Brahmacāriṇī | Navadurgā - Part 2
Second in the Navadurgā series: the theology and iconography of Brahmacāriṇī Devī — the form of Durgā who represents austerity, renunciation, and the discipline through which the soul approaches the absolute.
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Candraghaṇṭā | Navadurgā - Part 3
Third in the Navadurgā series: the theology and iconography of Candraghaṇṭā Devī — the warrior form whose crescent-bell emblem signals the transition from inner austerity to active, world-facing śakti.
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Kālarātri | Navadurgā - Part 7
Seventh in the Navadurgā series: the theology and iconography of Kālarātri Devī — the most fearsome form, destroyer of darkness and ignorance, whose terrifying appearance conceals absolute protection for the devotee.
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Kātyāyanī | Navadurgā - Part 6
Sixth in the Navadurgā series: the theology and iconography of Kātyāyanī Devī — the fierce warrior form born to destroy the demon Mahiṣāsura, and the deity invoked for strength in the face of civilizational threat.
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Fourth in the Navadurgā series: the theology and iconography of Kūṣmāṇḍā Devī — the form who created the universe with her smile, and who is propitiated for health, vitality, and the removal of darkness.
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Mahāgaurī | Navadurgā - Part 8
Eighth in the Navadurgā series: the theology and iconography of Mahāgaurī Devī — the luminous, peaceful form that follows Kālarātri, representing the purity and grace that emerge after the destruction of all that is false.
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Śailaputrī | Navadurgā - Part 1
Opening the Navadurgā series: an introduction to the Navarātrī tradition followed by the theology and iconography of Śailaputrī Devī — daughter of the mountain, first of the nine forms, embodiment of primal śakti.
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Siddhidātrī | Navadurgā - Part 9
Ninth and final in the Navadurgā series: the theology and iconography of Siddhidātrī Devī — the granter of all siddhis, the form who completes the Navarātrī cycle and whose worship is the culmination of the entire nine-day journey.
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Skandamātā | Navadurgā - Part 5
Fifth in the Navadurgā series: the theology and iconography of Skandamātā Devī — mother of Skanda (Kārttikeya), the form that holds together the energies of motherhood, courage, and cosmic order.
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Towards Dharma-centric Polity - Lokmanya Tilak and the Universalization of Gaṇeśa Utsava
As dharma recedes from both personal life and public governance, what would a genuinely dharma-centric political order look like — and is it achievable within or only beyond the current Indian constitutional framework?
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Edition or translation of the Markandeya Purana, mythic and ethical narrative best known for the Devi Mahatmya and broader cosmological material.
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Edition or translation of the Linga Purana, Shaiva theology of the linga alongside cosmology, vows, and sacred geography.
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Edition or translation of the Shiva Purana, myths, worship, cosmology, and theology centered on Shiva.
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