676:. The text is suffused with 4575: 4053:across the Indian villages. 4015:decline of Buddhism in India 3818:Hinduism and other religions 2615:Chandrashekarendra Saraswati 7: 11961:Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad 11502:Journal of the Siam Society 11069:ramakrishnavivekananda.info 11045:ramakrishnavivekananda.info 11033: 10849:. Oxford University Press. 10828:. Oxford University Press. 10809:. Oxford University Press. 10674:. Oxford University Press. 10448:. Oxford University Press. 10393:Monaghan, Patricia (2011). 10378:. Oxford University Press. 10273:(2nd ed.). Routledge. 10198: 9781:. Oxford University Press. 9694:An Introduction to Hinduism 9302:(2nd ed.). New Delhi: 8872:Kemmerer & Nocella 2011 8492:Katznelson & Jones 2010 7653:, p. 221 with note 64. 7117: 7011: 6321:5. Negative/cognitive proof 5896:In Nepal, animal sacrifice 4869: 4856: 4851: 4839:Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad 4836: 4831: 4818: 4813: 4800: 4795: 4780: 4775: 4762: 4757: 4744: 4739: 4724: 4717: 4712: 4702: 4689:List of 8 Shakta Upanishads 4492:, and the Tamil collection 4348: 4266:Rigveda 10.125.3 – 10.125.8 3978: 3563:Kamba Ramayanam/Ramavataram 3535:Naalayira Divya Prabandham 1268:Arishadvargas (six enemies) 1212:Antaḥkaraṇa (mental organs) 1207:Sūkṣma śarīra (subtle body) 10: 13674: 11956:Saubhagyalakshmi Upanishad 10444:Olivelle, Patrick (1992). 10395:Goddesses in World Culture 10269:Lipner, Julius J. (2009). 9435:Coburn, Thomas B. (2002). 9416:Coburn, Thomas B. (1991). 8970:, pp. 63–84, 236–239. 8106:, pp. 48, 117, 40–53. 7885:Foulston & Abbott 2009 7849:Foulston & Abbott 2009 7081: 7069: 6475: 6388:Jivanmukta, Advaita, Yoga, 6363:champions householder life 6319:4. Postulation, derivation 5708: 5690: 5587: 5525:, and giving offerings." 5147: 4866: 4846: 4828: 4821:Saubhagyalakshmi Upanishad 4810: 4790: 4772: 4754: 4734: 4707: 4572:are particularly revered. 4480:. The 18th-century Shakta 4184: 3439:Naalayira Divya Prabandham 2124:Gurus, sants, philosophers 2060:Akshar Purushottam Darshan 1248:Uparati (self-settledness) 13593: 13420: 13385: 13211: 13146: 13053: 12980: 12973: 12872: 12775: 12766: 12674: 12560: 12517: 12484: 12402: 12376: 12348: 12339: 12318: 12309: 12298: 12217: 12086: 12077: 12056: 11987: 11971: 11901: 11851: 11793: 11730: 11682: 11671: 11591: 11578: 11481:10.1093/jaarel/XLVI.4.489 10746:Samuel, Geoffrey (2010). 10672:Debating the Dasam Granth 10610:Prasad, Rajendra (2008). 10513:Pintchman, Tracy (2015). 10494:Pintchman, Tracy (2014). 10024:. John Wiley & Sons. 9938:. Maithuna Publications. 9855:Religion and Rajput Women 9741:. Sussex Academic Press. 9676:. John Wiley & Sons. 9151:Melton & Baumann 2010 8583:, pp. 45, 55, 58–59. 8569:Pfeffer & Behera 1997 7936:Melton & Baumann 2010 7289:Melton & Baumann 2010 6317:3. Comparison and analogy 4229:Indus Valley civilization 3967: 2605:Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati 1263:Samadhana (concentration) 1127:Three paths to liberation 634:Tribal religions in India 619:Historical Vedic religion 614:Indus Valley Civilisation 366:Krishnananda Agamavagisha 12665:Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 11443:Chatterji, Usha (1968). 