{"product_id":"sakta-contribution-to-varanasi-idf137","title":"Sakta Contribution to Varanasi","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eIDF137\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/fr\/book-author\/r%20c%20sharma%20pranati%20ghosal\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"R.C. Sharma,Pranati Ghosal\"\u003eR.C. Sharma,Pranati Ghosal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/fr\/book-publisher\/jnana%20pravaha\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Jnana-Pravaha\"\u003eJnana-Pravaha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2006\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e812460343X\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e159 (B \u0026amp; W Illus:24)\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.8\" X 5.7\"\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the Jacket :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e The worship of Sakti (mother Goddess) is almost universal phenomenon and its manifestation is seen in different forms. Indian contribution has also been laudable and it is amply noticed through the figures of Mother Goddess even from the pre-Indus Culture. This was followed in the subsequent ages throughout India, and Varanasi being a great religious centre has also left an indelible imprint in this regard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e This book incorporates a good number of papers on multiple aspects of Sakta traditions practiced in Varanasi continuing from hoary past to-date. Beside philosophical, religious and cultural leanings the contents expose the iconographic, ritualistic and artistic rendering of the Divine Mother. Kasi or Varanasi has been a stronghold of religious and spiritual fervour; and several religious sects have contributed to its present texture. Saktism has also been a forceful current in the cultural stream of this holy city. This is evidence by several Devi temples, Sakti-pithas, yantras, fairs and festivals associated with the worship of Mother-Goddess.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Author :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e Prof. R.C. Sharma headed important Museums of the country like Government Museum, Mathura; State Museum, Lucknow; Indian Museum, Kolkata and finally, the National Museum, New Delhi as the Director General, and Vice-Chancellor, National Museum Institute. He also served the Banaras Hindu University as the Director, Bharat Kala Bhavan and Professor of Indian Art and Museology. Presently, he is the Honorary Director\/ Acarya of Jnana-Pravaha – Centre for Cultural Studies and Research, Varanasi. Besides authoring several books and editing journals and bulletins in the field of early Indian art, he has contributed a large number of papers published in India and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e Dr. Pranati Ghosal is a promising scholar in the field of \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/book\/Hindu\/sanskrit\"\u003eSanskrit\u003c\/a\u003e and Vedic studies and engaged in the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Varanasi Branch. She has contributed brilliant papers in different seminars and co-edited five issues of the Annual Research Bulletin and twelve proceedings of Jnana-Pravaha. Her important publications are Prasnavali and Lifestyle of the Vedic people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e Besides the present volume, the two authors have co-edited impressive books on Buddhism and Gandhara Art and Interaction between Brahmanical and \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/colors.htm\"\u003eBuddhist Art\u003c\/a\u003e. The other two books – Vaisnava Contribution to Varanasi and Jaina Contribution to Varanasi are in press.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e Cover Illustration: Mahisasuramardini, Bharat Kala Bhavan, B.H.U., 11th cent. CE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e It is natural that Varanasi being a great center of Saivism should also have significant dimension of Saktism, as both are interwoven. The worship of the Mother Goddess has been prevalent since hoary past in India and Kasi is no exception to it. The manifestation of Sakti is witnessed in different forms and a variety of mediums. On the one hand, w come across the stock of literature on the Sakta principles and yantras like Sri-yantra, Devi-yantra, Bagalamukhi or Tripurasundari-yantras; and on the other hand, we notice the statues of the Goddess in multiple forms representing her innumerable aspects , like Durga, Mahisamardini or Sarasvati Annapurna, Kali, Camunda and consort of different male deities using almost the same mounts of vehicles. The two navaratris, that is vasantika and saradiya, are celebration with much reverence and the devotees throng into the Sakta-pithas and Devi-mandapas in larger number from different parts of the country. Not far from Varanasi is Vindhyacala, which is again a stronghold of Saktism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e As such, contribution of Sakta traditions has been enormous in giving a religio-cultural texture to Varanasi. Most of the aspects, as stated above, were dealt with in the two-day symposium at Jnana-Pravaha on 1-2 August, 2002 when the academic session of the year commenced. We are grateful to the participants who presented their papers and highlighted the theme through deliberations. The two coordinators Dr. N.P. Joshi and Prof. Kamal Giri also deserve compliments for conduction the event. We hope, the contents of this volume will help the readers and researchers in appreciating the Sakta contribution to Kasi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e We are grateful to Smt. Bimla Poddar, Founder \u0026amp; Managing Trustee, Jana-Pravaha and also Sri S. K. Mittal, Director, D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd. for their initiative and bringing out this publication. The assistance rendered by Dr. Niraj Pandey and Sri Chandra Neel Sharma is also appreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" width=\"100%\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd width=\"3%\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"90%\"\u003e Preface\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"7%\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e List of Illustrations\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Ix\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Transliteration Chart\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Xi\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 1.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Kasi and Sakta Contribution – An Introduction \u003cb\u003e- Vidyanivas Mishra\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 2.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Kasi as Saktipitha \u003cb\u003e- Kamla Pandey\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 7\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 3.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Fasts and Festivals of Goddess in Varanasi \u003cb\u003e- B.S. Mehta\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 21\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 4.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Devi-Yantra in Kasi \u003cb\u003e - Pramod Giri\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 45\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 5.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Sakti Images from Varanasi: A Case Study of Bharat Kala Bhawan Sculptures \u003cb\u003e - T.K. Biswas\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 51\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 6.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Sakti Figures in the Sarnath Museum \u003cb\u003e - R.C. Sharma\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 59\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 7.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Devi in the Wall Painting Art of Kasi \u003cb\u003e - Kamal Giri\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 67\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 8.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Images of Jaina Goddesses in Kasi \u003cb\u003e - M.N.P. Tiwari\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 73\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 9.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Sakti in the Folk Songs of Kasi \u003cb\u003e - Kusum Giri\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 81\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 10.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Chief Sakta Exponents of Kasi \u003cb\u003e - H.N. Chakravarty\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 91\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 11.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Some Distinctive Methods of Sakti Worship: Family Rituals of the Maharashtrians in Kasi \u003cb\u003e - N.P. Joshi \u003c\/b\u003e 99\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 12.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Symbols and Sakti Worship \u003cb\u003e - N.C. 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