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Conference on Shaivism : Online

INDICA Presents

Online Conference on Shaivism

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

Conference on Shaivism

INDICA Presents

Conference on Shaivism

Bharatiya Adhyayana Kendra, BHU, Varanasi

Day 01: 29th April 2022

 

Inaugural Session – 9.00am to 9.45am

1 Prof. Kamlesh Dutta Tripathi, Chancellor, MGAHU, Wardha, Maharashtra Lightening of Lamp & Inauguration
2 Prof.Sadashiv Kr Dwivedi, Coordinater, BAK, BHU, Varanasi Welcome Address
3 Dr. Nagaraj Paturi, Senior Director & Chief Curator, INDICA Concept of the Conference
4 Prof. Malini Awasthi, Centenary Chair Professor, BAK, BHU, Varanasi Distinguised Speech

 

Key Note Address by Dr.T. Ganesan – 9.45 to 10.15am

Distinguished Guest Lecture 1 by Prof. Kamlesh Jha, Dean, SVDV, BHU, Varanasi – 10.15am – 10.45am

Guest Lecture 2 by Prof. Vijay Shankar Shukla, Regional Director, IGNCA, Varanasi – 10.45am – 11.15am

 

Tea Break – 11.15am to 11.30am

 

Session 1 – The Kashmir Shaiva Tradition – 11.30am to 12.30pm

1 Giriratna Misra काश्मीरीय शैवाद्वैत मत में क्रमकाली साधना का वैशिष्टय
2 Dr. Rajshekar Krishnan Kashmir Shaivism in the Light of Sri Ramana Maharshi’s Philosophy of Existence
3 Swastik Banerjee ‘Vācā karoti karmāṇi śāpānugrahakārakaḥ’: The Purpose of Occult in the Path of Self Realisation with Special Reference to Trika Philosohy

 

Session 2 – Shaivism in the Himalayas – 12.30pm to 1.10pm

1 Dr. Gharo Devi Shaivism in Jammu: Revisiting Shivalayas in the Region
2 Sushant Bharti Jageshwara: Ancient Devayatana of Shaivism in Kumaon

 

Lunch Break – 1.10pm to 2.10pm

Guest Lecture 3 – 2.10pm-2.40pm:

Spatial Manifestation of Pilgrimage Circuits of Kashi: Archetypal Representation by Dr. Rana PB Singh

Session 3 – Shaivism in Eastern India – 2.40pm to 3.40pm

1 Dr.Projit Kumar Palit A Study on Saiva Cults in Tripura: With Special Reference to Devaraj Cult of South East Asia.
2 Dr. Dhurjjati Sarma Localising the Saiva Cult in Assamese: Rudra Singha’s Siva Purana
3 Dr. Arghya Dipta Kar Kālī’s Play with Mahākāla: Dialogic Ontological Accounts in the Tantras of Bengal Kālīkula

 

Tea Break – 3.40pm to 4.00pm

 

Session 4 – Tamil Shaiva Tradition – 4.00pm to 5.30pm

1 Dr. Kanagaraj Easwaran Representation of Veda Agama and Shiva in Thevaram and Thiruvasagam
2 Dr. Sharda Narayanan Manikkavacagar – The Saiva Saint
3 Nrithya Jagannathan
“Yen Ulame Puguntha Athanāl” Thirujñānasambandar’s Kolarupathigam as a Complete Model of Saguṇa Dhyānam and Upadrava śamanam
4 Jataayu Sambandhar’s Vaidika Saiva Mission and His Conflict with the Jainas: A study

 

 

DAY 02: 30 April 2022

Guest Lecture 4 by Dr. Nihar Purohit – 9.30am to 10.00am

Session 5 – Shaiva Temple Tradition – 10.00am to 10.40am

1 Sambhavi Shanmugam Negotiating the Śaiva Sacred Space – The Role of Devotees in the Temple
2 Vibhushita Balakumar Understanding Śaiva Temple Building Outside the Indian Subcontinent – Past and Present

 

Tea Break – 10.40am to 11.00am

Session 6 – Shaiva Literary, Art, Ritual and Philosophical Traditions – 11.00am-12.40pm

1 Arvind V Iyer Śaiva Portrayals in 17th-Century Sanskrit Prose and Poetry: A Study of the Nīlakaṇṭhavijayacampū
2 Dr. Ramaratnam S. Efficacy of the Sacred Ash in Shaivism
3 Deepa Kiran Siva and Apasmara: Trajectory of Knowledge Acquisition
4 Indumati Raman Saivism in Temples, Music, Dance
5 Dr. Deepa Duraiswamy Who is Śiva – The Nature of Godhead in Śaiva Siddhānta Theology

 

Session 7 – Shaivism and Folk Tradition – 12.40am to 1.20pm

1 Dr. Bijoya Baruah Saivism and Folk Tradition of Assam
2 Sri Prabhav Paturi Folk-Shaivism Interface: The Case of Kuruma-Oggu Tradition of Telangana

 

Lunch Break – 1.20pm to 2.20pm

 

Session 8 – Shaivism in Academia – 2.20pm to 3.00pm

1 Megh Kalyanasundaram Śiva in Text Before the Common Era: An Analysis in 2022
2 Dennard H D’Souza The Kannada Shiva Bhakti Movement: Continuity and Departure

 

Valedictory Session – 3.00pm to 4.00pm

1 Dr. Nagaraj Paturi, Senior Director & Chief Curator, INDICA Valedictory Address
2 Manish Maheshwari, Co-curator, INDICA Summary of the Conference
3 Dr. Amit Kumar Pandey, Centenary Visiting Fellow, BAK, BHU Varsnasi Vote of Thanks