10945:10.1163/1568527972629894 10670:Rinehart, Robin (2011). 10290:Devi: Goddesses of India 10137:Kali, Davadatta (2003). 10082:Encyclopedia of Hinduism 10063:Encyclopedia of Hinduism 9953:Harlan, Lindsey (2003). 9853:Harlan, Lindsey (1992). 9815:Gupta, Sanjukta (2013). 9756:Grimes, John A. (1996). 9691:Flood, Gavin D. (1996). 9376:Brancaccio, Pia (2010). 8956:Hurley & Hurley 2012 7474:, pp. 134–138, 140. 7141: 6984:Sri Rajarajeswari Peetam 6979:Laguna Beach, California 6015:for Shiva, and consorts 5545:performed here are more 5338:Kalikula: family of Kali 4638:Fixing the mind upon me, 4617:The soul and the Goddess 4580:The seventh book of the 4552:has attracted scholarly 4221:University of California 4114:third largest Hindu sect 1439:, sacrifice, and charity 331:Trika (Kashmir Shaivism) 12744:Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam 11936:Tripuratapini Upanishad 11525:Encyclopædia Britannica 11463:Kinsley, David (1978). 10803:Sharma, Arvind (2000). 10769:. Motilal Banarsidass. 10750:. Motilal Banarsidass. 10374:McDaniel, June (2004). 10292:. Motilal Banarsidass. 10179:. Motilal Banarsidass. 10175:Kinsley, David (1998). 10160:. Motilal Banarsidass. 10156:Kinsley, David (1987). 10084:. Infobase Publishing. 10065:. Infobase Publishing. 10054:20 October 2013 at the 9800:. Bloomsbury Academic. 9554:. Motilal Banarsidass. 9473:Oxford University Press 9277:Singh & Fenech 2014 9255:, pp. 71, 107–110. 9217:Gray & Overbey 2016 9004:Johnson & Grim 2013 8169:, pp. 4–5, 11, 57. 8104:Harper & Brown 2012 6390:champions monastic life 5445:, the snake goddesses, 4747:Tripuratapini Upanishad 4549:Tripuratapini Upanishad 3612:Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam 2825:Timeline of Hindu texts 2730:Siddharameshwar Maharaj 1763:Pumsavana Simantonayana 1418:Śabda (word, testimony) 656:Epic-Puranic chronology 624:Dravidian folk religion 12719:Eighteen Greater Texts 11496:Koester, Hans (1929). 11297:www.historyofodisha.in 11221:"Kali Pooja in Bengal" 10869:"The Śaiva Literature" 10765:Sivaraman, K. (1973). 10655:. Simon and Schuster. 10591:Prakash, Prem (1998). 10463:Ooi, Keat Gin (2004). 10446:The Samnyasa Upanisads 9590:Dalal, Roshen (2014). 9569:Dalal, Roshen (2010). 9550:Deussen, Paul (1980). 8787:, p. 332 note 68. 8641:Taylor & Case 2013 7863:, pp. 1–3, 12–17. 7740:, pp. 1–2, 85–98. 7155:Srimad Devi Bhagavatam 6478:List of Shakti Temples 6266:Brahman (Shiva), Atman 6039: 5907:In Odisha, during the 5755: 5749:Meenakshi Amman Temple 5573: 5527: 5473: 5404: 5248: 5223: 5197:Lalita-Tripura Sundari 5100:and Purnananda Giri's 5052:after due initiation ( 4910:, Lakshmi, Saraswati, 4903: 4647: 4628:It is whole, infinite 4582:Srimad Devi-Bhagavatam 4512:Upa Puranic literature 4474:Hindu reform movements 4398: 4365: 4314:, particularly in the 4271: 3577:Eighteen Greater Texts 3206:Brahma Vaivarta Purana 2635:Krishnananda Saraswati 1879:Vijayadashami-Dussehra 1393:Pratyakṣa (perception) 1253:Titiksha (forbearance) 57: 13472:Hindu gurus and sants 12724:Eighteen Lesser Texts 11916:Devi-Bhagavata Purana 10993:Yadav, Neeta (2001). 