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Angirasa Srestha

Angirasa Srestha

The author is a 27-year-old student, born in the land known as Bhārata, where the Hindu dharma was born, raised all his life in the Southeast Asian City-State of Siṃhapurī, and currently reading law somewhere in the Western lands; a keen student of the myriad of traditions within the vast ocean of Hinduism as well as fellow polytheist traditions.

A Tireless Protector of Written Word: A tribute to Sri Sambandha Sivacharya
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A Tireless Protector of Written Word: A tribute to Sri Sambandha Sivacharya

Angirasa Srestha- July 3, 2019

Shivashri Sambandhasivacarya was honoured with the Presidential Award of Certificate of Honour for his lifetime achievements in Sanskrit and Shaiva Siddhanta studies. He had remarked ... Read More

Text as Text, Text as Deity: Reconciling Textual Traditions with Devotion
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Text as Text, Text as Deity: Reconciling Textual Traditions with Devotion

Angirasa Srestha- March 28, 2018

Defining texts in a broader sense, including mantra-s/incantations used in the course of rituals, what might the relationship between such a modern, Western practitioner and ... Read More

Access to Ritual & Knowledge in Hinduism: The case of veda and āgama
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Access to Ritual & Knowledge in Hinduism: The case of veda and āgama

Angirasa Srestha- January 3, 2017

This essay will provide some insight into the particular traditions within the larger dharma framework and how these various systems gave access to one and ... Read More