A Case for Pashubali in the Light of Vamacara Tantra

There is evidence that at an earlier time pashubali was prevalent even in Vedic sacrifices, today however all that has been replaced by replicas of the actual process.

Pashubali is finished in 95% of Shakta temples and only in some, where the deity is capable enough and loves the sacrifice, this practice is still in vogue.

March 4, 2021 Rajarshi Nandy

Nara, Nārāyaṇa, And The Bhagavad Gita

It is no wonder therefore that the Rishis Nara and Nārāyaṇa, who are supposed to be eternally engaged in meditation on Sanatana Dharma, incarnated to provide us with this ultimate text of dharma and adhyatma, and explain to us that without swadharma, there can never be any Sanatana Dharma.

February 26, 2021 Rajarshi Nandy

A Brief Study Of Possession In Hinduism Part I: Introduction

The English word possession and spirits when taken together have come to indicate a certain unfriendly, disturbing, yet exotic area of life whose detailed knowledge, though scanty or rare, is nevertheless peppered with an element of a peculiar, and unknown attraction which is common about things liminal to our daily existence.

December 14, 2020 Rajarshi Nandy