10214:. Walter de Gruyter. 10208:Keul, István (2012). 9672:Flood, Gavin (2008). 8694:Jones & Ryan 2006 8456:Jones & Ryan 2006 8220:, p. back cover. 8206:Subramuniyaswami 2002 8193:, pp. 59–60, 68. 7998:, pp. 1101–1102. 7938:, pp. 2600–2602. 7707:Jones & Ryan 2014 6476:Further information: 6472:Temples and influence 6323:6. Reliable testimony 6310:3. Reliable testimony 6301:3. Reliable testimony 6294:3. Reliable testimony 6269:Brahman (Devi), Atman 6033: 5742: 5568: 5533:("She Who Saves") or 5506: 5467: 5402: 5246: 5217: 5092:, Brahmananda Giri's 4897: 4626:beyond all dualities. 4614: 4566:Devi-Bhagavata Purana 4393: 4388:Devi-Bhagavata Purana 4377:ultimately dissolve. 4353: 4246: 4225:Jonathan Mark Kenoyer 4136:Devi-Bhagavata Purana 3693:Varna-related topics: 3584:Eighteen Lesser Texts 3157:Devi Bhagavata Purana 2053:Svabhavika Bhedabheda 2039:Achintya Bheda Abheda 1971:Philosophical schools 1273:Ahamkara (attachment) 1233:Vairagya (dispassion) 1161:Mokṣa-related topics: 436:Festivals and temples 40:: from left to right 35: 13462:Anti-Hindu sentiment 11119:on 24 September 2023 10748:Tantric Revisionings 10595:. Inner Traditions. 10264:on 11 November 2023. 10231:A Survey of Hinduism 9899:History of Religions 9611:Eng, Lai Ah (2008). 9454:Dasgupta, S (1996). 9439:. 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SUNY Press. 10781: 10775: 10762: 10757:978-8120827523 10756: 10743: 10737: 10724: 10718: 10705: 10699: 10686: 10680: 10667: 10661: 10648: 10643:978-3447025225 10642: 10626: 10620: 10607: 10601: 10588: 10583:978-0812692983 10582: 10569: 10563: 10550: 10544: 10529: 10523: 10510: 10504: 10491: 10479: 10473: 10460: 10455:978-0195070453 10454: 10441: 10430: 10424: 10409: 10403: 10390: 10384: 10371: 10342: 10336: 10323: 10317: 10304: 10298: 10285: 10279: 10266: 10245: 10239: 10226: 10220: 10205: 10191: 10185: 10172: 10166: 10153: 10147: 10134: 10128: 10115: 10109: 10096: 10091:978-0816054589 10090: 10077: 10071: 10058: 10030: 10015: 10009: 9988: 9982: 9969: 9964:978-0195154269 9963: 9950: 9944: 9931: 9911:10.1086/462845 9905:(3): 187–223. 9891: 9885: 9869: 9863: 9850: 9844: 9831: 9825: 9812: 9806: 9793: 9787: 9772: 9767:978-0791430675 9766: 9753: 9747: 9730: 9709: 9703: 9688: 9682: 9669: 9663: 9648: 9642: 9627: 9621: 9608: 9602: 9596:. Penguin UK. 9587: 9581: 9566: 9560: 9547: 9542:978-0815336112 9541: 9528: 9522: 9509: 9503: 9490: 9477: 9460: 9451: 9445: 9432: 9426: 9413: 9407: 9394: 9388: 9373: 9367: 9354: 9348: 9331: 9325: 9308: 9293: 9290: 9289: 9287: 9284: 9282: 9281: 9279:, p. 139. 9269: 9257: 9245: 9243:, p. 715. 9233: 9221: 9209: 9194: 9192:, p. 137. 9182: 9180:, p. 119. 9170: 9168:, p. 332. 9155: 9143: 9131: 9119: 9107: 9103:McDermott 1998 9092: 9090:, p. 171. 