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Generally very good & comprehensive thread. But let me briefly comment on 2 incidents discussed in this thread. Not pouring cold water. First, this:While the excitement for अर्जुन here is
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राम in a शिवालय-Some sculptures of राम & his परिवार from मुक्ताम्बिका-समेत-श्री-अभिरामेश्वर-स्वामी temple of तिरुवामातूर्. Note face in both as well as gait in 2nd picture. Also, who is the
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The painting in the picture here is, as I thought, by Ganganendranath Tagore. The style itself gave it away for me. This one is titled, “Millstone of the Caste System”.
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Will be collating all the major threads I did on various topics. This should be my permanent pinned tweet. Will include meta-threads (thread of threads) in order to limit number
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Today is the last day of the last month (फल्गुण मास, पङ्गुणि) of the तमिऴ् calendar for स्मार्त-s & शैव-s. What is the significance of the last day of the
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If forced, how? How does this sit with claims of exclusion? Were the backward groups forced or excluded? If they emulated, what is the problem?See here for an example of
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स्वर्गद्वारं प्रजाद्वारं मोक्षद्वारं त्रिविष्टपम् |निर्वाणं ह्लादनं चैव ब्रह्मलोकः परा गतिः || १४०|| देवासुरविनिर्माता देवासुरपरायणः |देवासुरगुरुर्देवो देवासुरनमस्कृतः || १४१||देवासुरमहामात्रो देवासुरगणाश्रयः |देवासुरगणाध्यक्षो देवासुरगणाग्रणीः || १४
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There is an interesting point that some may miss when reading this episode: There were originally two separate lineages/dynasties of pāñcalas, one based at ahicchatra in north pāñcala, another at
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It’s often argued that restrictive rules, in terms of temple entry or offering worship at one, impinge upon the "right to participate in religion" of those who are thus restricted.
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