The worship of Sakti (Mother Goddess) is almost a 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-Goddesses even from the pre-Indus Culture. This was followed in the subsequent ages throughout India, and Varanasi being a great religious center has also left an indelible imprint in this regard. 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 fevour; 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 evidenced by several Devi temples, Sakti-pithas, yantras, fairs and festivals associated with the worship of Mother-Goddess. Contents Preface Transliteration Chart 1. Kashi and Shakta Contribution - An Introduction- Vidyanivas Mishra 2. Kashi as Shaktipitha - Kamla Pandey 3. Fasts and Festivals of Goddess in Varanasi - B. S. Mehta 4. Devi-Yantra in Kashi - Pramod Giri 5. Shakti Images from Varanasi : A Case Study of Bharat Kala Bhawan Sculptures- T.K. Biswas 6. Shakti Figures in the Sarnath Museum - R.C. Sharma 7. Devi in the Wall Painting Art of Kashi - Kamal Giri 8. Images of Jaina Goddesses in Kashi - M. N. P. Tiwari 9. Shakti in the Folk Songs of Kashi - Kusum Giri 10. Chief Shakta Exponents of Kashi - H.N. Chakravarty 11. Some Distinctive Methods of Shakti Worship: Family Rituals of the Maharashtrians in Kashi - N. P. Joshi 12. Symbols and Shakti Worship- N.C. Panda 13. Ritual Materials in Shakti Worship - Sukumar Chattopadhya
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