9080: 9076:Pattanaik 2000 9068: 9056: 9044: 9032: 9020: 9008: 9006:, p. 400. 8996: 8984: 8982:, p. 375. 8972: 8960: 8948: 8936: 8924: 8922:, p. 225. 8912: 8910:, p. 238. 8900: 8896:Sivaraman 1973 8888: 8876: 8864: 8852: 8840: 8836:Munavalli 2007 8828: 8816: 8801: 8789: 8777: 8773:Dhavamony 2002 8765: 8763:, p. 221. 8753: 8741: 8739:, p. 182. 8737:Partridge 2013 8729: 8710: 8706:Dhavamony 1999 8698: 8696:, p. 474. 8681: 8679:, p. 156. 8669: 8657: 8655:, p. 262. 8645: 8633: 8621: 8609: 8597: 8585: 8573: 8571:, p. 312. 8561: 8549: 8537: 8535:, p. 205. 8533:McDermott 2011 8525: 8523:, p. 141. 8513: 8496: 8494:, p. 343. 8484: 8480:McDermott 2011 8472: 8470:, p. 184. 8460: 8448: 8444:Kalipooja 2007 8436: 8424: 8412: 8400: 8388: 8386:, p. 830. 8384:McDermott 2005 8376: 8372:Durgapuja 2007 8364: 8349: 8345:Pattanaik 2000 8337: 8335:, p. 734. 8325: 8299: 8282: 8280:, p. 209. 8270: 8268:, p. 219. 8258: 8246: 8234: 8222: 8210: 8195: 8191:Sanderson 2014 8183: 8179:Sanderson 2014 8171: 8167:Sanderson 2014 8159: 8155:Sanderson 2014 8147: 8145:, p. 827. 8143:McDermott 2005 8135: 8123: 8121:, p. xii. 8108: 8096: 8084: 8072: 8070:, p. 126. 8060: 8048: 8036: 8032:Sanderson 2014 8024: 8012: 8008:Greenberg 2008 8000: 7988: 7976: 7964: 7962:, p. 149. 7952: 7940: 7928: 7916: 7901: 7897:Pintchman 2014 7889: 7877: 7873:Pintchman 2015 7865: 7853: 7841: 7829: 7817: 7813:Pintchman 2014 7805: 7788: 7766: 7762:Pintchman 2015 7754: 7742: 7730: 7728:, p. 170. 7711: 7709:, p. 399. 7699: 7682: 7667: 7655: 7643: 7631: 7619: 7607: 7595: 7591:Dikshitar 1999 7583: 7581:, p. 164. 7571: 7559: 7547: 7545:, p. 826. 7543:McDermott 2005 7524: 7512: 7500: 7488: 7486:, p. 217. 7476: 7464: 7462:, p. 186. 7452: 7448:Dikshitar 1999 7440: 7428: 7416: 7404: 7392: 7380: 7368: 7356: 7354:, p. 193. 7344: 7332: 7330:, p. 139. 7317: 7305: 7293: 7274: 7271: 7270: 7262: 7253: 7246: 7231: 7216: 7204: 7191: 7189: 7186: 7184: 7181: 7178: 7177: 7168: 7159: 7146: 7145: 7143: 7140: 7139: 7138: 7133: 7127: 7119: 7116: 7092:attributed to 7083: 7080: 7071: 7068: 7055: 7054: 7047: 7046: 7045: 7013: 7010: 6995:Rush, New York 6955:Southeast Asia 6943: 6942: 6932: 6931: 6924: 6923: 6914: 6913: 6906: 6905: 6897: 6896: 6887: 6886: 6879: 6878: 6870: 6869: 6861: 6860: 6852: 6851: 6843: 6842: 6834: 6833: 6825: 6824: 6816: 6815: 6807: 6806: 6798: 6797: 6789: 6788: 6780: 6779: 6771: 6770: 6762: 6761: 6753: 6752: 6744: 6743: 6735: 6734: 6726: 6725: 6717: 6716: 6708: 6707: 6699: 6698: 6689: 6688: 6681: 6680: 6672: 6671: 6662: 6661: 6654: 6653: 6645: 6644: 6636: 6635: 6626: 6625: 6618: 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article: 5706: 5703: 5691:Main article: 5688: 5685: 5588:Main article: 5585: 5582: 5577: 5574: 5539:kaivalyadayini 5339: 5336: 5178: 5175: 5149: 5146: 5129: 5126: 5121: 5118: 5046:kundalini yoga 5017: 5014: 4878: 4875: 4872: 4871: 4868: 4865: 4862: 4854: 4853: 4850: 4845: 4842: 4834: 4833: 4830: 4827: 4824: 4816: 4815: 4812: 4809: 4806: 4798: 4797: 4794: 4789: 4786: 