Dasha Mahavidyas – IV: Sodasi, the Mother of Desire
[contextly_sidebar id=”afBMpAnHQghuso8unMFbA3sg5Aj08xE1″] Among the most important goddesses of the Mahāvidyā pantheon, Mahatripura Sundari certainly ranks high. Known also as Ṣoḍaśī, Lalita, More...
Dasha Mahavidyas- III: Bhairavi
[contextly_sidebar id=”MyJdcxjys3HIRoZB3JPy48fafbeLYX6O”] One of the most important goddess in the Mahavidyā pantheon is Bhairavi, a term that has wide application and meaning in the Tantric tradition. More...
Dasha Mahavidyas-II: Chinnamasta
[contextly_sidebar id=”bZNQq8rm338h7LHlB1YGWOr6m5o4i7zs”] Among the various Mahavidyas arguably the most awe inspiring iconography is that of Goddess Chinnamastā. She appears either 5th or 6th in the More...
Dasha Mahavidyas-I
Perhaps the most intriguing and esoteric manifestation of different forms of the Goddess are the ten Mahavidya-s, who hold a preeminent position of great practical prominence in the Shakta traditions particularly More...
The Great Night of Lord Shiva
Shivaratri is unambiguously the most prominent and significant of spiritual festivals for all who worship Shiva and Shakti. Every year on the 14th tithi during the Krshna Paksha of the month of Magha or the month More...
Nath, Siddhacharyas, and Sabar Tantra
During the medieval era, roughly between the 9th and 13th century, there arose a group of spiritual adepts known popularly as the Nath Siddhas. Some accounts believe they were from North West India, but there is More...
Kālī: The Mother of vīra-s
Diwali is arguably one of the most prominent Hindu festivals across India with various associated stories that speak of its importance. Some believe this was the day Rama returned back to Ayodhya, others link it More...