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9:30 AM - 3:00 PM (UTC+5.5)
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Hereditary Acharya of Sri Kalikambal Temple, Chennai.
Visiting faculty, Department of Archaeology, Centre for Extra Mural Studies, University of Mumbai
Leading Conservation Architect of India and heads the Architectural Heritage Division of INTACH, New Delhi
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Ambassador of India to Ireland
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INDICA Presents
from 9.30am to 3.10 pm on 07 May 2022
Guest Lecture 1 – 9.30am to 10.00am
* | Dr. Koenraad Elst | Adiyogi for Export – Rudra Becomes Woden and Poseidon |
Session 1 – Shaiva Rituals and Pilgrimage – 10.00am to 11.00am
1 | Dr. T. S. Shanmukha Sivacharyar | Who is an Ādiśaiva – Exploring the Role of Śaivācārya-s in the Temple Ecosystem |
2 | Snehā Nagarkar | Śaivism and the Sthala Mahātmyas of Mathurā |
Guest Lecture 2 – 11.00am to 11.30 am
* | Dr. Divay Gupta | Sacred Landscape for Shiva Bhakti at Koh Ker the Ancient Lingapura of Cambodia |
Session 2 – Shiva Siddhanta – 11.30am to 11.50pm
1 | Arvind Kaushik | Is Shiva Siddhanta a Tamil National Religion? |
Session 3 – Pashupata Shaivism – 11.50pm to 12.10pm
1 | Pratishtha Mukherjee | A Study of Pasupata Saivism in Gujarat |
Session 4 – Shaiva in Art, Dance and Literature – 12.10pm to 1.30pm
1 | Piyal Bhattacharya & Shreetama Chowdhury | A Comparative Study of Sakala and Niśkala Vādya of the Lost Tradition of Ālāpini Vīn̟ā (One-String Stick Zither) Within the Scope of Śaiva Iconography and Metaphysics by Parśvadeva (13th Century) |
2 | Subramanian Chidambaran | The Unique Tradition of Worshipping Śiva through Music: Reflections on the Tevāram Hymns of Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar |
3 | Sumit Vyas | Shaiv in Ramcharitmanas |
Lunch Break – 1.00pm-2.00pm
Session 4 – Shaiva in Art, Dance and Literature Continues – 2.00pm to 2.40pm
4 | Christian de Vietri | The Goddess Parā |
5 | Deepa Kiran | Siva and Apasmara: Trajectory of Knowledge Acquisition |
Chief Guest Lecture by His Excellency Sri Akhilesh Mishra, Ambassador of India to Ireland on Contemporary Relevance of Shaivism – 2.40pm to 3.10pm