4778: 4777: 4774: 4771: 4768: 4765:Devi Upanishad 4760: 4759: 4756: 4753: 4750: 4742: 4741: 4738: 4733: 4730: 4727:Sita Upanishad 4722: 4721: 4716: 4711: 4706: 4690: 4687: 4620: 4613: 4577: 4574: 4570:Devi Upanishad 4501: 4498: 4478:mother goddess 4430: 4429: 4420: 4419: 4411: 4410: 4409: 4408: 4407: 4352: 4350: 4347: 4304:Kena Upanishad 4258: 4205:Madhya Pradesh 4201:Sidhi district 4185:Main article: 4182: 4179: 4152:Devi Upanishad 4092:) of the gods 4047:Tripurasundari 4045:, Parvati and 4005:, to gracious 3917: 3916: 3914: 3913: 3906: 3899: 3891: 3888: 3887: 3886: 3885: 3872: 3871: 3866: 3858: 3857: 3854: 3853: 3847: 3821: 3820: 3817: 3814: 3813: 3808: 3803: 3798: 3793: 3787: 3786: 3783: 3780: 3779: 3773: 3772: 3766: 3765: 3760: 3757: 3752: 3751: 3748: 3747: 3744: 3743: 3738: 3733: 3728: 3723: 3722: 3721: 3714:Discrimination 3710: 3709: 3706: 3703: 3702: 3696: 3695: 3689: 3688: 3682: 3681: 3672: 3671: 3666: 3661: 3656: 3650: 3649: 3643: 3642: 3637: 3634: 3631: 3630: 3627: 3626: 3623: 3622: 3615: 3608: 3605:Abirami Antati 3601: 3594: 3587: 3580: 3573: 3566: 3559: 3552: 3545: 3538: 3531: 3523: 3522: 3517: 3514: 3513: 3506: 3499: 3491: 3490: 3481: 3478: 3477: 3470: 3463: 3456: 3453:Ramcharitmanas 3449: 3442: 3435: 3428: 3421: 3414: 3407: 3404:Pramana Sutras 3400: 3393: 3386: 3379: 3376:Mimamsa Sutras 3372: 3369:Samkhya Sutras 3365: 3358: 3351: 3344: 3337: 3334:Dharma Shastra 3329: 3328: 3315: 3312: 3311: 3304: 3297: 3290: 3282: 3281: 3276: 3273: 3272: 3265: 3258: 3251: 3244: 3237: 3230: 3223: 3216: 3209: 3202: 3195: 3188: 3181: 3174: 3167: 3160: 3153: 3146: 3138: 3137: 3132: 3127: 3124: 3123: 3116: 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2446:Purandara Dasa 2443: 2438: 2433: 2431:Nimbarkacharya 2428: 2423: 2418: 2413: 2408: 2403: 2398: 2393: 2388: 2383: 2378: 2373: 2368: 2363: 2358: 2353: 2351:Jayanta Bhatta 2348: 2343: 2338: 2333: 2328: 2323: 2318: 2313: 2308: 2303: 2298: 2293: 2288: 2283: 2278: 2273: 2268: 2263: 2257: 2256: 2251: 2248: 2247: 2242: 2237: 2232: 2227: 2222: 2217: 2212: 2207: 2202: 2197: 2192: 2187: 2182: 2177: 2172: 2167: 2162: 2157: 2152: 2147: 2142: 2136: 2135: 2130: 2127: 2122: 2121: 2118: 2117: 2114: 2113: 2108: 2107: 2106: 2096: 2095: 2094: 2089: 2084: 2073: 2072: 2069: 2066: 2065: 2064: 2063: 2056: 2049: 2042: 2035: 2028: 2021: 2009: 2004: 1999: 1994: 1989: 1983: 1982: 1977: 1974: 1969: 1968: 1965: 1964: 1961: 1960: 1955: 1954: 1953: 1948: 1943: 1933: 1928: 1923: 1918: 1913: 1908: 1903: 1898: 1893: 1888: 1886:Raksha Bandhan 1883: 1882: 1881: 1876: 1871: 1861: 1856: 1851: 1845: 1844: 1839: 1836: 1835: 1830: 1825: 1820: 1815: 1810: 1805: 1800: 1795: 1790: 1785: 1780: 1775: 1770: 1768:Simantonnayana 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1099: 1096:Stages of life 1094: 1091: 1090: 1085: 1080: 1075: 1069: 1068: 1063: 1060: 1059: 1057:God and gender 1054: 1049: 1043: 1042: 1039: 1036: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1024: 1023: 1018: 1007: 1006: 1001: 998: 997: 992: 990:Gross