Kashi as a Sakta Pitha with Special Reference to Kali-Upasana
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- Catalogue identifier
- kali-nov05-c002
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-NOV05-C002
- Author or attribution
- Prakhar Srivastav; Mukant Bishwas
- Record type
- Article
- Language
- English
- Date / edition
- 2024
- Source / repository
- Journal of History, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 1(1), 61-68 (29 June 2024)
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- Additional Full-Text Sources — 5 November 2026; Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India; Direct Kali temple and sacred geography research
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Examines Kali-upasana, Bhadrakali, Adya Kali and Dakshina Kali shrines in Varanasi using Puranic and Tantric textual references, temple histories, and architectural imagery. Distinguishes local temple tradition from more general Shakta sacred geography.
Curator source KALI-NOV05-C002. Research release: 5 November 2026.
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Prakhar Srivastav; Mukant Bishwas | 2024 | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | English
Publication: Journal of History, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 1(1), 61-68 (29 June 2024)
Examines Kali-upasana, Bhadrakali, Adya Kali and Dakshina Kali shrines in Varanasi using Puranic and Tantric textual references, temple histories, and architectural imagery. Distinguishes local temple tradition from more general Shakta sacred geography.
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Relationship: Direct Kali temple and sacred geography research
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Prakhar Srivastav; Mukant Bishwas. Kashi as a Sakta Pitha with Special Reference to Kali-Upasana. Journal of History, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 1(1), 61-68 (29 June 2024). 2024.
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