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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Chapter 2
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Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Chapter 1
Update, 16 August, 2023: The concept of hospitality can be traced in almost all the sophisticated ci... »»

Atithi or Guest Reception (study) [...] Preface
Update, 16 August, 2023: The Vedic injunction “atithidevo bhava” is well known. Right from the Ṛgved... »»

Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra [...] Praśna 12, Kaṇḍikā 11
Update, 30 June, 2023: 1. Now we shall explain (the preparation of) the uparavas. 2. Below the sou... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] Conclusion
Update, 13 January, 2023: The concepts of sin and impurity are seen as an integral part of all religi... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 11 (b). The New Tantraprāyaścitta
Update, 13 January, 2023: In recent times new Tantric works are being composed and these discuss the ... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 11 (a). Recent Trends of Expiatory Rites
Update, 13 January, 2023: Before 19th century in Kerala, the Tantric scriptures were written under th... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 10. Woman and Tantric Expiatory Rites
Update, 13 January, 2023: The women deities have possessed more powerful position in the early Śaiva ... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 9.2. Devapraśna and Impact of Astrology in Tantric Expiatory Rites
Update, 13 January, 2023: Kerala is the land of astronomy, astrology and mathematics. Śaṅkaranārayaṇa... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 9.1. Concept of Muhūrtaprāyaścitta
Update, 13 January, 2023: There were a lot of references seen in early scriptures on the subject of t... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 9. Socio-Cultural Aspects of Expiatory Rites in Later Period
Update, 13 January, 2023: The Tantric concept of Prāyaścitta strongly influenced Kerala culture and s... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 8 (b). Temple Records on Expiatory Rites
Update, 13 January, 2023: Many historical records referring the expiatory rituals performed in Kerala... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 8 (a). Historical Milieu of Expiatory Rites
Update, 13 January, 2023: Historically, the 9th to 13th centuries CE is the period of centralized adm... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 6. Social Impacts of Impurity and Expiatory Rites
Update, 13 January, 2023: Concept of impurity is related to landlordism and Brahmanical hierarchy. It... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 7. Impacts of Purāṇas in Temple Expiatory Rites
Update, 13 January, 2023: Most of the Purāṇas illustrate the idea of sin and expiation in a meticulou... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 5.3. Purificatory Rites in Dharmaśāstras and Kerala Tantra
Update, 13 January, 2023: The Dharmaśāstra authorities considered that the feet of a Brahmin and urin... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 5.2. Causes of Impurity in Dharmaśāstras
Update, 13 January, 2023: Touch of outcastes and Caṇḍāla is the major cause of impurity in Dharma leg... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 5.1. Concept of Impurity in Dharmaśāstras and Kerala Tantra
Update, 13 January, 2023: Dharmaśāstras have deeply rooted in Indian culture and society and its impa... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 4. Ritual Gift as a Mode of Expiation
Update, 13 January, 2023: Dāna and Dakṣiṇā, the especially primordial ritual gift system, are also se... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 3. Dynamics of Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra
Update, 13 January, 2023: Kerala Tantric scriptures deal with many subjects akin to initiation, Kalaś... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 2. Temple Culture and Kerala Tantrism
Update, 13 January, 2023: The word temple derived from the Latin expression templum, Sacchidanda Saha... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 1. Tantra and Kerala Brahmins
Update, 13 January, 2023: The belief and practice of expiation have been closely associated with the ... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] Chapter 4
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 3.4. Expiatory Rites in Kuḻikkāṭṭupacca
Update, 13 January, 2023: Kuḻikkāṭṭupacca, composed in the first half of the 19th century, is a popul... »»

Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [...] 3.3. Expiatory Rites in Tantraprāyaścitta
Update, 13 January, 2023: The authorship of Tantraprāyaścitta is doubtful. E.V. Raman Namputiri opine... »»