elements 987: 982: 977: 971: 970: 967: 964: 963: 958: 952: 951: 948: 945: 940: 939: 936: 935: 932: 931: 926: 921: 916: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 871: 865: 864: 858: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 801: 800: 791: 790: 780: 777: 776: 771: 766: 760: 759: 754: 751: 750: 745: 740: 734: 733: 728: 725: 720: 719: 716: 715: 712: 711: 704: 701: 700: 695: 690: 685: 679: 678: 675: 672: 667: 666: 663: 662: 659: 658: 653: 648: 646:Itihasa-Purana 637: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 592: 589: 588: 585: 584: 583: 582: 577: 569: 568: 560: 559: 553: 552: 540: 539: 537: 536: 529: 522: 514: 511: 510: 497: 496: 493: 492: 486: 483: 482: 479: 478: 475: 474: 469: 464: 462:Saraswati Puja 459: 454: 449: 444: 438: 435: 434: 431: 430: 427: 426: 421: 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13111: 13109: 13106: 13104: 13101: 13099: 13096: 13094: 13091: 13089: 13086: 13084: 13081: 13079: 13076: 13074: 13073:Simantonayana 13071: 13069: 13066: 13064: 13061: 13060: 13058: 13056: 13052: 13046: 13043: 13041: 13038: 13036: 13033: 13031: 13028: 13026: 13023: 13021: 13018: 13016: 13013: 13011: 13008: 13006: 13003: 13001: 12998: 12996: 12993: 12991: 12988: 12987: 12985: 12983: 12979: 12976: 12972: 12962: 12961: 12957: 12955: 12952: 12950: 12947: 12945: 12942: 12940: 12937: 12935: 12932: 12930: 12927: 12925: 12922: 12920: 12917: 12915: 12912: 12910: 12907: 12905: 12902: 12898: 12895: 12893: 12890: 12888: 12885: 12884: 12883: 12880: 12879: 12877: 12875: 12871: 12865: 12864: 12860: 12858: 12855: 12853: 12850: 12848: 12845: 12843: 12840: 12838: 12835: 12833: 12830: 12828: 12825: 12823: 12820: 12818: 12815: 12813: 12810: 12808: 12805: 12801: 12798: 12796: 12793: 12791: 12788: 12787: 12786: 12783: 12782: 12780: 12778: 12774: 12771: 12769: 12765: 12755: 12752: 12750: 12747: 12745: 12742: 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Routledge. 9818: 9813: 9809: 9803: 9799: 9794: 9790: 9784: 9780: 9779: 9773: 9769: 9763: 9759: 9754: 9750: 9744: 9739: 9738: 9731: 9727: 9723: 9719: 9715: 9710: 9706: 9700: 9696: 9695: 9689: 9685: 9679: 9675: 9670: 9666: 9660: 9656: 9655: 9649: 9645: 9639: 9635: 9634: 9628: 9624: 9618: 9614: 9609: 9605: 9603:9788184752779 9599: 9595: 9594: 9588: 9584: 9578: 9574: 9573: 9567: 9563: 9557: 9553: 9548: 9544: 9538: 9535:. Routledge. 9534: 9529: 9525: 9523:90-420-1510-1 9519: 9515: 9510: 9506: 9500: 9496: 9491: 9487: 9483: 9478: 9474: 9469: 9468: 9461: 9457: 9452: 9448: 9446:81-208-0557-7 9442: 9438: 9433: 9429: 9423: 9419: 9414: 9410: 9404: 9400: 9395: 9391: 9385: 9381: 9380: 9374: 9370: 9364: 9360: 9355: 9351: 9345: 9341: 9337: 9332: 9328: 9322: 9318: 9314: 9309: 9305: 9301: 9296: 9295: 9278: 9273: 9266: 9261: 9254: 9253:Rinehart 2011 9249: 9242: 9237: 9230: 9225: 9218: 9213: 9206: 9201: 9199: 9191: 9186: 9179: 9174: 9167: 9162: 9160: 9152: 9147: 9140: 9135: 9128: 9127:Srividya 2016 9123: 9116: 9111: 9104: 9099: 9097: 9089: 9084: 9077: 9072: 9065: 9060: 9053: 9048: 9041: 9036: 9029: 9024: 9017: 9012: 9005: 9000: 8993: 8988: 8981: 8976: 8969: 8964: 8957: 8952: 8945: 8944:McDaniel 2004 8940: 8933: 8932:Deutsche 2000 8928: 8921: 8916: 8909: 8904: 8897: 8892: 8885: 8880: 8873: 8868: 8861: 8856: 8849: 8844: 8838:, p. 83. 8837: 8832: 8825: 8820: 8813: 8808: 8806: 8798: 8797:Olivelle 1992 8793: 8786: 8785:Phillips 1995 8781: 8775:, p. 63. 8774: 8769: 8762: 8757: 8750: 8745: 8738: 8733: 8726: 8721: 8719: 8717: 8715: 8707: 8702: 8695: 8690: 8688: 8686: 8678: 8673: 8667:, p. 11. 8666: 8665:McDaniel 2004 8661: 8654: 8649: 8642: 8637: 8630: 8625: 8618: 8613: 8606: 8601: 8595:, p. 77. 8594: 8589: 8582: 8577: 8570: 8565: 8558: 8557:Shrestha 2009 8553: 8546: 8541: 8534: 8529: 8522: 8517: 8511:, p. 83. 8510: 8505: 8503: 8501: 8493: 8488: 8481: 8476: 8469: 8464: 8457: 8452: 8445: 8440: 8433: 8428: 8422:, p. 33. 8421: 8416: 8409: 8404: 8397: 8392: 8385: 8380: 8373: 8368: 8361: 8356: 8354: 8346: 8341: 8334: 8329: 8321: 8315: 8310: 8308: 8306: 8304: 8297:, p. 28. 8296: 8291: 8289: 8287: 8279: 8274: 8267: 8262: 8256:, p. 56. 8255: 8250: 8243: 8238: 8231: 8226: 8219: 8214: 8207: 8202: 8200: 8192: 8187: 8180: 8175: 8168: 8163: 8156: 8151: 8144: 8139: 8132: 8127: 8120: 8115: 8113: 8105: 8100: 8093: 8088: 8082:, p. 65. 8081: 8076: 8069: 8064: 8057: 8052: 8045: 8040: 8034:, p. 80. 8033: 8028: 8021: 8016: 8009: 8004: 7997: 7992: 7985: 7980: 7973: 7972:Monaghan 2011 7968: 7961: 7956: 7949: 7944: 7937: 7932: 7925: 7920: 7913: 7908: 7906: 7898: 7893: 7886: 7881: 7874: 7869: 7862: 7857: 7850: 7845: 7839:, p. 94. 7838: 7833: 7827:, p. 72. 7826: 7821: 7814: 7809: 7802: 7797: 7795: 7793: 7784: 7778: 7773: 7771: 7763: 7758: 7751: 7746: 7739: 7734: 7727: 7722: 7720: 7718: 7716: 7708: 7703: 7696: 7691: 7689: 7687: 7679: 7674: 7672: 7664: 7663:Dasgupta 1996 7659: 7652: 7647: 7640: 7635: 7628: 7623: 7616: 7611: 7604: 7599: 7592: 7587: 7580: 7575: 7568: 7563: 7556: 7551: 7544: 7539: 7537: 7535: 7533: 7531: 7529: 7521: 7516: 7509: 7508:McDaniel 2004 7504: 7497: 7492: 7485: 7480: 7473: 7468: 7461: 7456: 7449: 7444: 7437: 7432: 7425: 7420: 7413: 7408: 7401: 7396: 7389: 7384: 7377: 7372: 7366:, p. 16. 7365: 7360: 7353: 7348: 7341: 7336: 7329: 7324: 7322: 7314: 7313:Johnston 2014 7309: 7302: 7297: 7290: 7285: 7283: 7281: 7279: 7267: 7263: 7259: 7255: 7254: 7250: 7244:, p. 26. 7243: 7238: 7236: 7229:, p. 90. 7228: 7227:McDaniel 2004 7223: 7221: 7213: 7208: 7201: 7196: 7192: 7172: 7163: 7156: 7151: 7147: 7137: 7134: 7131: 7128: 7125: 7122: 7121: 7115: 7114:of Hinduism. 7113: 7112: 7108:found in the 7107: 7106:Devi Mahatmya 7103: 7099: 7095: 7091: 7090: 7079: 7077: 7063: 7062: 7057: 7051: 7044: 7042: 7038: 7034: 7030: 7027:The Buddhist 7025: 7023: 7019: 7009: 7007: 7003: 6998: 6996: 6992: 6991: 6986: 6985: 6980: 6976: 6972: 6971:United States 6968: 6964: 6960: 6956: 6946: 6937: 6936: 6919: 6918: 6892: 6891: 6694: 6693: 6667: 6666: 6631: 6630: 6498: 6491: 6489: 6483: 6479: 6469: 6467: 6463: 6459: 6455: 6451: 6447: 6443: 6439: 6435: 6431: 6427: 6423: 6419: 6415: 6411: 6407: 6392: 6387: 6384: 6382: 6378: 6374: 6370: 6365: 6360: 6357: 6351: 6350: 6347: 6344: 6342: 6338: 6335: 6332: 6329: 6328: 6325: 6313:1. Perception 6312: 6306:1. Perception 6305: 6297:1. Perception 6296: 6290:1. Perception 6289: 6286: 6281: 6278: 6277: 6274: 6271: 6268: 6265: 6262: 6259:(Vishnu) and 6258: 6255: 6252: 6251: 6248: 6245: 6242: 6239: 6236: 6234: 6230: 6226: 6223: 6222: 6219: 6216: 6213: 6210: 6207: 6204: 6201: 6200: 6197: 6194: 6191: 6188: 6185: 6183: 6179: 6178: 6175: 6172: 6169: 6166: 6163: 6160: 6157: 6156: 6153: 6150: 6147: 6144: 6141: 6139: 6136: 6135: 6132: 6129: 6126: 6123: 6120: 6117: 6116: 6113: 6110: 6107: 6104: 6101: 6099:Supreme deity 6098: 6097: 6094: 6091: 6088: 6085: 6082: 6079: 6078: 6074: 6072: 6069: 6066: 6064: 6061: 6059: 6056: 6054: 6053: 6047: 6045: 6037: 6032: 6028: 6026: 6022: 6018: 6014: 6010: 6006: 6002: 5998: 5994: 5990: 5986: 5982: 5978: 5974: 5963: 5960: 5955: 5953: 5949: 5945: 5939: 5937: 5933: 5929: 5925: 5920: 5918: 5914: 5910: 5905: 5903: 5899: 5894: 5892: 5888: 5887: 5881: 5879: 5876: 5872: 5871:water buffalo 5868: 5851: 5842: 5833: 5824: 5822: 5818: 5814: 5813: 5808: 5804: 5800: 5796: 5792: 5791: 5786: 5781: 5779: 5775: 5771: 5769: 5763: 5761: 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Inference 6280:Epistemology 6263:(Soul, Self) 6108:Goddess Devi 6046:as follows: 6041: 6035: 5996: 5983:as an ideal 5973:Vaishnavaite 5969: 5956: 5940: 5935: 5921: 5906: 5897: 5895: 5884: 5882: 5864: 5830: 5810: 5801:festival in 5794: 5788: 5784: 5782: 5766: 5758: 5757: 5725: 5719: 5716:Lakshmi Puja 5714: 5699: 5696: 5680: 5672: 5665:Vaishno Devi 5656: 5648: 5644: 5642: 5623: 5617: 5613: 5595: 5593: 5579: 5569: 5561: 5552: 5546: 5542: 5538: 5534: 5530: 5528: 5522: 5518: 5514: 5510: 5507: 5501: 5497: 5475: 5469: 5468:Kali in her 5456: 5450: 5446: 5440: 5430: 5426: 5422: 5418: 5412: 5408: 5406: 5391: 5387: 5383: 5347: 5343: 5341: 5327:Samayacharya 5326: 5322: 5320: 5316:Bhaskararaya 5311: 5307: 5301: 5297: 5291: 5285: 5279: 5277: 5272: 5267: 5263: 5259: 5252: 5250: 5238: 5231: 5225: 5196: 5190: 5186: 5182: 5180: 5170: 5166: 5158: 5154: 5151: 5131: 5123: 5113: 5109: 5105: 5102:Syamarahasya 5101: 5097: 5093: 5089: 5074: 5070: 5064: 5060: 5053: 5039: 5033: 5027: 5021: 5019: 5010:Gramadevatas 4998:Ashtalakshmi 4991: 4985: 4983: 4963:Chhinnamasta 4944: 4905: 4886: 4880: 4857: 4837: 4819: 4801: 4781: 4763: 4745: 4736:Atharva Veda 4725: 4718: 4713: 4708: 4703: 4682: 4665: 4663: 4656: 4651: 4648: 4621: 4616: 4615: 4608: 4604: 4598: 4594: 4592: 4585: 4581: 4579: 4558:Bhaskararaya 4547: 4543: 4537: 4531: 4525: 4519: 4515: 4514:such as the 4505: 4503: 4463: 4458: 4444: 4399: 4394: 4386: 4384: 4375: 4366: 4360: 4356: 4354: 4338: 4332: 4328: 4320: 4315: 4311: 4309: 4302: 4272: 4265: 4255: 4247: 4235: 4233: 4209:G. R. Sharma 4197:Baghor stone 4190: 4160: 4156: 4150: 4140: 4134: 4128: 4118: 4089: 4076:as an ideal 4066:Vaishnavaite 4055: 4051:Gramadevatas 4013:. 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